High Schools in Gary Middle College

Gary Middle College is the sole high school serving grades 9-12 in the Gary Middle College district, with an enrollment of 149 students.

Gary Middle College faces significant academic challenges, as indicated by its extremely low SAT proficiency rates, particularly in mathematics where 0% of students were proficient in both the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 academic years. Evidence-based reading and writing proficiency also lags considerably behind the state average. This academic underperformance is further underscored by the school's consistently low statewide rankings, with SchoolDigger rating it 0 stars and placing it among the bottom 5% of Indiana high schools in recent years. Despite these academic struggles, the school reports a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 88.4%, which presents a notable contrast to its standardized test results and suggests a need for further investigation into how students are achieving graduation.

Contributing to the school's challenges is a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8%, meaning a substantial portion of students are frequently missing school, which can negatively impact learning. The school serves a student population with high socioeconomic needs, as evidenced by 74.5% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. While the school spends $11,562 per student, a figure that is not low, the effectiveness of these resources in improving academic outcomes appears limited given the test score data. The student-teacher ratio of 14.9 is reasonable, suggesting that class size is not the primary factor hindering student achievement. Overall, Gary Middle College appears to be a school that requires significant intervention to improve its academic performance and address the underlying factors contributing to its low achievement levels.