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School City of East Chicago

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At a glance

348^thof 374 Indiana districts▼ 5

Better than 6% of Indiana districts

Elementary 4 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

1401 E 144th Street
East Chicago, IN 46312·(219) 391-4100·All Indiana district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 7% of districts

Schools

3,225

Students

Top rankedBenjamin Harrison Elementary School842^nd of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

William McKinley Elementary School up 47 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Abraham Lincoln Elementary School 10.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

1★

0★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

School City of East Chicago serves 3,112 students across six schools — four elementary (K–6), one middle (7–8), and one high school (9–12), with no alternative schools. Enrollment is concentrated in the elementary grades (1,624 students, 52.2%) and the high school (1,052 students, 33.8%), with 436 middle schoolers (14.0%). The district is ranked 348th of 374 Indiana districts — 7th percentile, 0 stars. Poverty is universal here: free/reduced-lunch rates range from 70.33% to 75.89%, and every school's chronic absenteeism rate is above the state rate of 16.7%.

On the positive side, Benjamin Harrison Elementary School is the district's strongest school: highest latest percentile (842/1015, 17th percentile, 1 star), lowest chronic absenteeism (19.4% vs district 25.8%), and above-district results in ELA (16.27% vs 14.21%), math (25.36% vs 17.65%), science (24.53% vs 15.65%), and 5th-grade social studies (16.67% vs 14.09%), with steady rank improvement. George Washington Elementary School posts the highest single elementary grade-level math score, 4th-grade math at 41.18%. William McKinley Elementary School has notable 4th-grade results (25.42% ELA, 37.29% math). East Chicago Central High School graduates 90.9% of students, above the state's 89.7%.

Among concerns, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School is the weakest performer: 3rd percentile (988/1015, 0 stars), lowest ELA (6.57%) and math (10.22%), highest chronic absenteeism (33.6%), highest poverty (75.89%), highest per-student spending ($16,751), and a sharp rank decline. Joseph Block Middle School has above-district ELA (18.05%) but math of only 10.24%, with 8th-grade math at 8.38% versus the state's 34.2%. At the high school, SAT EBRW is 18.26% and SAT math 4.56%, far below state rates of 51.9% and 25.6%. No school exceeds the 17th percentile.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-6	3551 Block Avenue	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4096	282	26	10.7	75.9%	5 (1.8%)	214 (75.9%)	58 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	5.7	988^th of 1015 public elementary schools	2.7%		11.6	902^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	10.2%	86			7.1	6.7	6.5	5.9			6.6	14.3	10.0	9.7	5.9			10.2	13.3	12.1	12.7	12.9		$16,751	$3,265	$13,486
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-6	4411 Magoun	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4192	400	29	13.6	74.0%	3 (0.8%)	111 (27.8%)	281 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	17.3	842^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	17.0%		13.9	876^th of 1005 public elementary schools	12.8%	34			9.8	18.5	16.7	21.2			16.3	32.8	22.2	14.3	28.9			25.4	24.1	25.0	24.5	16.7		$15,153	$2,569	$12,585
Carrie Gosch PK Center	Public	PK	4001 Indianapolis Blvd	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	No	(219) 391-4172	113	9	12.3	62.8%	2 (1.8%)	38 (33.6%)	69 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)								(n/a)																						$31,914	$4,780	$27,134
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-6	2400 Cardinal Drive	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4169	433	28	15.5	72.3%	2 (0.5%)	239 (55.2%)	180 (41.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	10.6	928^th of 1015 public elementary schools	8.6%		8.1	950^th of 1005 public elementary schools	5.5%	22			14.0	17.7	14.1	6.0			12.7	24.4	41.2	14.1	9.0			21.3	13.7	6.1	9.4	9.4		$14,342	$2,763	$11,580
Joseph Block Middle School	Public	7-8	2700 Cardinal Dr	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4084	436	41	10.7	70.6%	5 (1.1%)	181 (41.5%)	238 (54.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	13.2	432^nd of 486 public middle schools	11.1%		10.3	435^th of 480 public middle schools	9.4%	3							19.2	16.8	18.1					11.9	8.4	10.2						$14,799	$2,349	$12,450
William McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-6	4825 Magoun Ave	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4186	509	31	16.6	70.3%	13 (2.6%)	190 (37.3%)	287 (56.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.1%)	12.7	892^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	12.1%		8.8	939^th of 1005 public elementary schools	6.6%	47			3.8	25.4	9.6	14.1			12.3	21.5	37.3	20.5	14.1			22.8	18.6	12.5	15.5	16.9		$12,860	$2,308	$10,552
East Chicago Central High School	Public	9-12	1100 W Columbus Drive	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4000	1,052	79	13.2	72.3%	7 (0.7%)	446 (42.4%)	576 (54.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.9%)	11.5	368^th of 415 public high schools	11.3%		16.5	359^th of 429 public high schools	16.3%	9	18.3	4.6																			21.8	$15,291	$2,398	$12,893

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Chicago Lighthouse Charter	0.52 mi	1	345^th
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	1.49 mi	1	239^th
School City of Whiting	3.43 mi	3	223^rd
School City of Hammond	3.63 mi	15	351^st
Gary Community School Corp	3.99 mi	16	365^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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