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School City of East Chicago Schools
School City of East Chicago is a public school district in Indiana, based in Lake County (East Chicago). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
School City of East Chicago on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for School City of East Chicago
6 of 7 schools in School City of East Chicago carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 1F: 5
Best schools in School City of East Chicago
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C- East Chicago Central High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- F Joseph Block Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F William Mckinley Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F Abraham Lincoln Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F George Washington Elementary Sch (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in School City of East Chicago
High schools (1)
- C- East Chicago Central High School, East Chicago
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- F Joseph Block Middle School, East Chicago
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- F Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, East Chicago
- F Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch, East Chicago
- F George Washington Elementary Sch, East Chicago
- F William Mckinley Elementary School, East Chicago
Other schools and academies (1)
- Carrie Gosch Pk Center, East Chicago
Where School City of East Chicago schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- East Chicago (7)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Indiana
- County: Lake County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,074 students with 230 full-time-equivalent teachers and 542 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1802880
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- School City of Whiting (3 schools, 2 mi)
- School City of Hammond (16 schools, 3 mi)
- Gary Community School Corp (10 schools, 7 mi)
- School Town of Highland (6 schools, 7 mi)
- School Town of Munster (5 schools, 7 mi)
- Lake Ridge New Tech Schools (3 schools, 8 mi)
- Griffith Public Schools (3 schools, 8 mi)
- River Forest Community Sch Corp (4 schools, 11 mi)
Questions about School City of East Chicago
How many schools are in School City of East Chicago?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in School City of East Chicago, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does School City of East Chicago serve?
The largest by graded schools: East Chicago.
How good are the schools in School City of East Chicago?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is F, with 10.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 11.3%. 83% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend School City of East Chicago?
3,074 students were enrolled in School City of East Chicago in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is School City of East Chicago?
School City of East Chicago is in Indiana, based in Lake County, with its district office in East Chicago. Its boundary covers about 14.1 sq mi.