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East Chicago Central High School

Public Grades 9-12

359^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 16% of Indiana high schools

Summary

East Chicago Central High School is a public high school serving 1,021 students in grades 9-12 in East Chicago, Indiana, which is part of the School City of East Chicago district.

The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quarter of Indiana high schools over the past 5 years. Only 23-30% of students are proficient in Evidence-based Reading and Writing on the SAT, and just 3-7% are proficient in Math, well below the state average. The school's four-year graduation rate of 74-88% is also below the state average, and it struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 17.8% to 33.5%. With 74-77% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a high-poverty student population.

Compared to nearby high schools like Highland High School, Calumet New Technical High School, and Munster High School, East Chicago Central High School significantly underperforms on academic metrics. For example, Munster High School has over 50% of students proficient in Math and 80% proficient in Evidence-based Reading and Writing, while East Chicago Central High School struggles to reach even 10% proficiency in these areas. Despite the school's poor academic performance, its spending per student ($12,643-$15,291) is higher than the state average, suggesting that additional resources alone may not be the solution to improving student outcomes.

1,052

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,291

Per pupil spending ?

72.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 W Columbus Drive
East Chicago, IN 46312

(219) 391-4000

District: School City of East Chicago

Feeder schools for East Chicago Central High School:

Elementary:	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
	Benjamin Harrison Elementary School
	George Washington Elementary School
	William McKinley Elementary School
Middle:	Joseph Block Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.8%

African American:

42.4%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (20% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 17% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

Indiana avg42%

359^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

343^rd of 380School City of East Chicago among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	359 of 429	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	371 of 432	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	362 of 398	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	363 of 409	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	312 of 388	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	331 of 389	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	356 of 385	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.7	358 of 380	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.6	363 of 394	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.0	357 of 400	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.2	355 of 379	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.6	337 of 353	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.8	362 of 373	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.2	357 of 364	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.4	345 of 362	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.5	340 of 364	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.2	339 of 360	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.7	334 of 354	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.3	332 of 349	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.0	335 of 349	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	73 of 132	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	91 of 132	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	78 of 125	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	77 of 125	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	33 of 119	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	56.9	27 of 94	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	44.6	31 of 74	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	349 of 387	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	352 of 392	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	354 of 388	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	116 of 181	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	121 of 184	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	135 of 166	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	123 of 164	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	292 of 377	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	319 of 377	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	321 of 379	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	331 of 386	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	352 of 392	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	351 of 383	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	214 of 298	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	269 of 289	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	285 of 285	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+56 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing31%-24 vs state

Biology23%-22 vs state

Mathematics5%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Biology (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th 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 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	16.5	359^th of 429 public high schools	16.3%		15	371^st of 432 public high schools	14.1%	12	31.0	5.0											23.2	$15,291	$2,398	$12,893
Hammond Academy of Science & Technical	Public, Charter	6-12	33 Muenich Ct	Hammond	46320	Lake County	Hammond Academy of Science & Technical	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 852-0500	578	47	12.2	68.0%	45 (7.8%)	110 (19.0%)	405 (70.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	64	116^th of 429 public high schools	73.0%		60.9	134^th of 432 public high schools	69.0%	18	56.3	21.3	35.1	37.4	38.3	36.9	21.7	19.8	24.5	22.0	35.1	35.1	60.0	$10,892	$1,495	$9,397
Area Career Center	Public	6-12	5727 Sohl Ave	Hammond	46320	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	No	(219) 933-2428	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)														$00
Hammond Central High School	Public	9-12	5926 Calumet Ave	Hammond	46320	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 933-2442	1,814	86	21.1	52.3%	104 (5.7%)	668 (36.8%)	972 (53.6%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (3.5%)	9.3	392^nd of 429 public high schools	8.6%		9	391^st of 432 public high schools	9.5%	1	23.8	2.6											10.2	$10,821	$1,729	$9,092
Whiting High School	Public	9-12	1751 Oliver St	Whiting	46394	Lake County	School City of Whiting	No	No	No	No	(219) 659-0255	445	24	18.6	68.3%	78 (17.5%)	28 (6.3%)	330 (74.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	33	297^th of 429 public high schools	30.8%		28.2	314^th of 432 public high schools	27.3%	17	37.5	18.2											29.1	$11,942	$824	$11,118
Excel Center - Hammond	Public, Charter	9-12	3438 169th Street	Hammond	46323	Lake County	Excel Center - Hammond	Yes	No	No	No	(219) 844-1911	205	6	34.1	7.8%	25 (12.2%)	70 (34.1%)	107 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	15.3	367^th of 429 public high schools	14.5%					(n/a)	33.3	0.0												$4,789	$93	$4,696
Morton Senior High School	Public	9-12	6915 Grand Ave	Hammond	46323	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 989-7316	1,446	77	18.9	49.0%	122 (8.4%)	669 (46.3%)	570 (39.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	78 (5.4%)	8.9	396^th of 429 public high schools	7.7%		12	380^th of 432 public high schools	12.0%	16	22.5	1.7											12.3	$11,910	$1,620	$10,290
West Side Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	9th & Gerry St	Gary	46406	Lake County	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 413-9870	1,232	69	17.9	62.6%	7 (0.6%)	1,102 (89.4%)	78 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.7%)	12.3	380^th of 429 public high schools	11.4%		7.2	406^th of 432 public high schools	6.0%	26	20.5	9.1											9.4	$21,037	$6,127	$14,910
Munster High School	Public	9-12	8808 Columbia Ave	Munster	46321	Lake County	School Town of Munster	No	No	No	No	(219) 836-3200	1,474	88	16.6	25.0%	663 (45.0%)	152 (10.3%)	472 (32.0%)	117 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (4.7%)	90.8	10^th of 429 public high schools	97.7%		88.6	20^th of 432 public high schools	95.4%	10	83.1	46.6											63.6	$11,384	$376	$11,008
Highland High School	Public	9-12	9135 Erie St	Highland	46322	Lake County	School Town of Highland	No	No	No	No	(219) 922-5610	971	53	18.3	37.6%	476 (49.0%)	116 (11.9%)	328 (33.8%)	19 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.2%)	57.9	155^th of 429 public high schools	63.9%		57.3	153^rd of 432 public high schools	64.6%	2	59.5	21.2											44.4	$11,753	$482	$11,271

Frequently Asked Questions about East Chicago Central High School

What schools feed into East Chicago Central High School?

East Chicago Central High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary : Benjamin Harrison Elementary School
Elementary : George Washington Elementary School
Elementary : William McKinley Elementary School
Middle : Joseph Block Middle School

How many students attend East Chicago Central High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,052 students attended East Chicago Central High School.

What district is East Chicago Central High School in?

School City of East Chicago

What is the racial makeup of East Chicago Central High School?

Students at East Chicago Central High School are 55% Hispanic, 42% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is East Chicago Central High School a good school?

East Chicago Central High School ranks in the bottom 16.3% of Indiana high schools.

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