📍 3916 Pulaski, East Chicago, Lake County, 46312
East Chicago Lighthouse is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in East Chicago, Lake County. The school has 473 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Chicago Lighthouse Charter school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. 7% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Chicago Lighthouse enrolls 473 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 44% Black or African American and 2.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 251 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 208 | 44% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.5% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
473 of the school's 473 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 464 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
East Chicago Lighthouse is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-10, state senate district 2, state house district 2.
East Chicago Lighthouse is one of 1 schools in East Chicago Lighthouse Charter, based in East Chicago, Indiana. The district serves 495 students district-wide and employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 473 students, East Chicago Lighthouse is close to the district average of about 495 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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