George Washington Elementary Sch
Public · Grades K–6 · 433 students
East Chicago Lighthouse
3916 Pulaski, East Chicago, IN 46312
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
495
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
East Chicago Lighthouse Charter
Lake County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 986 Indiana elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Indiana elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About East Chicago Lighthouse
East Chicago Lighthouse is a charter elementary school in East Chicago, Indiana, serving grades K–8. It is part of East Chicago Lighthouse Charter. The school is located in a large suburb in Lake County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 495 students were enrolled, with about 16.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Indiana elementary school (14.6 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Ball State University. Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 986 Indiana elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 495 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.5 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Ball State University
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- East Chicago Lighthouse Charter
- County
- Lake County
- NCES school ID
- 180005402235
Schools near East Chicago Lighthouse
All 10 schools in East Chicago →
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Public · Grades K–6 · 282 students
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy
Charter · Grades K–8 · 424 students
Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch
Public · Grades K–6 · 400 students
William McKinley Elementary School
Public · Grades K–6 · 509 students
St. Stanislaus School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 157 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.