Best Public Schools in Gary, Indiana

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2019)						ILEARN Math (2019)						ILEARN Science (2019)		ILEARN Social Studies (2019)	ILEARN Biology (2019)	ISTEP+ English/Language Arts (2019)	ISTEP+ Math (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	ISTEP+ English/Language Arts 10th Grade	ISTEP+ Math 10th Grade
Thea Bowman Leadership Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	975 W 6th Ave	Gary	46402	Lake	Thea Bowman Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 883-4826	1,086	73	14.8	99.4%	3 (0.3%)	1,033 (95.1%)	37 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.2%)								(n/a)	34.1	17.6	28.4	35.4	29.3	18.6	41.5	8.8	10.4	4.9	6.7	4.3	23.9	10.0	18.5	2.2	27.4	7.1
Charter School of the Dunes	Public, Charter	K-8	7300 East Melton Rd	Gary	46403	Lake	Charter School of the Dunes	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 939-9690	604	30	20.1	92.7%	16 (2.6%)	533 (88.2%)	22 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	2.8	1016^th of 1031 public elementary schools	1.5%		4.4	992^nd of 1027 public elementary schools	3.4%	24	4.6	9.7	11.3	12.1	19.6	37.2	20.0	11.3	11.3	9.1	8.9	11.6	3.2	4.5	5.7
21st Century Charter School of Gary	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	556 Washington St	Gary	46402	Lake	21st Century Charter School of Gary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 886-9339	883	33	26.7	83.5%	0 (0.0%)	837 (94.8%)	23 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.6%)								(n/a)	15.9	19.4	18.5	17.0	21.7	11.4	37.7	20.9	20.4	13.2	7.1	1.4	9.0	9.4	16.7	5.7	40.0	9.8
Gary Lighthouse Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	725 Clark Road	Gary	46406	Lake	Gary Lighthouse Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 977-9583	1,439	68	21.1	100.0%	10 (0.7%)	1,295 (90.0%)	97 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (2.4%)								(n/a)	9.5	14.5	22.8	20.0	36.8	27.0	11.9	31.2	29.3	28.4	19.3	19.1	14.3	9.5	15.4	3.8	20.5	3.5
Aspire Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4900 W 15th Ave	Gary	46406	Lake	Aspire Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 944-7400	694	37	18.5	93.7%	9 (1.3%)	632 (91.1%)	40 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	22.1	839^th of 1031 public elementary schools	18.6%		13.8	907^th of 1027 public elementary schools	11.7%	68	32.9	23.8	36.5	43.8	32.3	40.6	52.2	27.0	33.8	23.3	6.5	6.3	15.9	15.1	18.9
Gary Middle College	Public, Charter	9-12	131 East 5th Ave	Gary	46402	Lake	Gary Middle College	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 888-7120	242	5	53.6	58.7%	4 (1.7%)	226 (93.4%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)								(n/a)
Theodore Roosevelt Car & Technical Academy	Public	7-12	730 W 25th Ave	Gary	46407	Lake	Edison Learning Roosevelt	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 881-1500	496	26	22.8	96.4%	1 (0.2%)	469 (94.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	5.5	370^th of 389 public high schools	4.9%		2.7	376^th of 385 public high schools	2.3%	6						0.0						0.0				3.6	23.7	2.5
Steel City Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	2650 W 35th Avenue	Gary	46408	Lake	Steel City Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 750-1010	443			100.0%	3 (0.7%)	415 (93.7%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)								(n/a)					14.0	20.2					6.0	3.4				1.1	21.1	2.6
Gary Middle College West	Public, Charter	9-12	4030 W 5th Ave	Gary	46406	Lake	Gary Middle College West	Yes	No	No	No	(219) 888-7120	130	3	43.3	50.0%	2 (1.5%)	104 (80.0%)	23 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6	364^th of 389 public high schools	6.4%					(n/a)																	27.3	10.0
Excel Center - Gary	Public, Charter, Alternative	11	3710 Clark Rd	Gary	46408	Lake	Excel Center - Gary	Yes	No	No	No	(219) 789-5236	29	9	3.1	75.9%	4 (13.8%)	23 (79.3%)	2 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Banneker Elementary at Marquette	Public	K-5	6401 Hemlock Ave	Gary	46403	Lake	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 321-8545	678	28	24.2		7 (1.0%)	626 (92.3%)	26 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	12.1	924^th of 1031 public elementary schools	10.4%		49.7	584^th of 1027 public elementary schools	43.1%	340	29.8	20.9	27.6				38.4	24.4	12.6				16.3		19.5
Beveridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	1234 Cleveland St	Gary	46404	Lake	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 321-8546	499	14	35.6	100.0%	8 (1.6%)	469 (94.0%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	2.9	1015^th of 1031 public elementary schools	1.6%		0.6	1026^th of 1027 public elementary schools	0.1%	11	5.9	6.0	16.9				8.7	7.5	14.1				4.5		7.0
Frankie W McCullough Academy for Girl	Public	K-5	1110 W 21st Ave	Gary	46407	Lake	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 944-7301	275	11	25.0	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	253 (92.0%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	8.1	959^th of 1031 public elementary schools	7.0%		5.5	978^th of 1027 public elementary schools	4.8%	19	24.2	17.8	25.0				39.4	15.6	10.7				11.1		7.1
Gary Career Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	1800 E 35th Ave	Gary	46409	Lake	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 962-7571	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Center	Public	PK	2367 E 21st Ave	Gary	46407	Lake	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 886-6542	339	16	21.1	99.1%	3 (0.9%)	330 (97.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)
West Side Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	9th & Gerry St	Gary	46406	Lake	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 413-9870	1,043	25	41.7	100.0%	11 (1.1%)	957 (91.8%)	36 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.6%)	7.6	356^th of 389 public high schools	8.5%		14.1	343^rd of 385 public high schools	10.9%	13																3.6	30.9	13.7
Glen Park Academy for Excel in Learning	Public	K-5	5002 Madison St	Gary	46408	Lake	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 318-2800	377	20	18.8	100.0%	5 (1.3%)	336 (89.1%)	23 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	5	992^nd of 1031 public elementary schools	3.8%		2.5	1006^th of 1027 public elementary schools	2.0%	14	9.4	15.8	19.6				15.1	12.3	18.2				5.3		16.4
Daniel Hale Williams Elementary School	Public	K-5	1320 E 19th Ave	Gary	46407	Lake	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 881-3600	524	25	20.9	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	496 (94.7%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	3.5	1003^rd of 1031 public elementary schools	2.7%		1.5	1018^th of 1027 public elementary schools	0.9%	15	10.5	12.3	16.9				14.0	14.0	13.6				5.3		6.9
Bailly Preparatory Academy	Public	K-5	4621 Georgia St	Gary	46409	Lake	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 980-6326	283	18	15.7	100.0%	11 (3.9%)	237 (83.7%)	19 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	10.1	938^th of 1031 public elementary schools	9.0%		3	1002^nd of 1027 public elementary schools	2.4%	64	25.7	22.9	21.2				17.1	31.4	27.3				8.6		12.1
Gary Middle School	Public	6-8	301 Parke St	Gary	46403	Lake	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 321-8547	992	29	34.2	100.0%	21 (2.1%)	896 (90.3%)	24 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.1%)	2.8	463^rd of 470 public middle schools	1.5%					(n/a)				13.1	14.0	12.4				6.0	2.0	2.0		8.0
Calumet New Technical High School	Public	9-12	3900 Calhoun St	Gary	46408	Lake	Lake Ridge New Technical Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 838-6990	630	42	15.1	81.6%	181 (28.7%)	286 (45.4%)	121 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.3%)	9.6	353^rd of 389 public high schools	9.3%		11.2	351^st of 385 public high schools	8.8%	2																7.5	36.8	5.6
Lake Ridge New Technical Middle School	Public	6-8	3601 W 41st Ave	Gary	46408	Lake	Lake Ridge New Technical Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 980-0730	427	26	16.4	90.4%	172 (40.3%)	121 (28.3%)	111 (26.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	22.5	382^nd of 470 public middle schools	18.7%		30.9	365^th of 473 public middle schools	22.8%	17				30.6	33.9	23.5				28.1	37.3	18.4		28.1
Longfellow New Technical Elementary School	Public	K-5	45th/Calhoun Sts	Gary	46408	Lake	Lake Ridge New Technical Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 923-7004	447	24	18.6	91.9%	232 (51.9%)	43 (9.6%)	137 (30.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.2%)	21.5	847^th of 1031 public elementary schools	17.8%		41.4	688^th of 1027 public elementary schools	33.0%	159	38.2	28.6	15.6				63.2	33.3	26.0				23.8		9.2
Hosford Park New Technical Elementary	Public	K-5	4735 Arthur Street	Gary	46408	Lake	Lake Ridge New Technical Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 980-3390	294	14	21.0	92.2%	79 (26.9%)	134 (45.6%)	54 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.2%)	18.9	871^st of 1031 public elementary schools	15.5%		42.7	675^th of 1027 public elementary schools	34.3%	196	19.5	30.2	18.2				31.7	51.2	34.1				27.9		13.6

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Merrillville	2 mi	9	348^th
Crown Point	4.13 mi	10	21^st
Hobart	4.4 mi	9	277^th
Valparaiso	5.39 mi	25	47^th
Hebron	5.67 mi	4	175^th

Best Public Schools in Gary, IN

Lake Ridge New Technical Middle School

Aspire Charter Academy

Longfellow New Technical Elementary School

Hosford Park New Technical Elementary

Banneker Elementary at Marquette

Bailly Preparatory Academy

Calumet New Technical High School

Frankie W McCullough Academy for Girl

West Side Leadership Academy

Gary Middle College West

Theodore Roosevelt Car & Technical Academy

Glen Park Academy for Excel in Learning

Daniel Hale Williams Elementary School

Beveridge Elementary School

Gary Middle School

Charter School of the Dunes

21st Century Charter School of Gary

Excel Center - Gary

Gary Career Center

Gary Lighthouse Charter School

Gary Middle College

Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Center

Steel City Academy

Thea Bowman Leadership Academy

Cities Near Gary

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