Rankings · Indiana
Largest schools in Lake County, Indiana
Ranked by enrollment — academic rankings appear once test-score data is loaded.
| # | School | City | District | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Central High School | Saint John | Lake Central School Corporation | 3273 |
| 2 | Crown Point High School | Crown Point | Crown Point Community School Corp | 2940 |
| 3 | Merrillville High School | Merrillville | Merrillville Community School Corp | 2021 |
| 4 | Munster High School | Munster | School Town of Munster | 1588 |
| 5 | Donald E Gavit Middle/High School | Hammond | School City of Hammond | 1490 |
| 6 | Gary Lighthouse Charter School | Gary | — | 1334 |
| 7 | Hobart High School | Hobart | School City of Hobart | 1265 |
| 8 | 21St Century Charter Sch Of Gary | Gary | 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary | 1264 |
| 9 | George Rogers Clark Md/Hs | Whiting | School City of Hammond | 1254 |
| 10 | Morton Senior High School | Hammond | School City of Hammond | 1240 |
| 11 | West Side Leadership Academy | Gary | Gary Community School Corp | 1193 |
| 12 | East Chicago Central High School | East Chicago | School City of East Chicago | 1104 |
| 13 | Robert Taft Middle School | Crown Point | Crown Point Community School Corp | 1100 |
| 14 | Lowell Senior High School | Lowell | Tri-Creek School Corporation | 1093 |
| 15 | Highland High School | Highland | School Town of Highland | 1061 |
| 16 | Hal E Clark Middle School | Saint John | Lake Central School Corporation | 1057 |
| 17 | East Chicago Central High School | East Chicago | School City of East Chicago | 1054 |
| 18 | Pierce Middle School | Merrillville | Merrillville Community School Corp | 982 |
| 19 | Hobart Middle School | Hobart | School City of Hobart | 952 |
| 20 | Kahler Middle School | Dyer | Lake Central School Corporation | 951 |
| 21 | Colonel John Wheeler Middle School | Crown Point | Crown Point Community School Corp | 942 |
| 22 | Merrillville Intermediate School | Merrillville | Merrillville Community School Corp | 915 |
| 23 | Wilbur Wright Middle School | Munster | School Town of Munster | 903 |
| 24 | Hammond High School | Hammond | School City of Hammond | 891 |
| 25 | Thea Bowman Leadership Academy | Gary | — | 866 |
| 26 | Hanover Central Middle School | Cedar Lake | Hanover Community School Corp | 813 |
| 27 | Charles N Scott Middle School | Hammond | School City of Hammond | 798 |
| 28 | Henry W Eggers Middle School | Hammond | School City of Hammond | 765 |
| 29 | Michael Grimmer Middle School | Schererville | Lake Central School Corporation | 760 |
| 30 | Hanover Central High School | Cedar Lake | Hanover Community School Corp | 748 |
| 31 | Washington Irving Elementary Sch | Hammond | School City of Hammond | 728 |
| 32 | Lowell Middle School | Lowell | Tri-Creek School Corporation | 711 |
| 33 | Charter School Of The Dunes | Gary | Charter School of the Dunes | 684 |
| 34 | Highland Middle School | Highland | School Town of Highland | 684 |
| 35 | Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr Hs | Lake Station | Lake Station Community Schools | 682 |
| 36 | Kolling Elementary School | Saint John | Lake Central School Corporation | 675 |
| 37 | Griffith High School | Griffith | Griffith Public Schools | 667 |
| 38 | Frank H Hammond Elementary School | Munster | School Town of Munster | 662 |
| 39 | Calumet New Tech High School | Gary | Lake Ridge New Tech Schools | 661 |
| 40 | Lake Street Elementary School | Crown Point | Crown Point Community School Corp | 654 |
| 41 | Aspire Charter Academy | Gary | — | 647 |
| 42 | Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School | Crown Point | Crown Point Community School Corp | 613 |
| 43 | Protsman Elementary School | Dyer | Lake Central School Corporation | 596 |
| 44 | Joseph Hess Elementary School | Hammond | School City of Hammond | 585 |
| 45 | Maywood Elementary School | Hammond | School City of Hammond | 585 |
| 46 | Thomas A Edison Elementary School | Hammond | School City of Hammond | 582 |
| 47 | Warren G Harding Elementary School | Hammond | School City of Hammond | 582 |
| 48 | Hammond Academy Of Science & Tech | Hammond | Hammond Academy of Science & Tech | 574 |
| 49 | Joseph Block Middle School | East Chicago | School City of East Chicago | 561 |
| 50 | Abraham Lincoln Elementary School | Hammond | School City of Hammond | 557 |
| 51 | Solon Robinson Elementary School | Crown Point | Crown Point Community School Corp | 554 |
| 52 | Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch | Gary | Gary Community School Corp | 553 |
| 53 | Jonas E Salk Elementary School | Merrillville | Merrillville Community School Corp | 553 |
| 54 | George Washington Elementary Sch | East Chicago | School City of East Chicago | 542 |
| 55 | Jerry Ross Elementary School | Crown Point | Crown Point Community School Corp | 541 |
| 56 | William Mckinley Elementary School | East Chicago | School City of East Chicago | 538 |
| 57 | River Forest High School | Hobart | River Forest Community Sch Corp | 531 |
| 58 | Frank O'Bannon Elementary School | Hammond | School City of Hammond | 528 |
| 59 | Homan Elementary School | Schererville | Lake Central School Corporation | 525 |
| 60 | James H Watson Elementary School | Schererville | Lake Central School Corporation | 523 |
| 61 | George Bibich Elementary School | Dyer | Lake Central School Corporation | 519 |
| 62 | Glen Park Acad For Excel In Lrn | Gary | Gary Community School Corp | 518 |
| 63 | Veterans Elementary School At Mund | Hobart | School City of Hobart | 518 |
| 64 | East Chicago Lighthouse | East Chicago | East Chicago Lighthouse Charter | 515 |
| 65 | Bailly Middle School | Gary | Gary Community School Corp | 513 |
| 66 | James B Eads Elementary School | Munster | School Town of Munster | 513 |
| 67 | Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School | Gary | Lake Ridge New Tech Schools | 510 |
| 68 | Timothy Ball Elementary School | Crown Point | Crown Point Community School Corp | 508 |
| 69 | Oak Hill Elementary School | Lowell | Tri-Creek School Corporation | 507 |
| 70 | Abraham Lincoln Elementary School | Hammond | School City of Hammond | 506 |
| 71 | River Forest High School | Hobart | River Forest Community Sch Corp | 501 |
| 72 | Griffith Middle School | Griffith | Griffith Public Schools | 498 |
| 73 | Frank O'Bannon Elementary School | Hammond | School City of Hammond | 489 |
| 74 | Homer Iddings Elementary School | Merrillville | Merrillville Community School Corp | 486 |
| 75 | Whiting High School | Whiting | School City of Whiting | 486 |
| 76 | Henry P Fieler Elementary School | Merrillville | Merrillville Community School Corp | 482 |
| 77 | Jane Ball Elementary School | Cedar Lake | Hanover Community School Corp | 481 |
| 78 | Joan Martin Elementary School | Hobart | School City of Hobart | 480 |
| 79 | Three Creeks Elem School | Lowell | Tri-Creek School Corporation | 476 |
| 80 | Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch | Gary | Lake Ridge New Tech Schools | 473 |
| 81 | Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | Hammond | School City of Hammond | 471 |
| 82 | Banneker Elementary At Marquette | Gary | Gary Community School Corp | 470 |
| 83 | Frankie Woods Mccullough Academy | Gary | Gary Community School Corp | 468 |
| 84 | Winfield Elementary School | Crown Point | Crown Point Community School Corp | 467 |
| 85 | Lincoln Elementary School | Cedar Lake | Hanover Community School Corp | 461 |
| 86 | Morton Elementary School | Hammond | School City of Hammond | 461 |
| 87 | Gary Middle School | Gary | Gary Community School Corp | 458 |
| 88 | Ernest R Elliott Elementary School | Munster | School Town of Munster | 453 |
| 89 | Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch | East Chicago | School City of East Chicago | 450 |
| 90 | Peifer Elementary School | Schererville | Lake Central School Corporation | 449 |
| 91 | Liberty Elementary School | Hobart | School City of Hobart | 446 |
| 92 | Beiriger Elementary School | Griffith | Griffith Public Schools | 440 |
| 93 | Douglas Macarthur Elem School | Cedar Lake | Crown Point Community School Corp | 434 |
| 94 | Nathan Hale Elementary School | Whiting | School City of Whiting | 427 |
| 95 | Steel City Academy | Gary | — | 415 |
| 96 | East Chicago Urban Enterprise Acad | East Chicago | East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy | 412 |
| 97 | Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School | Griffith | Griffith Public Schools | 412 |
| 98 | Southridge Elementary School | Highland | School Town of Highland | 404 |
| 99 | Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch | East Chicago | School City of East Chicago | 401 |
| 100 | Banneker Elementary At Marquette | Gary | Gary Community School Corp | 396 |
| 101 | River Forest Middle School | Hobart | River Forest Community Sch Corp | 390 |
| 102 | Judith Morton Johnston Elementary | Highland | School Town of Highland | 381 |
| 103 | Lake Prairie Elementary School | Lowell | Tri-Creek School Corporation | 381 |
| 104 | Beveridge Elementary School | Gary | Gary Community School Corp | 378 |
| 105 | Henry S Evans Elementary School | Lake Station | River Forest Community Sch Corp | 361 |
| 106 | Lew Wallace Elementary School | Hammond | School City of Hammond | 361 |
| 107 | Abraham Lincoln Elementary School | East Chicago | School City of East Chicago | 339 |
| 108 | John I Meister Elementary School | Hobart | River Forest Community Sch Corp | 333 |
| 109 | John Wood Elementary School | Merrillville | Merrillville Community School Corp | 311 |
| 110 | Early Learning Center-George Earle | Hobart | School City of Hobart | 306 |
| 111 | Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr | Gary | Gary Community School Corp | 293 |
| 112 | Allen J Warren Elementary School | Highland | School Town of Highland | 280 |
| 113 | Mildred Merkley Elementary School | Highland | School Town of Highland | 277 |
| 114 | Edgar L Miller Elementary School | Merrillville | Merrillville Community School Corp | 273 |
| 115 | Whiting Middle School | Whiting | School City of Whiting | 269 |
| 116 | Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch | Whiting | School City of Hammond | 259 |
| 117 | Virgil I Bailey Elementary School | Lake Station | Lake Station Community Schools | 259 |
| 118 | Kenwood Elementary School | Hammond | School City of Hammond | 256 |
| 119 | Alexander Hamilton Elementary Sch | Lake Station | Lake Station Community Schools | 236 |
| 120 | Excel Center - Hammond | Hammond | — | 235 |
| 121 | Higher Institute Of Arts & Tech | Merrillville | Higher Institute of Arts & Tech | 207 |
| 122 | Gary Middle College | Gary | — | 199 |
| 123 | Carrie Gosch Pk Center | East Chicago | School City of East Chicago | 170 |
| 124 | Gary Middle College | Gary | — | 164 |
| 125 | Excel Center - Gary | Gary | — | 121 |
| 126 | Gary Middle College West | Gary | — | 118 |
| 127 | Eagle Park Community School | Crown Point | NW Indiana Special Education Coop | 101 |
| 128 | Area Career Center | Hammond | School City of Hammond | 0 |
| 129 | Gary Career Center | Gary | Gary Community School Corp | 0 |