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

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public middle schools in Lake County, Indiana, drawn from 21 qualifying public middle schools. Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School leads the list at 39.1%, against a median of 63.4% 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 Largest group

39.1%

Median Largest group

63.4%

MOST DIVERSE · LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School	Gary, IN	447	39.1% Black (175)	28.0%(125)	39.1%(175)	27.3%(122)	0.0%(0)
2	River Forest Middle School	Hobart, IN	369	42.5% Hispanic (157)	31.7%(117)	17.3%(64)	42.5%(157)	0.3%(1)
3	Charles N Scott Middle School	Hammond, IN	663	43.9% Black (291)	13.3%(88)	43.9%(291)	37.6%(249)	0.1%(1)
4	Highland Middle School	Highland, IN	774	48.2% White (373)	48.2%(373)	10.8%(84)	37.2%(288)	1.8%(14)
5	Henry W Eggers Middle School	Hammond, IN	693	50.1% Hispanic (347)	4.8%(33)	39.3%(272)	50.1%(347)	0.1%(1)
6	Wilbur Wright Middle School	Munster, IN	990	51.4% White (509)	51.4%(509)	8.6%(85)	26.9%(266)	7.9%(78)
7	Joseph Block Middle School	East Chicago, IN	436	54.6% Hispanic (238)	1.1%(5)	41.5%(181)	54.6%(238)	0.0%(0)
8	Michael Grimmer Middle School	Schererville, IN	814	55.9% White (455)	55.9%(455)	10.6%(86)	24.9%(203)	2.7%(22)
9	Kahler Middle School	Dyer, IN	971	59.3% White (576)	59.3%(576)	7.9%(77)	26.7%(259)	1.8%(17)
10	Merrillville Intermediate School	Merrillville, IN	788	62.7% Black (494)	8.4%(66)	62.7%(494)	21.2%(167)	0.3%(2)
11	Hobart Middle School	Hobart, IN	905	63.4% White (574)	63.4%(574)	9.4%(85)	23.2%(210)	0.6%(5)
12	Pierce Middle School	Merrillville, IN	878	66.2% Black (581)	6.6%(58)	66.2%(581)	20.8%(183)	0.6%(5)
13	Hal E Clark Middle School	Saint John, IN	1,032	67.0% White (691)	67.0%(691)	7.7%(79)	19.7%(203)	1.0%(10)
14	Hanover Central Middle School	Cedar Lake, IN	647	70.6% White (457)	70.6%(457)	5.6%(36)	18.2%(118)	1.4%(9)
15	Robert Taft Middle School	Crown Point, IN	1,067	71.0% White (758)	71.0%(758)	5.5%(59)	17.1%(182)	3.5%(37)
16	Colonel John Wheeler Middle School	Crown Point, IN	1,061	73.9% White (784)	73.9%(784)	2.6%(28)	15.7%(167)	2.3%(24)
17	Bailly Middle School	Gary, IN	355	82.3% Black (292)	2.0%(7)	82.3%(292)	9.6%(34)	0.0%(0)
18	Lowell Intermediate School	Lowell, IN	486	84.0% White (408)	84.0%(408)	2.1%(10)	12.1%(59)	0.2%(1)
19	Whiting Middle School	Whiting, IN	250	84.0% Hispanic (210)	12.0%(30)	2.8%(7)	84.0%(210)	0.4%(1)
20	Lowell Middle School	Lowell, IN	498	84.3% White (420)	84.3%(420)	0.6%(3)	12.3%(61)	0.8%(4)
21	Gary Middle School	Gary, IN	365	91.5% Black (334)	0.6%(2)	91.5%(334)	4.9%(18)	0.3%(1)

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