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Lake Station Community Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Indiana for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 616 students in Lake Station Community Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Indiana.
Public Middle School in Lake Station Community School School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Indiana public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 21% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 63% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Indiana public middle school average of 35% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IN)
# Schools
3 Schools
574 Schools
# Students
1,125 Students
289,418 Students
# Teachers
70 Teachers
19,182 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Lake Station Community Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 398 school districts in Indiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#337 out of 400 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
15%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
41%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
34%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.65
0.55
# American Indian Students
1 Student
517 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
6,712 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
512 Students
38,426 Students
% Hispanic Students
46%
13%
# Black Students
144 Students
41,130 Students
% Black Students
13%
14%
# White Students
408 Students
186,831 Students
% White Students
36%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
351 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
60 Students
15,451 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
653
# Students in K Grade:
86
4,238
# Students in 1st Grade:
100
4,411
# Students in 2nd Grade:
83
4,362
# Students in 3rd Grade:
86
4,291
# Students in 4th Grade:
91
4,224
# Students in 5th Grade:
63
9,803
# Students in 6th Grade:
67
46,087
# Students in 7th Grade:
71
77,853
# Students in 8th Grade:
96
79,815
# Students in 9th Grade:
100
13,193
# Students in 10th Grade:
96
13,673
# Students in 11th Grade:
94
13,404
# Students in 12th Grade:
92
13,173
# Ungraded Students:
-
238
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,603 is higher than the state median of $13,148. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,645 is less than the state median of $12,780. The school district spending/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$15 MM
$13,615 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$13,234 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,603
$13,148
Spending / Student
$12,645
$12,780
Best Lake Station Community Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Thomas A Edison Jr-sr High School
Magnet School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
3304 Parkside Ave
Lake Station, IN 46405
(219) 962-8531
Lake Station, IN 46405
(219) 962-8531
Grades: 6-12
| 616 students
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