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The public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Lake County, Indiana

This ranking covers the public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Lake County, Indiana, drawn from 70 qualifying public elementary schools. Banneker Elementary at Marquette leads the list at 93.5%, against a median of 18.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lake County, Indiana

Top % Black

93.5%

Median % Black

18.6%

MOST BLACK · LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Banneker Elementary at Marquette	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	293	274	93.5%
2	Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	450	406	90.2%
3	Frankie Woods McCullough Academy	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	472	422	89.4%
4	Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	231	202	87.5%
5	Beveridge Elementary School	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	374	322	86.1%
6	Higher Institute of Arts & Tech	Merrillville, IN	Higher Institute of Arts & Tech	259	221	85.3%
7	Charter School of the Dunes	Gary, IN	Charter School of the Dunes	836	708	84.7%
8	Glen Park Acad for Excel in Lrn	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	566	470	83.0%
9	Aspire Charter Academy	Gary, IN	Aspire Charter Academy	684	556	81.3%
10	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	282	214	75.9%
11	Edgar L Miller Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	330	244	73.9%
12	Henry P Fieler Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	466	308	66.1%
13	Homer Iddings Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	535	339	63.4%
14	Kenwood Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	267	—	57.7%
15	Jonas E Salk Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	565	325	57.5%
16	Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	622	357	57.4%
17	George Washington Elementary Sch	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	433	239	55.2%
18	East Chicago Lighthouse	East Chicago, IN	East Chicago Lighthouse Charter	495	272	55.0%
19	Frank O'Bannon Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	557	285	51.2%
20	John Wood Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	227	102	44.9%
21	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	570	251	44.0%
22	Lew Wallace Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	450	—	44.0%
23	Joseph Hess Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	611	249	40.8%
24	Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	705	277	39.3%
25	East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	East Chicago, IN	East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	424	159	37.5%
26	William McKinley Elementary School	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	509	190	37.3%
27	Morton Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	525	—	36.2%
28	Carrie Gosch PK Center	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	113	38	33.6%
29	Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch	Gary, IN	Lake Ridge New Tech Schools	483	154	31.9%
30	Warren G Harding Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	755	235	31.1%
31	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	565	175	31.0%
32	Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	400	111	27.8%
33	Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School	Griffith, IN	Griffith Public Schools	477	111	23.3%
34	Allen J Warren Elementary School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	308	60	19.5%
35	Washington Irving Elementary Sch	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	754	146	19.4%
36	Beiriger Elementary School	Griffith, IN	Griffith Public Schools	426	76	17.8%
37	James B Eads Elementary School	Munster, IN	School Town of Munster	554	82	14.8%
38	Peifer Elementary School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	420	60	14.3%
39	Liberty Elementary School	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	398	52	13.1%
40	Henry S Evans Elementary School	Lake Station, IN	River Forest Community Sch Corp	400	51	12.8%
41	James H Watson Elementary School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	660	82	12.4%
42	Virgil I Bailey Elementary School	Lake Station, IN	Lake Station Community Schools	235	26	11.1%
43	John I Meister Elementary School	Hobart, IN	River Forest Community Sch Corp	373	40	10.7%
44	Veterans Elementary School at Mundell	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	594	61	10.3%
45	Homan Elementary School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	472	46	9.8%
46	Mildred Merkley Elementary School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	290	26	9.0%
47	Protsman Elementary School	Dyer, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	614	54	8.8%
48	Southridge Elementary School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	439	36	8.2%
49	Judith Morton Johnston Elementary	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	383	31	8.1%
50	Alexander Hamilton Elementary Sch	Lake Station, IN	Lake Station Community Schools	200	16	8.0%

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