Top Rankings
Lake Central School Corporation School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Indiana for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 2,784 students in Lake Central School Corporation School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Indiana.
Public Middle Schools in Lake Central School Corporation School District have an average math proficiency score of 36% (versus the Indiana public middle school average of 29%), and reading proficiency score of 49% (versus the 41% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 36% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Indiana public middle school average of 34% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (IN)
# Schools
10 Schools
558 Schools
# Students
9,418 Students
298,142 Students
# Teachers
539 Teachers
19,355 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Lake Central School Corporation School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 391 school districts in Indiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#56 out of 392 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
43%
Graduation Rate
95%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.54
0.54
# American Indian Students
23 Students
481 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
254 Students
6,702 Students
% Asian Students
3%
2%
# Hispanic Students
2,011 Students
39,031 Students
% Hispanic Students
21%
13%
# Black Students
701 Students
40,979 Students
% Black Students
7%
14%
# White Students
6,076 Students
195,438 Students
% White Students
65%
66%
# Hawaiian Students
10 Students
286 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
343 Students
15,225 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
193
410
# Students in K Grade:
669
4,174
# Students in 1st Grade:
572
4,284
# Students in 2nd Grade:
693
4,343
# Students in 3rd Grade:
671
4,530
# Students in 4th Grade:
624
4,727
# Students in 5th Grade:
707
10,743
# Students in 6th Grade:
724
46,781
# Students in 7th Grade:
649
79,253
# Students in 8th Grade:
704
81,588
# Students in 9th Grade:
779
13,967
# Students in 10th Grade:
817
14,454
# Students in 11th Grade:
772
14,181
# Students in 12th Grade:
843
14,387
# Ungraded Students:
1
320
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,064 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,179. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,914 is less than the state median of $12,810. The school district spending/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$123 MM
$13,615 MM
Spending
$112 MM
$13,234 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,064
$13,179
Spending / Student
$11,914
$12,810
Best Lake Central School Corporation School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Hal E Clark Middle School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
8915 W 93rd Ave
Saint John, IN 46373
(219) 365-8507
Saint John, IN 46373
(219) 365-8507
Grades: 5-8
| 1,064 students
Rank: #22.
Kahler Middle School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
600 Joliet St
Dyer, IN 46311
(219) 865-3535
Dyer, IN 46311
(219) 865-3535
Grades: 5-8
| 942 students
Rank: #33.
Michael Grimmer Middle School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
225 W 77th Ave
Schererville, IN 46375
(219) 865-6985
Schererville, IN 46375
(219) 865-6985
Grades: 5-8
| 778 students
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