Photo: Sea Cow · CC BY-SA 4.0East Chicago’s public schools score below 90% of Indiana districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 8% of East Chicago’s students scored proficient, below the Indiana average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving East Chicago, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Indiana, not nationally.
From Indiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
East Chicago’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 253 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of East Chicago’s, its schools beat 1%, lower than their 10% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 15% of tested students were proficient in reading and 8% in math, against 41% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana. Districts ↓
Spending, and where it came from
The district spent $17,914 per student in FY2024, against $13,688 across Indiana. 23% of its revenue that year was federal (Indiana 11%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Joseph Block Middle School, then East Chicago Central High School. Enrollment is down 12% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind East Chicago’s grade
D: better than 10% of Indiana school districts, #590 of 592 Indiana towns. Both inputs trail the Indiana average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve East Chicago, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in East Chicago
Carrie Gosch PK Center
Grades PK · 113 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in East Chicago
Joseph Block Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 436 students · 11:1 students per teacher
8th grade in East Chicago
Joseph Block Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 436 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in East Chicago
East Chicago Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,052 students · 13:1 students per teacher
10th grade in East Chicago
East Chicago Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,052 students · 13:1 students per teacher
11th grade in East Chicago
East Chicago Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,052 students · 13:1 students per teacher
12th grade in East Chicago
East Chicago Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,052 students · 13:1 students per teacher
East Chicago’s public schools are run by City of East Chicago School District, which also serves North. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
East Chicago vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share East Chicago’s borders.
Every school in East Chicago
6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about East Chicago’s schools
Are East Chicago’s schools good?
On Indiana’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools East Chicago children attend score below 90% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #590 of 592 Indiana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 1%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is East Chicago in?
City of East Chicago School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,225 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
Where do East Chicago kids go to high school?
East Chicago Central High School, with 1,052 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is East Chicago’s graduation rate?
74% of the class of 2023 in City of East Chicago School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.
How much does East Chicago spend per student?
$17,914 in City of East Chicago School District (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What East Chicago families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near East Chicago → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.