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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 46405

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At a glance

Schools

835

Students

Districts

Top rankedHenry S Evans Elementary School829^th of 1,005 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Virgil I Bailey Elementary School up 27 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

There are three elementary schools serving zip code 46405: Henry S Evans Elementary School, Virgil I Bailey Elementary School, and Alexander Hamilton Elementary School. These schools are part of either the River Forest Community School Corp or Lake Station Community Schools districts. The area is characterized by a significant student population facing socioeconomic challenges, as indicated by high free/reduced lunch rates across all schools.

Overall, the elementary schools in zip code 46405 face considerable challenges, with all three districts and individual schools receiving low rankings statewide and on SchoolDigger. A notable shared issue is the identical chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% across all three schools. Academic performance in English Language Arts and Math is consistently below the Indiana average for all schools. However, Virgil I Bailey Elementary School and Alexander Hamilton Elementary School show stronger performance in Science, particularly in 4th grade, exceeding the state average in the 2024-2025 academic year. Alexander Hamilton Elementary School also demonstrated a notably high proficiency in 5th-grade Social Studies in the 2023-2024 academic year.

Alexander Hamilton Elementary School stands out among the three for its resource allocation and student-teacher ratio. It has the highest spending per student at $12,913 and the lowest student-teacher ratio at 12.3, suggesting smaller class sizes. In contrast, Henry S Evans Elementary School has the largest student population (401) and the highest student-teacher ratio (17.8), along with the lowest per-student spending ($10,180). While Virgil I Bailey Elementary School has a moderate student count (303) and a student-teacher ratio of 14.9, its spending per student ($12,192) is also higher than Henry S Evans Elementary School.

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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)	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 (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 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alexander Hamilton Elementary School	Public	K-5	2900 Lake St	Lake Station	46405	Lake County	Lake Station Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 962-1824	200	14	13.9	76.5%	70 (35.0%)	16 (8.0%)	100 (50.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.0%)	17.3	842^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	16.2%		29.6	732^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	27.6%	110	30.8	11.5	6.7	17.9	26.3	26.9	13.3	22.3	34.6	34.6	6.9	$12,913	$1,971	$10,943
Virgil I Bailey Elementary School	Public	K-5	2100 Union St	Lake Station	46405	Lake County	Lake Station Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 962-1302	235	17	13.5	86.4%	79 (33.6%)	26 (11.1%)	106 (45.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.8%)	18.5	831^st of 1005 public elementary schools	17.3%		16.2	858^th of 1011 public elementary schools	15.1%	27	18.4	31.1	17.2	22.8	22.5	26.7	10.3	21.1	31.1	31.1	13.8	$12,192	$1,678	$10,513
Henry S Evans Elementary School	Public	K-5	2915 E 35th Ave	Lake Station	46405	Lake County	River Forest Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 962-1608	400	23	17.7	82.3%	151 (37.8%)	51 (12.8%)	163 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.3%)	19	829^th of 1005 public elementary schools	17.5%		23.5	777^th of 1011 public elementary schools	23.1%	52	13.7	22.6	33.3	23.0	29.4	20.8	29.2	26.3	15.1	15.1	14.6	$10,180	$1,174	$9,006

Cities Near Zip Code 46405

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lake Station	0.31 mi	4	385^th
Hobart	0.88 mi	9	318^th
Gary	2.07 mi	27	392^nd
Portage	3.27 mi	12	344^th
Merrillville	5.51 mi	9	369^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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