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The most racially diverse public elementary schools in Lake County, Indiana

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public elementary schools in Lake County, Indiana, drawn from 69 qualifying public elementary schools. Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch leads the list at 31.9%, against a median of 57.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lake County, Indiana

Best Largest group

31.9%

Median Largest group

57.7%

MOST DIVERSE · LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch	Gary, IN	483	31.9% Black (154)	31.7%(153)	31.9%(154)	30.2%(146)	0.2%(1)
2	Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School	Griffith, IN	477	35.2% Hispanic (168)	35.0%(167)	23.3%(111)	35.2%(168)	0.4%(2)
3	Allen J Warren Elementary School	Highland, IN	308	36.7% White (113)	36.7%(113)	19.5%(60)	35.1%(108)	4.5%(14)
4	James B Eads Elementary School	Munster, IN	554	38.3% White (212)	38.3%(212)	14.8%(82)	34.5%(191)	5.0%(28)
5	Henry S Evans Elementary School	Lake Station, IN	400	40.8% Hispanic (163)	37.8%(151)	12.8%(51)	40.8%(163)	0.0%(0)
6	Beiriger Elementary School	Griffith, IN	426	41.5% White (177)	41.5%(177)	17.8%(76)	35.9%(153)	0.0%(0)
7	Joseph Hess Elementary School	Hammond, IN	611	43.2% Hispanic (264)	10.8%(66)	40.8%(249)	43.2%(264)	0.5%(3)
8	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Hammond, IN	570	44.0% Black (251)	10.9%(62)	44.0%(251)	39.6%(226)	0.3%(2)
9	Mildred Merkley Elementary School	Highland, IN	290	44.5% Hispanic (129)	38.6%(112)	9.0%(26)	44.5%(129)	3.5%(10)
10	John Wood Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	227	44.9% Black (102)	18.9%(43)	44.9%(102)	29.1%(66)	1.3%(3)
11	John I Meister Elementary School	Hobart, IN	373	45.0% Hispanic (168)	36.5%(136)	10.7%(40)	45.0%(168)	0.5%(2)
12	Virgil I Bailey Elementary School	Lake Station, IN	235	45.1% Hispanic (106)	33.6%(79)	11.1%(26)	45.1%(106)	0.0%(0)
13	Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Hammond, IN	705	46.5% Hispanic (328)	8.8%(62)	39.3%(277)	46.5%(328)	0.1%(1)
14	Lew Wallace Elementary School	Hammond, IN	450	47.1% Hispanic	3.3%	44.0%	47.1%	0.0%
15	Judith Morton Johnston Elementary	Highland, IN	383	47.8% White (183)	47.8%(183)	8.1%(31)	40.0%(153)	0.3%(1)
16	Warren G Harding Elementary School	Hammond, IN	755	49.0% Hispanic (370)	14.2%(107)	31.1%(235)	49.0%(370)	0.1%(1)
17	Alexander Hamilton Elementary Sch	Lake Station, IN	200	50.0% Hispanic (100)	35.0%(70)	8.0%(16)	50.0%(100)	1.0%(2)
18	Morton Elementary School	Hammond, IN	525	51.0% Hispanic	8.2%	36.2%	51.0%	0.4%
19	Frank O'Bannon Elementary School	Hammond, IN	557	51.2% Black (285)	9.9%(55)	51.2%(285)	33.4%(186)	0.5%(3)
20	Peifer Elementary School	Schererville, IN	420	51.4% White (216)	51.4%(216)	14.3%(60)	27.6%(116)	2.6%(11)
21	Early Learning Center-George Earle	Hobart, IN	264	51.9% White (137)	51.9%(137)	7.2%(19)	31.1%(82)	0.8%(2)
22	Frank H Hammond Elementary School	Munster, IN	620	52.4% White (325)	52.4%(325)	7.4%(46)	27.4%(170)	6.9%(43)
23	Homan Elementary School	Schererville, IN	472	53.0% White (250)	53.0%(250)	9.8%(46)	28.0%(132)	3.0%(14)
24	Southridge Elementary School	Highland, IN	439	53.1% White (233)	53.1%(233)	8.2%(36)	34.2%(150)	0.9%(4)
25	Protsman Elementary School	Dyer, IN	614	53.6% White (329)	53.6%(329)	8.8%(54)	27.2%(167)	5.2%(32)
26	Veterans Elementary School at Mundell	Hobart, IN	594	53.9% White (320)	53.9%(320)	10.3%(61)	27.8%(165)	0.0%(0)
27	Liberty Elementary School	Hobart, IN	398	54.0% White (215)	54.0%(215)	13.1%(52)	28.4%(113)	0.3%(1)
28	East Chicago Lighthouse	East Chicago, IN	495	55.0% Black (272)	0.6%(3)	55.0%(272)	41.4%(205)	0.0%(0)
29	Joan Martin Elementary School	Hobart, IN	497	55.1% White (274)	55.1%(274)	7.0%(35)	32.4%(161)	1.2%(6)
30	George Washington Elementary Sch	East Chicago, IN	433	55.2% Black (239)	0.5%(2)	55.2%(239)	41.6%(180)	0.2%(1)
31	Ernest R Elliott Elementary School	Munster, IN	463	56.4% White (261)	56.4%(261)	3.2%(15)	31.5%(146)	2.6%(12)
32	William McKinley Elementary School	East Chicago, IN	509	56.4% Hispanic (287)	2.5%(13)	37.3%(190)	56.4%(287)	0.0%(0)
33	Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School	Hammond, IN	622	57.4% Black (357)	3.9%(24)	57.4%(357)	35.0%(218)	0.0%(0)
34	Jonas E Salk Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	565	57.5% Black (325)	11.5%(65)	57.5%(325)	23.0%(130)	1.2%(7)
35	Kenwood Elementary School	Hammond, IN	267	57.7% Black	11.6%	57.7%	27.3%	0.4%
36	James H Watson Elementary School	Schererville, IN	660	57.7% White (381)	57.7%(381)	12.4%(82)	21.1%(139)	3.2%(21)
37	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Hammond, IN	565	58.8% Hispanic (332)	5.8%(33)	31.0%(175)	58.8%(332)	0.0%(0)
38	East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	East Chicago, IN	424	59.2% Hispanic (251)	0.7%(3)	37.5%(159)	59.2%(251)	0.0%(0)
39	Homer Iddings Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	535	63.4% Black (339)	11.0%(59)	63.4%(339)	18.1%(97)	1.3%(7)
40	George Bibich Elementary School	Dyer, IN	547	63.6% White (348)	63.6%(348)	5.8%(32)	24.5%(134)	3.1%(17)
41	Winfield Elementary School	Crown Point, IN	658	65.2% White (429)	65.2%(429)	6.1%(40)	21.3%(140)	3.0%(20)
42	Henry P Fieler Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	466	66.1% Black (308)	6.4%(30)	66.1%(308)	21.5%(100)	0.2%(1)
43	Timothy Ball Elementary School	Crown Point, IN	638	68.7% White (438)	68.7%(438)	5.2%(33)	21.0%(134)	2.2%(14)
44	Solon Robinson Elementary School	Crown Point, IN	516	69.2% White (357)	69.2%(357)	5.2%(27)	17.3%(89)	4.3%(22)
45	Jerry Ross Elementary School	Crown Point, IN	650	70.2% White (456)	70.2%(456)	5.7%(37)	18.5%(120)	1.7%(11)
46	Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch	East Chicago, IN	400	70.3% Hispanic (281)	0.8%(3)	27.8%(111)	70.3%(281)	0.0%(0)
47	Red Cedars Elementary	Cedar Lake, IN	666	70.3% White (468)	70.3%(468)	6.2%(41)	18.2%(121)	0.9%(6)
48	Washington Irving Elementary Sch	Hammond, IN	754	72.8% Hispanic (549)	3.6%(27)	19.4%(146)	72.8%(549)	0.0%(0)
49	Kolling Elementary School	Saint John, IN	529	73.0% White (386)	73.0%(386)	4.7%(25)	17.0%(90)	2.3%(12)
50	Edgar L Miller Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	330	73.9% Black (244)	6.7%(22)	73.9%(244)	13.6%(45)	0.0%(0)

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