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The most racially diverse public schools in Lake County, Indiana

110 public schools in Lake County, Indiana appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public schools, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. James B Eads Elementary School leads the list at 70.5%, against a median of 53.9% 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

110

Lake County, Indiana

Top Diversity index

70.5%

Median Diversity index

53.9%

MOST DIVERSE · LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	James B Eads Elementary School	Munster, IN	554	70.5%	38.3%(212)	14.8%(82)	34.5%(191)	5.0%(28)
2	Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch	Gary, IN	483	70.3%	31.7%(153)	31.9%(154)	30.2%(146)	0.2%(1)
3	Allen J Warren Elementary School	Highland, IN	308	70.1%	36.7%(113)	19.5%(60)	35.1%(108)	4.5%(14)
4	Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School	Griffith, IN	477	69.6%	35.0%(167)	23.3%(111)	35.2%(168)	0.4%(2)
5	Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School	Gary, IN	447	69.1%	28.0%(125)	39.1%(175)	27.3%(122)	0.0%(0)
6	River Forest High School	Hobart, IN	565	68.9%	26.9%(152)	24.1%(136)	42.1%(238)	1.2%(7)
7	River Forest Middle School	Hobart, IN	369	68.3%	31.7%(117)	17.3%(64)	42.5%(157)	0.3%(1)
8	Griffth Jr/Sr High School	Griffith, IN	1,112	68.0%	41.8%(465)	21.2%(236)	31.2%(347)	0.6%(7)
9	Munster High School	Munster, IN	1,474	67.6%	45.0%(663)	10.3%(152)	32.0%(472)	7.9%(117)
10	John Wood Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	227	67.5%	18.9%(43)	44.9%(102)	29.1%(66)	1.3%(3)
11	Henry S Evans Elementary School	Lake Station, IN	400	66.8%	37.8%(151)	12.8%(51)	40.8%(163)	0.0%(0)
12	Beiriger Elementary School	Griffith, IN	426	66.4%	41.5%(177)	17.8%(76)	35.9%(153)	0.0%(0)
13	Virgil I Bailey Elementary School	Lake Station, IN	235	66.2%	33.6%(79)	11.1%(26)	45.1%(106)	0.0%(0)
14	Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS	Lake Station, IN	595	65.8%	34.3%(204)	16.8%(100)	44.0%(262)	0.2%(1)
15	Calumet New Tech High School	Gary, IN	620	64.9%	21.9%(136)	49.8%(309)	22.9%(142)	0.3%(2)
16	Wilbur Wright Middle School	Munster, IN	990	64.7%	51.4%(509)	8.6%(85)	26.9%(266)	7.9%(78)
17	John I Meister Elementary School	Hobart, IN	373	64.7%	36.5%(136)	10.7%(40)	45.0%(168)	0.5%(2)
18	Charles N Scott Middle School	Hammond, IN	663	64.6%	13.3%(88)	43.9%(291)	37.6%(249)	0.1%(1)
19	Mildred Merkley Elementary School	Highland, IN	290	64.2%	38.6%(112)	9.0%(26)	44.5%(129)	3.5%(10)
20	Warren G Harding Elementary School	Hammond, IN	755	64.0%	14.2%(107)	31.1%(235)	49.0%(370)	0.1%(1)
21	Peifer Elementary School	Schererville, IN	420	63.7%	51.4%(216)	14.3%(60)	27.6%(116)	2.6%(11)
22	Frank H Hammond Elementary School	Munster, IN	620	63.7%	52.4%(325)	7.4%(46)	27.4%(170)	6.9%(43)
23	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Hammond, IN	570	63.5%	10.9%(62)	44.0%(251)	39.6%(226)	0.3%(2)
24	Joseph Hess Elementary School	Hammond, IN	611	63.3%	10.8%(66)	40.8%(249)	43.2%(264)	0.5%(3)
25	Highland High School	Highland, IN	971	63.0%	49.0%(476)	11.9%(116)	33.8%(328)	2.0%(19)
26	Homan Elementary School	Schererville, IN	472	62.7%	53.0%(250)	9.8%(46)	28.0%(132)	3.0%(14)
27	Protsman Elementary School	Dyer, IN	614	62.6%	53.6%(329)	8.8%(54)	27.2%(167)	5.2%(32)
28	Early Learning Center-George Earle	Hobart, IN	264	62.1%	51.9%(137)	7.2%(19)	31.1%(82)	0.8%(2)
29	Morton Senior High School	Hammond, IN	1,446	62.1%	8.4%(122)	46.3%(669)	39.4%(570)	0.1%(2)
30	Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Hammond, IN	705	61.9%	8.8%(62)	39.3%(277)	46.5%(328)	0.1%(1)
31	Alexander Hamilton Elementary Sch	Lake Station, IN	200	61.7%	35.0%(70)	8.0%(16)	50.0%(100)	1.0%(2)
32	Highland Middle School	Highland, IN	774	61.7%	48.2%(373)	10.8%(84)	37.2%(288)	1.8%(14)
33	Veterans Elementary School at Mundell	Hobart, IN	594	61.6%	53.9%(320)	10.3%(61)	27.8%(165)	0.0%(0)
34	Frank O'Bannon Elementary School	Hammond, IN	557	61.4%	9.9%(55)	51.2%(285)	33.4%(186)	0.5%(3)
35	Michael Grimmer Middle School	Schererville, IN	814	61.1%	55.9%(455)	10.6%(86)	24.9%(203)	2.7%(22)
36	Liberty Elementary School	Hobart, IN	398	60.9%	54.0%(215)	13.1%(52)	28.4%(113)	0.3%(1)
37	Judith Morton Johnston Elementary	Highland, IN	383	60.4%	47.8%(183)	8.1%(31)	40.0%(153)	0.3%(1)
38	James H Watson Elementary School	Schererville, IN	660	60.3%	57.7%(381)	12.4%(82)	21.1%(139)	3.2%(21)
39	Morton Elementary School	Hammond, IN	525	60.0%	8.2%	36.2%	51.0%	0.4%
40	Jonas E Salk Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	565	59.9%	11.5%(65)	57.5%(325)	23.0%(130)	1.2%(7)
41	Excel Center - Hammond	Hammond, IN	205	59.6%	12.2%(25)	34.1%(70)	52.2%(107)	0.0%(0)
42	Southridge Elementary School	Highland, IN	439	59.3%	53.1%(233)	8.2%(36)	34.2%(150)	0.9%(4)
43	Henry W Eggers Middle School	Hammond, IN	693	59.0%	4.8%(33)	39.3%(272)	50.1%(347)	0.1%(1)
44	Joan Martin Elementary School	Hobart, IN	497	58.4%	55.1%(274)	7.0%(35)	32.4%(161)	1.2%(6)
45	Lew Wallace Elementary School	Hammond, IN	450	58.0%	3.3%	44.0%	47.1%	0.0%
46	Kenwood Elementary School	Hammond, IN	267	57.8%	11.6%	57.7%	27.3%	0.4%
47	Ernest R Elliott Elementary School	Munster, IN	463	57.7%	56.4%(261)	3.2%(15)	31.5%(146)	2.6%(12)
48	Hammond Central High School	Hammond, IN	1,814	57.3%	5.7%(104)	36.8%(668)	53.6%(972)	0.1%(2)
49	Kahler Middle School	Dyer, IN	971	56.9%	59.3%(576)	7.9%(77)	26.7%(259)	1.8%(17)
50	Hobart High School	Hobart, IN	1,320	56.9%	59.1%(780)	9.1%(120)	26.9%(355)	1.2%(16)

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