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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Lake County, Indiana

84 public schools in Lake County, Indiana appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Beveridge Elementary School leads the list at 4.8%, against a median of 35.9% 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

Best % Proficient

4.8%

Median % Proficient

35.9%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Beveridge Elementary School	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Elementary	66.6%	374	4.8%
2	Frankie Woods McCullough Academy	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Elementary	57.4%	472	7.1%
3	Glen Park Acad for Excel in Lrn	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Elementary	58.0%	566	7.2%
4	Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Elementary	69.8%	450	8.3%
5	Gary Middle School	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Middle	62.5%	365	8.4%
6	Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	56.9%	622	9.1%
7	Charter School of the Dunes	Gary, IN	Charter School of the Dunes	Elementary	67.5%	836	9.6%
8	Henry W Eggers Middle School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Middle	58.4%	693	9.8%
9	George Washington Elementary Sch	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	Elementary	72.3%	433	10.0%
10	Bailly Middle School	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Middle	60.0%	355	10.8%
11	Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch	Gary, IN	Lake Ridge New Tech Schools	Elementary	97.1%	483	10.8%
12	Charles N Scott Middle School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Middle	54.1%	663	10.9%
13	Higher Institute of Arts & Tech	Merrillville, IN	Higher Institute of Arts & Tech	Elementary	79.5%	259	11.1%
14	Joseph Block Middle School	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	Middle	70.6%	436	11.1%
15	East Chicago Lighthouse	East Chicago, IN	East Chicago Lighthouse Charter	Elementary	99.0%	495	11.3%
16	Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School	Gary, IN	Lake Ridge New Tech Schools	Middle	97.5%	447	12.4%
17	Banneker Elementary at Marquette	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Elementary	64.8%	293	12.5%
18	Washington Irving Elementary Sch	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	56.4%	754	12.5%
19	William McKinley Elementary School	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	Elementary	70.3%	509	13.3%
20	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	61.2%	565	13.6%
21	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	Elementary	75.9%	282	13.6%
22	Frank O'Bannon Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	56.4%	557	13.6%
23	Joseph Hess Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	50.2%	611	14.5%
24	John I Meister Elementary School	Hobart, IN	River Forest Community Sch Corp	Elementary	72.9%	373	14.9%
25	Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS	Lake Station, IN	Lake Station Community Schools	High	71.8%	595	15.3%
26	Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	54.0%	705	17.5%
27	Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	Elementary	74.0%	400	17.7%
28	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	49.5%	570	17.8%
29	Alexander Hamilton Elementary Sch	Lake Station, IN	Lake Station Community Schools	Elementary	76.5%	200	19.9%
30	River Forest Middle School	Hobart, IN	River Forest Community Sch Corp	Middle	74.0%	369	20.3%
31	Pierce Middle School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Middle	53.2%	878	20.5%
32	Henry S Evans Elementary School	Lake Station, IN	River Forest Community Sch Corp	Elementary	82.3%	400	21.5%
33	Virgil I Bailey Elementary School	Lake Station, IN	Lake Station Community Schools	Elementary	86.4%	235	21.7%
34	Homer Iddings Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	44.3%	535	22.3%
35	Warren G Harding Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	54.4%	755	23.0%
36	Aspire Charter Academy	Gary, IN	Aspire Charter Academy	Elementary	96.1%	684	23.6%
37	East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	East Chicago, IN	East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	Elementary	63.7%	424	28.3%
38	Merrillville Intermediate School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Middle	54.4%	788	29.7%
39	Edgar L Miller Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	61.2%	330	30.2%
40	Hammond Academy of Science & Tech	Hammond, IN	Hammond Academy of Science & Tech	High	68.0%	578	30.6%
41	Griffth Jr/Sr High School	Griffith, IN	Griffith Public Schools	High	55.9%	1,112	32.6%
42	Whiting Middle School	Whiting, IN	School City of Whiting	Middle	65.6%	250	35.6%
43	John Wood Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	58.6%	227	36.3%
44	Veterans Elementary School at Mundell	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Elementary	67.7%	594	38.6%
45	Lowell Middle School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	Middle	30.3%	498	38.9%
46	Hobart Middle School	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Middle	52.6%	905	39.2%
47	Nathan Hale Elementary School	Whiting, IN	School City of Whiting	Elementary	66.7%	396	39.4%
48	Henry P Fieler Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	62.4%	466	40.0%
49	Judith Morton Johnston Elementary	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Elementary	46.2%	383	41.3%
50	Jonas E Salk Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	52.4%	565	42.8%

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