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Lake Central School Corporation

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At a glance

27^thof 374 Indiana districts▲ 4

Better than 92% of Indiana districts

Elementary 6 Middle 3 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

8260 Wicker Ave
Saint John, IN 46373·(219) 365-8507·All Indiana district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 92.8% of districts

Schools

8,985

Students

5-star school

Top rankedProtsman Elementary School114^th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Peifer Elementary School up 116 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Homan Elementary School 13.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

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Summary:

Lake Central School Corporation serves 8,985 students across 10 schools—six elementary, three middle, and one high school—and ranks in the 93rd percentile of Indiana districts with a 5-star rating. Its 2025-26 all-grade proficiency is 57.35% ELA, 56.51% math, and 54.81% science. Lake Central High School is the academic flagship: 33rd of 415 high schools, 92nd percentile, 5 stars, a 96.1% graduation rate vs. 89.7% state, and SAT proficiency of 66.00% in Evidence-based Reading and Writing and 46.27% in Math. Its main concern is chronic absenteeism at 24.3%, higher than the district's 16.2% and state's 16.7%.

Elementary math is a clear strength. All six elementary schools exceed the district's 56.51% math proficiency, led by Protsman Elementary School at 73.78%, George Bibich Elementary School at 71.70%, and Kolling Elementary School at 70.68%. Homan Elementary School has the top elementary ELA (62.58%) and science (62.07%) and has improved from the 75th to 86th percentile despite the district's highest free/reduced-lunch rate. Peifer Elementary School made the largest rank jump, from 67th to 79th percentile, with math at 66.49% and science at 59.05%. Among middle schools, Hal E Clark Middle School is highest-ranked, with 60.95% ELA and 64.42% 5th-grade social studies, but science is only 42.96%. Kahler Middle School improved to 86th percentile and has strong science (57.25%) and 5th-grade social studies (68.37%), while Michael Grimmer Middle School is strong in science (59.26%) but weak in math (42.84%).

Resources and absenteeism vary. Kolling Elementary School has the lowest free/reduced-lunch rate (14.93%) and lowest chronic absenteeism (6.7%), with strong math (70.68%) but below-district ELA (50.60%). Homan Elementary School has the highest free/reduced-lunch rate (37.71%), highest per-student spending ($15,642), and lowest student-teacher ratio (13.4). Peifer Elementary School also has high FRL (36.67%) and spending ($13,290), though its ELA is 50.26%. Before high school, absenteeism is generally low: George Bibich Elementary School at 7.6% and James H Watson Elementary School at 9.0%; middle schools range from 13.7% at Hal E Clark Middle School to 16.6% at Kahler Middle School. Every listed school is rated 4 stars or higher and ranks at or above the 79th 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
George Bibich Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	14600 W 81st St	Dyer	46311	Lake County	Lake Central School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 322-1185	547	32	17.0	21.8%	348 (63.6%)	32 (5.9%)	134 (24.5%)	17 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	84.2	145^th of 1015 public elementary schools	85.7%		84.6	140^th of 1005 public elementary schools	86.1%	5			59.5	50.6					55.7	68.6	75.8					71.7	61.5		61.5			$10,870	$334	$10,536
James H Watson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	333 W 77th St	Schererville	46375	Lake County	Lake Central School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 322-1365	660	39	17.1	23.8%	381 (57.7%)	82 (12.4%)	139 (21.1%)	21 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.3%)	77.7	209^th of 1015 public elementary schools	79.4%		80.5	176^th of 1005 public elementary schools	82.5%	33			64.1	52.3					58.1	67.0	57.9					62.4	51.4		51.4			$10,430	$723	$9,707
Kahler Middle School	Public	5-8	600 Joliet St	Dyer	46311	Lake County	Lake Central School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 865-3535	971	54	17.9	28.4%	576 (59.3%)	77 (7.9%)	259 (26.7%)	17 (1.8%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.6%)	83.3	68^th of 486 public middle schools	86.0%		77.4	97^th of 480 public middle schools	79.8%	29					62.3	45.4	57.1	55.1	54.4			71.6	53.5	50.0	48.2	55.6		57.3	57.3	68.4		$10,937	$296	$10,641
Kolling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8801 Wicker Ave	Saint John	46373	Lake County	Lake Central School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 365-8577	529	36	14.6	14.9%	386 (73.0%)	25 (4.7%)	90 (17.0%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	79.4	187^th of 1015 public elementary schools	81.6%		83	151^st of 1005 public elementary schools	85.0%	36			53.7	48.2					50.6	74.1	68.1					70.7	54.6		54.6			$11,019	$179	$10,840
Lake Central High School	Public	9-12	8400 Wicker Ave	Saint John	46373	Lake County	Lake Central School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 365-8551	2,926	145	20.2	22.3%	1,875 (64.1%)	243 (8.3%)	609 (20.8%)	87 (3.0%)	7 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	104 (3.6%)	84.2	33^rd of 415 public high schools	92.0%		87.7	22^nd of 429 public high schools	94.9%	11	66.0	46.3																			60.7	$10,837	$298	$10,539
Michael Grimmer Middle School	Public	5-8	225 W 77th Ave	Schererville	46375	Lake County	Lake Central School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 865-6985	814	44	18.5	30.7%	455 (55.9%)	86 (10.6%)	203 (24.9%)	22 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	41 (5.0%)	78.9	87^th of 486 public middle schools	82.1%		86	54^th of 480 public middle schools	88.8%	33					58.0	57.1	58.9	59.3	58.3			56.2	42.6	36.8	36.7	42.8		59.3	59.3	60.4		$10,765	$144	$10,622
Peifer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1824 S Cline	Schererville	46375	Lake County	Lake Central School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 322-5335	420	30	14.0	36.7%	216 (51.4%)	60 (14.3%)	116 (27.6%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	77.6	211^th of 1015 public elementary schools	79.2%		66	327^th of 1005 public elementary schools	67.5%	116			58.1	43.8					50.3	74.4	60.0					66.5	59.1		59.1			$13,290	$943	$12,348
Protsman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1121 Harrison	Dyer	46311	Lake County	Lake Central School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 322-2040	614	42	14.6	31.3%	329 (53.6%)	54 (8.8%)	167 (27.2%)	32 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.0%)	86.8	114^th of 1015 public elementary schools	88.8%		86.1	122^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	87.9%	8			70.3	54.0					61.3	79.2	69.4					73.8	58.1		58.1			$12,865	$1,404	$11,461
Homan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	210 E Joliet	Schererville	46375	Lake County	Lake Central School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 322-4451	472	35	13.4	37.7%	250 (53.0%)	46 (9.7%)	132 (28.0%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.1%)	84.9	140^th of 1015 public elementary schools	86.2%		76.4	217^th of 1005 public elementary schools	78.4%	77			65.8	59.8					62.6	59.2	71.3					65.6	62.1		62.1			$15,642	$1,382	$14,261
Hal E Clark Middle School	Public	5-8	8915 W 93rd Ave	Saint John	46373	Lake County	Lake Central School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 365-8507	1,032	60	17.2	22.1%	691 (67.0%)	79 (7.7%)	203 (19.7%)	10 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.5%)	84	60^th of 486 public middle schools	87.7%		78.1	91^st of 480 public middle schools	81.0%	31					56.7	55.7	62.7	69.0	61.0			61.5	52.0	46.3	49.1	51.8		43.0	43.0	64.4		$10,313	$518	$9,796

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hanover Community School Corp	3.93 mi	5	33^rd
School Town of Munster	4.92 mi	5	9^th
School Town of Highland	4.99 mi	7	130^th
Griffith Public Schools	5.44 mi	4	184^th
Lake Ridge New Technical Schools	6.83 mi	3	353^rd

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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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