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The highest-performing public schools in science in Lake County, Indiana

79 public schools in Lake County, Indiana appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in science, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Lake Street Elementary School leads the list at 75.3%, against a median of 37.6% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Lake County, Indiana

Top % Proficient (Science)

75.3%

Median % Proficient (Science)

37.6%

BEST IN SCIENCE · LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Lake Street Elementary School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	559	75.3%
2	Jerry Ross Elementary School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	650	73.6%
3	Lake Prairie Elementary School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	Elementary	356	72.1%
4	Solon Robinson Elementary School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	516	71.0%
5	Frank H Hammond Elementary School	Munster, IN	School Town of Munster	Elementary	620	68.9%
6	Michael Grimmer Middle School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Middle	814	66.0%
7	Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	494	66.0%
8	George Bibich Elementary School	Dyer, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Elementary	547	64.7%
9	James B Eads Elementary School	Munster, IN	School Town of Munster	Elementary	554	62.1%
10	Three Creeks Elem School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	Elementary	472	62.1%
11	Kahler Middle School	Dyer, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Middle	971	61.8%
12	Wilbur Wright Middle School	Munster, IN	School Town of Munster	Middle	990	60.1%
13	Highland Middle School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Middle	774	59.6%
14	Douglas MacArthur Elem School	Cedar Lake, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	466	59.0%
15	Homan Elementary School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Elementary	472	58.7%
16	James H Watson Elementary School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Elementary	660	58.1%
17	Winfield Elementary School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	658	58.0%
18	Protsman Elementary School	Dyer, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Elementary	614	57.9%
19	Kolling Elementary School	Saint John, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Elementary	529	56.0%
20	Hanover Central Middle School	Cedar Lake, IN	Hanover Community School Corp	Middle	647	55.9%
21	Timothy Ball Elementary School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	638	54.5%
22	Robert Taft Middle School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Middle	1,067	54.3%
23	Oak Hill Elementary School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	Elementary	487	53.5%
24	Southridge Elementary School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Elementary	439	52.8%
25	Allen J Warren Elementary School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Elementary	308	52.7%
26	Red Cedars Elementary	Cedar Lake, IN	Hanover Community School Corp	Elementary	666	51.4%
27	Colonel John Wheeler Middle School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Middle	1,061	51.4%
28	Ernest R Elliott Elementary School	Munster, IN	School Town of Munster	Elementary	463	48.8%
29	Beiriger Elementary School	Griffith, IN	Griffith Public Schools	Elementary	426	48.7%
30	Hal E Clark Middle School	Saint John, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Middle	1,032	48.1%
31	Judith Morton Johnston Elementary	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Elementary	383	48.0%
32	Mildred Merkley Elementary School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Elementary	290	48.0%
33	Henry P Fieler Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	466	46.1%
34	Joan Martin Elementary School	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Elementary	497	44.7%
35	Whiting Middle School	Whiting, IN	School City of Whiting	Middle	250	43.9%
36	Peifer Elementary School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Elementary	420	42.9%
37	Griffth Jr/Sr High School	Griffith, IN	Griffith Public Schools	High	1,112	42.1%
38	Nathan Hale Elementary School	Whiting, IN	School City of Whiting	Elementary	396	40.9%
39	Hobart Middle School	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Middle	905	38.3%
40	Jonas E Salk Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	565	37.6%
41	Veterans Elementary School at Mundell	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Elementary	594	37.1%
42	Edgar L Miller Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	330	37.0%
43	Hammond Academy of Science & Tech	Hammond, IN	Hammond Academy of Science & Tech	High	578	35.0%
44	Alexander Hamilton Elementary Sch	Lake Station, IN	Lake Station Community Schools	Elementary	200	34.6%
45	Liberty Elementary School	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Elementary	398	32.2%
46	Virgil I Bailey Elementary School	Lake Station, IN	Lake Station Community Schools	Elementary	235	31.1%
47	River Forest Middle School	Hobart, IN	River Forest Community Sch Corp	Middle	369	30.4%
48	East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	East Chicago, IN	East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	Elementary	424	30.3%
49	Merrillville Intermediate School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Middle	788	29.1%
50	John I Meister Elementary School	Hobart, IN	River Forest Community Sch Corp	Elementary	373	24.0%

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