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Schools in Lake Station · Lake Station Community Schools, River Forest Community School Corporation

Lake Station’s public schools score below 77% of Indiana districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Lake Station’s districts is 17%, below the Indiana average (38%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Lake Station, 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.

#561of 592 Indiana townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Indiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% 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.

Reading proficiency
26%
▼ 15 pts vs IN 41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 20 pts vs IN 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs IN 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.6K
▼ 15% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024 · River Forest Community School Corporation
Students per teacher
16.9
IN 15.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,172 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Station’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 901 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lake Station’s, its schools beat 3%, lower than their 23% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 26% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 41% and 38% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana (the state reports Lake Station’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Lake Station spends $12,600 per student and River Forest Community School Corporation $11,634, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Lake Station’s grade

C− Test scoresD Graduation

C−: better than 23% of Indiana school districts, #561 of 592 Indiana towns. Both inputs trail the Indiana average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Indiana school districts we grade (396)Better than 23%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (901)Better than 3%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,351 test results and a graduating class of 129 could put Lake Station anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Lake Station’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,350 in math, 1,351 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lake Station, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD

Lake Station runs its own schools through grade 12 (River Forest Community School Corporation). From grade K, students attend the Lake Station Community Schools, shared with Hobart. Its elementary school is in Lake Station. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Lake Station

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lake Station Community SchoolsGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,030 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 16.1 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$12,600IN $13,688 · FY2024
C−
River Forest Community School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,707 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 17.4 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$11,634IN $13,688 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Lake Station Community Schools24%
State average 41.3% · 538 students tested
Math · K–12, Lake Station Community Schools15%
State average 37.5% · 537 students tested
Reading · PK–12, River Forest Community School Corporation28%
State average 41.3% · 813 students tested
Math · PK–12, River Forest Community School Corporation19%
State average 37.5% · 813 students tested

Lake Station vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Lake Station’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake StationC−River Forest Community School Corporation PK–12 · Lake Station K–12
HobartB−Hobart School City PK–12 · Merrillville Community School PK–12
GaryD−Gary Community School Corporation
New ChicagoC−River Forest Community School Corporation
Hobart TownshipC+Hobart School City PK–12 · River Forest Community School Corporation PK–12 · Lake Station K–12
CalumetD−Gary Community School Corporation

2 of the 5 neighbors share River Forest Community School Corporation with Lake Station for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Lake Station

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).

Also serving Lake Stationin other towns
Henry S Evans Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
400 students18:1Rate it →
John I Meister Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hobart
C−
373 students17:1Rate it →
Virgil I Bailey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C−
235 students14:1Rate it →
Alexander Hamilton Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5
C
200 students14:1Rate it →
Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS
High · Grades 6–12
D
595 students18:1Rate it →
River Forest Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hobart
D
369 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Station’s schools

Are Lake Station’s schools good?

On Indiana’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lake Station children attend score below 77% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #561 of 592 Indiana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 3%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lake Station in?

Two districts: River Forest Community School Corporation runs grades PK–12, and Lake Station Community Schools runs grades K–12, shared with Hobart.

What is Lake Station’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in River Forest Community School Corporation graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.

How much does Lake Station spend per student?

$12,600 in Lake Station Community Schools and $11,634 in River Forest Community School Corporation (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.