Lake County schools ranked by test score
Latest ILEARN year (2024-25). 89 schools in Lake County, Indiana with reported English Language Arts scores. Indiana state average: 39.2%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | River Forest Middle School Hobart · River Forest Community Sch Corp | Middle | 24.1% | -15.1pp |
| 52 | Warren G Harding Elementary School Hammond · School City of Hammond | Elementary | 23.8% | -15.4pp |
| 53 | Henry S Evans Elementary School Lake Station · River Forest Community Sch Corp | Elementary | 23.0% | -16.2pp |
| 54 | Virgil I Bailey Elementary School Lake Station · Lake Station Community Schools | Elementary | 22.8% | -16.5pp |
| 55 | Steel City Academy Gary · Steel City Academy | Combined | 20.9% | -18.3pp |
| 56 | Thomas A Edison Elementary School Hammond · School City of Hammond | Elementary | 19.0% | -20.3pp |
| 57 | Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS Lake Station · Lake Station Community Schools | High | 18.8% | -20.5pp |
| 58 | 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary Gary · 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary | Combined | 18.3% | -21.0pp |
| 59 | Gary Lighthouse Charter School Gary · Gary Lighthouse Charter School | Combined | 18.1% | -21.2pp |
| 60 | Alexander Hamilton Elementary Sch Lake Station · Lake Station Community Schools | Elementary | 17.9% | -21.3pp |
| 61 | Homer Iddings Elementary School Merrillville · Merrillville Community School Corp | Elementary | 17.8% | -21.4pp |
| 62 | Thea Bowman Leadership Academy Gary · Thea Bowman Leadership Academy | Combined | 17.6% | -21.6pp |
| 63 | Charles N Scott Middle School Hammond · School City of Hammond | Middle | 16.8% | -22.4pp |
| 64 | Frank O'Bannon Elementary School Hammond · School City of Hammond | Elementary | 16.5% | -22.7pp |
| 65 | Joseph Block Middle School East Chicago · School City of East Chicago | Middle | 16.2% | -23.0pp |
| 66 | Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Hammond · School City of Hammond | Elementary | 15.4% | -23.8pp |
| 67 | Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch East Chicago · School City of East Chicago | Elementary | 15.4% | -23.9pp |
| 68 | Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch Whiting · School City of Hammond | Elementary | 15.0% | -24.2pp |
| 69 | Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School Gary · Lake Ridge New Tech Schools | Middle | 14.9% | -24.3pp |
| 70 | Abraham Lincoln Elementary School East Chicago · School City of East Chicago | Elementary | 14.9% | -24.3pp |
| 71 | Banneker Elementary at Marquette Gary · Gary Community School Corp | Elementary | 14.6% | -24.7pp |
| 72 | Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Hammond · School City of Hammond | Elementary | 14.5% | -24.8pp |
| 73 | Bailly Middle School Gary · Gary Community School Corp | Middle | 14.4% | -24.8pp |
| 74 | Higher Institute of Arts & Tech Merrillville · Higher Institute of Arts & Tech | Elementary | 14.4% | -24.9pp |
| 75 | Henry W Eggers Middle School Hammond · School City of Hammond | Middle | 14.1% | -25.1pp |
| 76 | William McKinley Elementary School East Chicago · School City of East Chicago | Elementary | 14.1% | -25.1pp |
| 77 | East Chicago Lighthouse East Chicago · East Chicago Lighthouse Charter | Elementary | 13.7% | -25.5pp |
| 78 | John I Meister Elementary School Hobart · River Forest Community Sch Corp | Elementary | 13.5% | -25.7pp |
| 79 | Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School Hammond · School City of Hammond | Elementary | 13.3% | -25.9pp |
| 80 | Charter School of the Dunes Gary · Charter School of the Dunes | Elementary | 13.1% | -26.1pp |
| 81 | Washington Irving Elementary Sch Hammond · School City of Hammond | Elementary | 13.1% | -26.1pp |
| 82 | Gary Middle School Gary · Gary Community School Corp | Middle | 12.6% | -26.7pp |
| 83 | George Washington Elementary Sch East Chicago · School City of East Chicago | Elementary | 12.6% | -26.7pp |
| 84 | Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch Gary · Gary Community School Corp | Elementary | 11.8% | -27.4pp |
| 85 | Joseph Hess Elementary School Hammond · School City of Hammond | Elementary | 11.7% | -27.5pp |
| 86 | Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch Gary · Lake Ridge New Tech Schools | Elementary | 9.4% | -29.8pp |
| 87 | Glen Park Acad for Excel in Lrn Gary · Gary Community School Corp | Elementary | 7.2% | -32.0pp |
| 88 | Frankie Woods McCullough Academy Gary · Gary Community School Corp | Elementary | 6.2% | -33.0pp |
| 89 | Beveridge Elementary School Gary · Gary Community School Corp | Elementary | 4.1% | -35.1pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the ILEARN % At or Above Proficiency threshold on the latest available ILEARN English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Lake County, Indiana with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the Indiana statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Indiana ranking.