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

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Lake County, Indiana, drawn from 61 qualifying public elementary schools. Beveridge Elementary School leads the list at 4.8%, against a median of 38.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lake County, Indiana

Best % Proficient

4.8%

Median % Proficient

38.6%

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	Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	56.9%	622	9.1%
6	Charter School of the Dunes	Gary, IN	Charter School of the Dunes	Elementary	67.5%	836	9.6%
7	George Washington Elementary Sch	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	Elementary	72.3%	433	10.0%
8	Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch	Gary, IN	Lake Ridge New Tech Schools	Elementary	97.1%	483	10.8%
9	Higher Institute of Arts & Tech	Merrillville, IN	Higher Institute of Arts & Tech	Elementary	79.5%	259	11.1%
10	East Chicago Lighthouse	East Chicago, IN	East Chicago Lighthouse Charter	Elementary	99.0%	495	11.3%
11	Banneker Elementary at Marquette	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Elementary	64.8%	293	12.5%
12	Washington Irving Elementary Sch	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	56.4%	754	12.5%
13	William McKinley Elementary School	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	Elementary	70.3%	509	13.3%
14	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	61.2%	565	13.6%
15	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	Elementary	75.9%	282	13.6%
16	Frank O'Bannon Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	56.4%	557	13.6%
17	Joseph Hess Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	50.2%	611	14.5%
18	John I Meister Elementary School	Hobart, IN	River Forest Community Sch Corp	Elementary	72.9%	373	14.9%
19	Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	54.0%	705	17.5%
20	Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	Elementary	74.0%	400	17.7%
21	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	49.5%	570	17.8%
22	Alexander Hamilton Elementary Sch	Lake Station, IN	Lake Station Community Schools	Elementary	76.5%	200	19.9%
23	Henry S Evans Elementary School	Lake Station, IN	River Forest Community Sch Corp	Elementary	82.3%	400	21.5%
24	Virgil I Bailey Elementary School	Lake Station, IN	Lake Station Community Schools	Elementary	86.4%	235	21.7%
25	Homer Iddings Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	44.3%	535	22.3%
26	Warren G Harding Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	54.4%	755	23.0%
27	Aspire Charter Academy	Gary, IN	Aspire Charter Academy	Elementary	96.1%	684	23.6%
28	East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	East Chicago, IN	East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	Elementary	63.7%	424	28.3%
29	Edgar L Miller Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	61.2%	330	30.2%
30	John Wood Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	58.6%	227	36.3%
31	Veterans Elementary School at Mundell	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Elementary	67.7%	594	38.6%
32	Nathan Hale Elementary School	Whiting, IN	School City of Whiting	Elementary	66.7%	396	39.4%
33	Henry P Fieler Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	62.4%	466	40.0%
34	Judith Morton Johnston Elementary	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Elementary	46.2%	383	41.3%
35	Jonas E Salk Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	Elementary	52.4%	565	42.8%
36	Liberty Elementary School	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Elementary	58.0%	398	42.8%
37	Joan Martin Elementary School	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Elementary	51.5%	497	43.7%
38	Mildred Merkley Elementary School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Elementary	47.9%	290	43.9%
39	Allen J Warren Elementary School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Elementary	48.7%	308	44.6%
40	Beiriger Elementary School	Griffith, IN	Griffith Public Schools	Elementary	59.9%	426	45.4%
41	Southridge Elementary School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Elementary	42.4%	439	47.5%
42	Peifer Elementary School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Elementary	36.7%	420	49.5%
43	Oak Hill Elementary School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	Elementary	30.6%	487	55.0%
44	Timothy Ball Elementary School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	33.7%	638	57.2%
45	Red Cedars Elementary	Cedar Lake, IN	Hanover Community School Corp	Elementary	19.8%	666	57.5%
46	Homan Elementary School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Elementary	37.7%	472	58.1%
47	James H Watson Elementary School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Elementary	23.8%	660	59.0%
48	Douglas MacArthur Elem School	Cedar Lake, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	30.7%	466	59.6%
49	Three Creeks Elem School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	Elementary	29.4%	472	60.2%
50	Winfield Elementary School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	14.6%	658	60.5%

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