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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)					ILEARN Math (2025)					ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Distance	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	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 5th Grade	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 Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
River Forest Middle School	0.0mi	Public	6-8	3300 Indiana St	Hobart	46342	Lake County	River Forest Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 962-7551	369	25	14.7	74.0%	117 (31.7%)	64 (17.3%)	157 (42.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.3%)	21.1	375^th of 480 public middle schools	21.9%		17.6	402^nd of 491 public middle schools	18.1%	27		28.5	22.6	21.4	24.1		18.1	11.2	4.8	11.2	30.4	30.4			$9,950	$713	$9,237
Hobart Middle School	2.5mi	Public	6-8	36 E 8th St	Hobart	46342	Lake County	School City of Hobart	No	No	No	No	(219) 942-8541	905	50	18.2	52.6%	574 (63.4%)	85 (9.4%)	210 (23.2%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.0%)	62.1	169^th of 480 public middle schools	64.8%		60.3	184^th of 491 public middle schools	62.5%	15		41.1	40.7	46.7	42.7		39.2	37.2	32.0	36.2	38.3	38.3		86.5	$12,110	$406	$11,705
Bailly Middle School	2.8mi	Public	6-8	4621 Georgia St	Gary	46409	Lake County	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 980-6326	355	28	12.7	60.0%	7 (2.0%)	292 (82.3%)	34 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	9.2	446^th of 480 public middle schools	7.1%		9.9	451^st of 491 public middle schools	8.1%	5		16.2	6.8	21.6	14.4		7.0	3.0	8.3	5.9	12.4	12.4			$18,063	$5,461	$12,602
William Fegely Middle School	3.8mi	Public	6-8	5384 Stone Ave	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8150	566	45	12.4	48.2%	256 (45.2%)	111 (19.6%)	160 (28.3%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.3%)	33.8	328^th of 480 public middle schools	31.7%		36.8	318^th of 491 public middle schools	35.2%	10		27.9	28.7	31.8	29.5		12.1	28.7	24.0	22.3	27.4	27.4		56.8	$12,312	$401	$11,911
Gary Middle School	3.9mi	Public	6-8	301 Parke St	Gary	46403	Lake County	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 321-8547	365	25	14.4	62.5%	2 (0.5%)	334 (91.5%)	18 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	6.8	464^th of 480 public middle schools	3.3%		7.3	474^th of 491 public middle schools	3.5%	10		9.9	12.0	16.5	12.6		5.4	0.8	0.9	2.5	11.9	11.9			$18,400	$6,070	$12,331
Merrillville Intermediate School	5.0mi	Public	5-6	1400 W 61st Ave	Merrillville	46410	Lake County	Merrillville Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 650-5306	788	61	13.0	54.4%	66 (8.4%)	494 (62.7%)	167 (21.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.4%)								(n/a)	28.8	26.7			27.8	35.5	30.4			33.1	29.1	29.1	28.1		$11,520	$1,224	$10,296
Willowcreek Middle School	5.1mi	Public	6-8	5962 Central Ave	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8090	920	55	16.6	41.7%	474 (51.5%)	145 (15.8%)	245 (26.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.5%)	39.1	309^th of 480 public middle schools	35.6%		41.6	290^th of 491 public middle schools	40.9%	19		23.6	26.4	37.3	29.0		21.8	26.1	37.3	28.3	32.9	32.9		70.3	$11,089	$319	$10,770
Lake Ridge New Technical Middle School	5.4mi	Public	5-8	3601 W 41st Ave	Gary	46408	Lake County	Lake Ridge New Technical Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 980-0730	447	27	16.8	97.5%	125 (28.0%)	175 (39.1%)	122 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	9.5	443^rd of 480 public middle schools	7.7%		7.6	472^nd of 491 public middle schools	3.9%	29	16.3	13.5	17.4	12.4	15.0	8.2	6.7	4.6	5.2	6.1	16.7	16.7	17.5		$13,528	$2,656	$10,873
Pierce Middle School	5.5mi	Public	7-8	199 E 70th Pl	Merrillville	46410	Lake County	Merrillville Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 650-5308	878	69	12.8	53.2%	58 (6.6%)	581 (66.2%)	183 (20.8%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.7%)	23.9	363^rd of 480 public middle schools	24.4%		27.8	356^th of 491 public middle schools	27.5%	7			20.3	29.3	24.9			18.5	13.8	16.1					$11,123	$835	$10,288
Union Township Middle School	7.5mi	Public	6-8	599 W 300 N	Valparaiso	46385	Porter County	Union Township School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 759-2562	333	24	14.1	26.7%	267 (80.2%)	9 (2.7%)	49 (14.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	92.5	23^rd of 480 public middle schools	95.2%		94.7	19^th of 491 public middle schools	96.1%	4		55.7	69.6	66.3	63.7		60.9	60.7	60.4	60.7	53.9	53.9			$12,033	$71	$11,962

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