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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public schools in Lake County, Indiana

Across Lake County, Indiana, 112 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Excel Center - Gary leads the list at 3.2%, against a median of 52.4% 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

112

Lake County, Indiana

Best % FRL

3.2%

Median % FRL

52.4%

LOWEST POVERTY · LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Excel Center - Gary	Gary, IN	Excel Center - Gary	High	125	3.2%
2	Excel Center - Hammond	Hammond, IN	Excel Center - Hammond	High	205	7.8%
3	Lincoln Elementary School	Cedar Lake, IN	Hanover Community School Corp	Elementary	305	11.8%
4	Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	494	14.0%
5	Winfield Elementary School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	658	14.6%
6	Lake Street Elementary School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	559	14.7%
7	Kolling Elementary School	Saint John, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Elementary	529	14.9%
8	Frank H Hammond Elementary School	Munster, IN	School Town of Munster	Elementary	620	16.6%
9	Hanover Central High School	Cedar Lake, IN	Hanover Community School Corp	High	857	17.2%
10	Red Cedars Elementary	Cedar Lake, IN	Hanover Community School Corp	Elementary	666	19.8%
11	Hanover Central Middle School	Cedar Lake, IN	Hanover Community School Corp	Middle	647	20.2%
12	Jerry Ross Elementary School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	650	21.2%
13	George Bibich Elementary School	Dyer, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Elementary	547	21.8%
14	Hal E Clark Middle School	Saint John, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Middle	1,032	22.1%
15	Lake Central High School	Saint John, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	High	2,926	22.3%
16	Robert Taft Middle School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Middle	1,067	22.4%
17	Crown Point High School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	High	3,038	23.3%
18	James H Watson Elementary School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Elementary	660	23.8%
19	Solon Robinson Elementary School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	516	23.8%
20	Ernest R Elliott Elementary School	Munster, IN	School Town of Munster	Elementary	463	24.8%
21	Munster High School	Munster, IN	School Town of Munster	High	1,474	25.0%
22	Wilbur Wright Middle School	Munster, IN	School Town of Munster	Middle	990	26.1%
23	Gary Middle College	Gary, IN	Gary Middle College	High	202	26.2%
24	Lowell Senior High School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	High	981	26.8%
25	Jane Ball Elementary School	Cedar Lake, IN	Hanover Community School Corp	Elementary	356	27.0%
26	Lake Prairie Elementary School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	Elementary	356	27.0%
27	Colonel John Wheeler Middle School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Middle	1,061	27.0%
28	Kahler Middle School	Dyer, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Middle	971	28.4%
29	Lowell Intermediate School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	Middle	486	29.4%
30	Three Creeks Elem School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	Elementary	472	29.4%
31	Lowell Middle School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	Middle	498	30.3%
32	James B Eads Elementary School	Munster, IN	School Town of Munster	Elementary	554	30.3%
33	Oak Hill Elementary School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	Elementary	487	30.6%
34	Douglas MacArthur Elem School	Cedar Lake, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	466	30.7%
35	Michael Grimmer Middle School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Middle	814	30.7%
36	Protsman Elementary School	Dyer, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Elementary	614	31.3%
37	Timothy Ball Elementary School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	638	33.7%
38	Peifer Elementary School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Elementary	420	36.7%
39	Highland High School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	High	971	37.6%
40	Homan Elementary School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Elementary	472	37.7%
41	Early Learning Center-George Earle	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Elementary	264	41.7%
42	Southridge Elementary School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Elementary	439	42.4%
43	Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Elementary	231	43.7%
44	Homer Iddings Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	535	44.3%
45	Highland Middle School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Middle	774	46.1%
46	Judith Morton Johnston Elementary	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Elementary	383	46.2%
47	Merrillville High School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	High	2,115	47.3%
48	Mildred Merkley Elementary School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Elementary	290	47.9%
49	Kenwood Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	267	47.9%
50	Allen J Warren Elementary School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Elementary	308	48.7%

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