Summary:
Gary Middle College is a single-school Gary Middle College district in Gary, Indiana, serving grades 9–12 with 202 students, classified as a high school with 0 elementary, 0 middle, and 0 alternative schools, so all district-level figures mirror the school-level figures.
For parents, the most important data show severe challenges. The school is ranked 367 out of 374 districts, at the 2nd percentile with 0 stars. Its school rank history is also very low: 401 of 415 in 2025–2026, 414 of 429 in 2024–2025, and 417 of 432 in 2023–2024, all at the 3rd percentile with 0 stars. Chronic absenteeism is 91.5%, compared with 16.7% statewide—roughly 5.5 times the state rate. The 2024–2025 graduation rate is 24.2%, compared with 89.7% statewide, meaning about 3 in 4 students did not graduate in that reported cohort. SAT proficiency is far below state levels: in 2025–2026, 9.38% were proficient in Evidence-based Reading and Writing and 3.13% in Mathematics, versus state rates of 51.9% and 25.6%. In 2024–2025, reading proficiency was 5.26% and math proficiency was 0%; those state rates were 54.5% and 25.4%.
One positive note is modest year-over-year SAT improvement: reading/writing rose from 5.26% to 9.38%, and math rose from 0% to 3.13%, though both remain far below state averages. Because enrollment is only 202 students, these percentages may be sensitive to small cohort sizes. Free/reduced lunch is 26.24% for 2024–2025, per-student spending is $11,562 for 2023–2024, and the student-teacher ratio is unknown, so class-size analysis is not possible. Overall, Gary Middle College is a small high school with consistently low rankings, near-universal chronic absenteeism, a low graduation rate, and very low SAT proficiency, making attendance and academic support the key areas for families to consider.
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