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The public elementary schools with the most Black students in Lake County, Indiana

67 public elementary schools in Lake County, Indiana appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the most Black students, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. Charter School of the Dunes leads the list at 708, against a median of 61 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
67
Lake County, Indiana
Top Black students
708
Median Black students
61
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% BlackBlack students
1Charter School of the DunesGary, INCharter School of the Dunes83684.7%708
2Aspire Charter AcademyGary, INAspire Charter Academy68481.3%556
3Glen Park Acad for Excel in LrnGary, INGary Community School Corp56683.0%470
4Frankie Woods McCullough AcademyGary, INGary Community School Corp47289.4%422
5Daniel Hale Williams Elem SchGary, INGary Community School Corp45090.2%406
6Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary SchoolHammond, INSchool City of Hammond62257.4%357
7Homer Iddings Elementary SchoolMerrillville, INMerrillville Community School Corp53563.4%339
8Jonas E Salk Elementary SchoolMerrillville, INMerrillville Community School Corp56557.5%325
9Beveridge Elementary SchoolGary, INGary Community School Corp37486.1%322
10Henry P Fieler Elementary SchoolMerrillville, INMerrillville Community School Corp46666.1%308
11Frank O'Bannon Elementary SchoolHammond, INSchool City of Hammond55751.2%285
12Thomas A Edison Elementary SchoolHammond, INSchool City of Hammond70539.3%277
13Banneker Elementary at MarquetteGary, INGary Community School Corp29393.5%274
14East Chicago LighthouseEast Chicago, INEast Chicago Lighthouse Charter49555.0%272
15Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolHammond, INSchool City of Hammond57044.0%251
16Joseph Hess Elementary SchoolHammond, INSchool City of Hammond61140.8%249
17Edgar L Miller Elementary SchoolMerrillville, INMerrillville Community School Corp33073.9%244
18George Washington Elementary SchEast Chicago, INSchool City of East Chicago43355.2%239
19Warren G Harding Elementary SchoolHammond, INSchool City of Hammond75531.1%235
20Higher Institute of Arts & TechMerrillville, INHigher Institute of Arts & Tech25985.3%221
21Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolEast Chicago, INSchool City of East Chicago28275.9%214
22Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev CtrGary, INGary Community School Corp23187.5%202
23William McKinley Elementary SchoolEast Chicago, INSchool City of East Chicago50937.3%190
24Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolHammond, INSchool City of Hammond56531.0%175
25East Chicago Urban Enterprise AcademyEast Chicago, INEast Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy42437.5%159
26Longfellow New Tech Elementary SchGary, INLake Ridge New Tech Schools48331.9%154
27Washington Irving Elementary SchHammond, INSchool City of Hammond75419.4%146
28Benjamin Harrison Elementary SchEast Chicago, INSchool City of East Chicago40027.8%111
29Elsie Wadsworth Elementary SchoolGriffith, INGriffith Public Schools47723.3%111
30John Wood Elementary SchoolMerrillville, INMerrillville Community School Corp22744.9%102
31James H Watson Elementary SchoolSchererville, INLake Central School Corporation66012.4%82
32James B Eads Elementary SchoolMunster, INSchool Town of Munster55414.8%82
33Beiriger Elementary SchoolGriffith, INGriffith Public Schools42617.8%76
34Veterans Elementary School at MundellHobart, INSchool City of Hobart59410.3%61
35Allen J Warren Elementary SchoolHighland, INSchool Town of Highland30819.5%60
36Peifer Elementary SchoolSchererville, INLake Central School Corporation42014.3%60
37Protsman Elementary SchoolDyer, INLake Central School Corporation6148.8%54
38Liberty Elementary SchoolHobart, INSchool City of Hobart39813.1%52
39Henry S Evans Elementary SchoolLake Station, INRiver Forest Community Sch Corp40012.8%51
40Homan Elementary SchoolSchererville, INLake Central School Corporation4729.8%46
41Frank H Hammond Elementary SchoolMunster, INSchool Town of Munster6207.4%46
42Red Cedars ElementaryCedar Lake, INHanover Community School Corp6666.2%41
43Winfield Elementary SchoolCrown Point, INCrown Point Community School Corp6586.1%40
44John I Meister Elementary SchoolHobart, INRiver Forest Community Sch Corp37310.7%40
45Carrie Gosch PK CenterEast Chicago, INSchool City of East Chicago11333.6%38
46Jerry Ross Elementary SchoolCrown Point, INCrown Point Community School Corp6505.7%37
47Southridge Elementary SchoolHighland, INSchool Town of Highland4398.2%36
48Joan Martin Elementary SchoolHobart, INSchool City of Hobart4977.0%35
49Timothy Ball Elementary SchoolCrown Point, INCrown Point Community School Corp6385.2%33
50George Bibich Elementary SchoolDyer, INLake Central School Corporation5475.8%32
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