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Best public schools in East Chicago, IN

9 public schools in East Chicago: 5 elementary · 1 middle · 1 high · 2 K-8. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

High school results are not in our data yet, so Indiana high schools have no score.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Indiana.

Elementary schools

5 schools in East Chicago, best first
1
Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch 12.9
School City of East Chicago · Grades K-6 · 366 students
ELA 16%Math 25%Science 25%
#850 of 975 in Indiana
2
William McKinley Elementary School 7.8
School City of East Chicago · Grades K-6 · 457 students
ELA 12%Math 23%Science 15%
#899 of 975 in Indiana
3
George Washington Elementary Sch 6.4
School City of East Chicago · Grades K-6 · 413 students
ELA 13%Math 21%Science 9%
#913 of 975 in Indiana
4
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School 1.2
School City of East Chicago · Grades K-6 · 287 students
ELA 7%Math 10%Science 13%
#964 of 975 in Indiana
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Carrie Gosch PK Center —
School City of East Chicago · Grades PK · 90 students
No published test results

Middle schools

1 school in East Chicago
1
Joseph Block Middle School 6.9
School City of East Chicago · Grades 7-8 · 440 students
ELA 18%Math 10%
#275 of 295 in Indiana

High schools

1 school in East Chicago
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East Chicago Central High School —
School City of East Chicago · Grades 9-12 · 1,021 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

2 schools in East Chicago, best first
1
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy 68.2
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy · Grades K-8 · Charter · 430 students
ELA 36%Math 33%Science 38%
#18 of 55 in Indiana
2
East Chicago Lighthouse 22.7
East Chicago Lighthouse Charter · Grades K-8 · Charter · 462 students
ELA 18%Math 14%Science 17%
#43 of 55 in Indiana

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