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East Chicago Lighthouse

Charter

Regular School · East Chicago, IN

East Chicago Lighthouse is a charter regular school school in East Chicago, Indiana, serving grades KG–08 with 495 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.5:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 08
Enrollment
495
Teachers (FTE)
30.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 272 55%
Hispanic/Latino 205 41%
Two or more races 14 3%
White 3 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 495 258M / 237F

English Language Learners: 101 (20% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 6.0% -31pp 37.0% 266
Reading Proficiency 7.0% -35.2pp 42.2% 254
Science Proficiency 6-9% 66

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.38 grade levels
Math
+0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
62 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
34
6.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 495 100%

Contact & Location

3916 Pulaski

East Chicago, IN 46312

Phone: (219)378-7450

District

East Chicago Lighthouse Charter

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,846

District enrollment: 473

NCES ID

180005402235

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD