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Gary Lighthouse Charter School

Q: Is Gary Lighthouse Charter School a good school?

Gary Lighthouse Charter School ranks in the bottom 8.2% of Indiana alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Gary Lighthouse Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,138 students attended Gary Lighthouse Charter School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Gary Lighthouse Charter School?

Students at Gary Lighthouse Charter School are 87% African American, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

923^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Alternative Schools

Better than 8% of Indiana alternative schools

Summary

Gary Lighthouse Charter School is an alternative public charter school serving 1,066 students in grades K-12 in Gary, Indiana, a high-need area. The school faces significant challenges, with lower-than-average graduation rates, high chronic absenteeism, and academic performance well below state standards.

Over the past few years, Gary Lighthouse Charter School's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 82.2% to 88.4%, lower than the state average. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 43.9%, much higher than the state average. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on ILEARN and SAT tests are projected to be just 18.08% in English Language Arts, 8.46% in Math, and 16.56% in Science in 2024-2025, compared to state averages of 40.3%, 51.5%, and 43.2%, respectively.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Trojan Virtual Academy, 21st Century Charter School of Gary, and Steel City Academy, Gary Lighthouse Charter School's academic performance is generally lower. The school's high-need student population, with 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, may contribute to these challenges. Overall, the data suggests Gary Lighthouse Charter School needs to implement more effective educational strategies and interventions to better serve its students and improve their outcomes.

1,138

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,928

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

725 Clark Road
Gary, IN 46406

(219) 977-9583

District: Gary Lighthouse Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.6%

Hispanic:

8.9%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2022 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Indiana average (82% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Indiana avg41%

Elementary school

923^rd of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

414^th of 480

Indiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

403^rd of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	923 of 1005	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	946 of 1011	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	931 of 1016	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	993 of 1020	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	1012 of 1016	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	941 of 1031	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	963 of 1027	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.7	982 of 1033	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.4	980 of 1046	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.1	1019 of 1040	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.0	1008 of 1036	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.2	991 of 1035	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.5	921 of 1015	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.7	931 of 1025	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	28.2	821 of 1009	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.4	941 of 1003	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.9	991 of 996	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.4	982 of 985	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	414 of 480	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	448 of 491	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	437 of 489	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	466 of 490	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	465 of 483	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	413 of 470	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	440 of 473	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.5	430 of 472	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.6	463 of 494	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.8	464 of 485	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.7	453 of 470	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.1	426 of 444	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.5	431 of 447	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.8	438 of 451	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.3	384 of 428	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.8	395 of 423	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.1	385 of 392	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	403 of 429	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	413 of 432	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	370 of 398	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	383 of 409	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	372 of 388	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	366 of 389	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	372 of 385	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.7	363 of 380	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.9	346 of 394	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.7	362 of 400	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	18.7	327 of 379	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	1.3	370 of 373	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.0	360 of 364	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	118 of 132	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	122 of 132	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	101 of 125	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	105 of 125	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	377 of 387	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	384 of 392	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	374 of 388	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	12 of 16	25.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	122 of 181	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	81 of 166	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	18.7	139 of 164	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	358 of 377	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	367 of 377	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	345 of 379	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	364 of 386	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	384 of 392	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	356 of 383	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2022	14.4	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

High school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2022)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies100%+62 vs state

English Language Arts18%

Science17%

Biology11%-34 vs state

Evidence-based Reading and Writing10%-44 vs state

Math8%

Mathematics4%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)							ILEARN Math (2025)							ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	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 English Language Arts All Grades	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 Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gary Lighthouse Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	725 Clark Road	Gary	46406	Lake County	Gary Lighthouse Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 977-9583	1,138	75	15.1	98.9%	14 (1.2%)	985 (86.6%)	101 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.3%)								(n/a)	10.2	3.7	19.4	20.5	6.5	24.7	18.0	20.0	18.1	11.9	6.4	10.4	6.9	7.6	8.0	8.5	18.0	15.1	16.6	1.3	11.3	$16,928	$7,371	$9,557
Thea Bowman Leadership Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3401 W 5th Ave	Gary	46406	Lake County	Thea Bowman Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 944-3100	773	45	17.1	63.8%	0 (0.0%)	717 (92.8%)	38 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)								(n/a)	26.5	0.0	14.0	14.6	18.4	13.3	14.1	30.3	17.7	15.5	15.0	15.0	11.5	3.2	8.8	11.1	8.3	0.0	6.6	12.5	11.1	$14,770	$5,689	$9,081
21st Century Charter School of Gary	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	556 Washington St	Gary	46402	Lake County	21st Century Charter School of Gary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 886-9339	1,180	10	118.0	77.4%	1 (0.1%)	1,088 (92.2%)	64 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.2%)								(n/a)	25.7	2.7	26.3	20.5	19.4	8.6	11.7	20.3	18.3	42.5	30.8	20.2	8.8	4.0	5.1	19.2	15.4	10.3	13.2	6.4	16.5	$13,965	$3,768	$10,197
Steel City Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2650 W 35th Avenue	Gary	46408	Lake County	Steel City Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 750-1010	286	32	8.9	78.7%	5 (1.7%)	263 (92.0%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)								(n/a)	54.2	0.0	31.6	0.0	20.8	11.5	16.7	58.8	20.9	15.8	0.0	4.2	7.7	0.0	17.7	6.7	12.5	7.7	10.0	4.2	43.5	$18,967	$8,599	$10,368
Gary Virtual Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1800 E 35th Ave	Gary	46409	Lake County	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 881-5466	45	2	20.0	62.2%	2 (4.4%)	39 (86.7%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.7%)								(n/a)	25.0	0.0						0.0	4.8						0.0	0.0						$11,053	$4,617	$6,436
Eagle Park Community School	Public, Alternative	K-12	2150 W 97th Place	Crown Point	46307	Lake County	NW Indiana Special Education Coop	No	No	No	No	(219) 769-4000	87	8	10.8	26.4%	53 (60.9%)	8 (9.2%)	21 (24.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.6%)								(n/a)									11.8							0.0						$00
Northwest Indiana Online School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	601 W Morgan Ave	Chesterton	46304	Porter County	Duneland School Corporation	No	No	Yes	No	(219) 983-3743	130	1	117.1	33.1%	92 (70.8%)	7 (5.4%)	25 (19.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)								(n/a)	33.3	4.8					43.8	31.8	37.7					25.0	14.3	23.1					43.5	$8,966	$2,746	$6,220
Porter County Education Services	Public, Alternative	K-12	750 Ransom Rd	Valparaiso	46385	Porter County	Porter County Education Services	No	No	No	No	(219) 464-9607	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)	33.3	0.0							5.0							9.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Gary Lighthouse Charter School

Is Gary Lighthouse Charter School a good school?

Gary Lighthouse Charter School ranks in the bottom 8.2% of Indiana alternative schools.

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How many students attend Gary Lighthouse Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,138 students attended Gary Lighthouse Charter School.

What is the racial makeup of Gary Lighthouse Charter School?

Students at Gary Lighthouse Charter School are 87% African American, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

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