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

15 public middle schools in Lake County, Indiana appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in science, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Michael Grimmer Middle School leads the list at 66.0%, against a median of 48.1% 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)

66.0%

Median % Proficient (Science)

48.1%

BEST IN SCIENCE · LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Michael Grimmer Middle School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Middle	814	66.0%
2	Kahler Middle School	Dyer, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Middle	971	61.8%
3	Wilbur Wright Middle School	Munster, IN	School Town of Munster	Middle	990	60.1%
4	Highland Middle School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Middle	774	59.6%
5	Hanover Central Middle School	Cedar Lake, IN	Hanover Community School Corp	Middle	647	55.9%
6	Robert Taft Middle School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Middle	1,067	54.3%
7	Colonel John Wheeler Middle School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Middle	1,061	51.4%
8	Hal E Clark Middle School	Saint John, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Middle	1,032	48.1%
9	Whiting Middle School	Whiting, IN	School City of Whiting	Middle	250	43.9%
10	Hobart Middle School	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Middle	905	38.3%
11	River Forest Middle School	Hobart, IN	River Forest Community Sch Corp	Middle	369	30.4%
12	Merrillville Intermediate School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Middle	788	29.1%
13	Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School	Gary, IN	Lake Ridge New Tech Schools	Middle	447	16.7%
14	Bailly Middle School	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Middle	355	12.4%
15	Gary Middle School	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Middle	365	11.9%

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