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Calumet New Technical High School

Public Grades 9-12

363^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 13% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Calumet New Technical High School is a public high school in Gary, Indiana, serving about 620 students in grades 9–12 as part of Lake Ridge New Technical Schools, a district ranked 353rd of 374 in Indiana.

The school ranked 363rd of 415 Indiana high schools in 2025–2026 (13th percentile, 1 star), and has generally placed in the bottom 10–15% of the state. About 90.65% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025 — the highest rate among nearby schools, compared with 62.58% at West Side Leadership Academy and 24.97% at Munster High School. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate was 97.2%, above the state's 89.7% and higher than Merrillville High School (91.2%) and Morton Senior High School (76.0%); only Munster High School was higher, at 98.0%. Chronic absenteeism was 40.9%, more than double the state's 16.7%, though far below West Side Leadership Academy (75.3%) and Gary Middle College (91.5%). Test proficiency in 2025–2026 was 14.38% in Biology, 28.47% in SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing, and 4.38% in SAT Mathematics, compared with 25.6% statewide in math and 51.9% in reading.

Spending and class sizes look relatively favorable: $14,358 per student in 2023–2024 and a student-teacher ratio of 14.9, both better than Munster High School ($11,384 and 16.6), yet Munster's proficiency is far higher — resources alone do not close the gap. Compared with nearby alternative and credit-recovery schools such as Gary Middle College, Excel Center - Hammond and Excel Center - Gary, Calumet graduates far more students and has lower absenteeism, while math proficiency is similarly very low. Results also vary widely by student group: African American students ranked at the 40th percentile (2 stars), above the school's overall 13th percentile, and special education improved from the 1st percentile in 2024–2025 to the 18th percentile in 2025–2026.

620

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,504

Per pupil spending ?

90.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

3900 Calhoun St
Gary, IN 46408

(219) 838-6990

District: Lake Ridge New Technical Schools

Feeder schools for Calumet New Technical High School:

Elementary:	Longfellow New Technical Elementary School
Middle:	Lake Ridge New Technical Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.8%

Hispanic:

22.9%

White:

21.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (16% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 15% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg16%

Indiana avg39%

363^rd of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

353^rd of 374Lake Ridge New Technical Schools among Indiana districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	363 of 415	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	383 of 429	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	367 of 432	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	364 of 398	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	371 of 409	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	355 of 388	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	353 of 389	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	351 of 385	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.2	354 of 380	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.1	361 of 394	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.9	378 of 400	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.6	375 of 379	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	24.6	280 of 353	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.8	352 of 373	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.0	335 of 364	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.7	339 of 362	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.2	326 of 364	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.5	330 of 360	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.9	328 of 354	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.4	330 of 349	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.7	331 of 349	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	80 of 133	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.7	87 of 132	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	61 of 132	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.7	90 of 125	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.8	59 of 125	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	361 of 395	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	359 of 387	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	347 of 392	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	355 of 388	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	160 of 194	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	147 of 181	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	126 of 184	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	92 of 166	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	6.9	159 of 164	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	340 of 390	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	333 of 377	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	308 of 377	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	332 of 379	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	13.1	354 of 397	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.7	362 of 386	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	348 of 392	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	357 of 383	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	239 of 292	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	296 of 298	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	253 of 289	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	274 of 285	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	340 of 387	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	4.8	368 of 377	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	354 of 381	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	361 of 375	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	352 of 378	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)40th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2026)18th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile~ school

White (2026)12th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing28%-23 vs state

Biology14%

Mathematics4%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)			ILEARN Math (2026)			ILEARN Science (2026)		ILEARN Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Calumet New Technical High School	Public	9-12	3900 Calhoun St	Gary	46408	Lake County	Lake Ridge New Technical Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 838-6990	620	42	14.9	90.6%	136 (21.9%)	309 (49.8%)	142 (22.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	12.4	363^rd of 415 public high schools	12.5%		11.2	383^rd of 429 public high schools	10.7%	20	28.5	4.4									14.4	$16,504	$1,547	$14,957
Excel Center - Gary	Public, Charter	9-12	4610 W Ridge Road	Gary	46408	Lake County	Excel Center - Gary	Yes	No	No	No	(219) 789-5236	125	8	15.6	3.2%	13 (10.4%)	84 (67.2%)	20 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.6%)								(n/a)												$5,500	$203	$5,296
Highland High School	Public	9-12	9135 Erie St	Highland	46322	Lake County	School Town of Highland	No	No	No	No	(219) 922-5610	971	53	18.3	37.6%	476 (49.0%)	116 (11.9%)	328 (33.8%)	19 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.2%)	47.5	209^th of 415 public high schools	49.6%		57.9	155^th of 429 public high schools	63.9%	54	50.4	23.8									29.7	$11,327	$116	$11,210
Highland Online Public Education (HOPE)	Public	6-12	9145 Kennedy Avenue	Highland	46322	Lake County	School Town of Highland	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(219) 922-7400	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Morton Senior High School	Public	9-12	6915 Grand Ave	Hammond	46323	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 989-7316	1,446	77	18.9	49.0%	122 (8.4%)	669 (46.3%)	570 (39.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	78 (5.4%)	10.2	379^th of 415 public high schools	8.7%		8.9	396^th of 429 public high schools	7.7%	17	27.6	2.9									6.8	$9,659	$1,046	$8,613
West Side Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	9th & Gerry St	Gary	46406	Lake County	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 413-9870	1,232	69	17.9	62.6%	7 (0.6%)	1,102 (89.4%)	78 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.7%)	17.4	347^th of 415 public high schools	16.4%		12.3	380^th of 429 public high schools	11.4%	33	18.0	15.3									11.2	$16,077	$3,462	$12,615
Excel Center - Hammond	Public, Charter	9-12	3438 169th Street	Hammond	46323	Lake County	Excel Center - Hammond	Yes	No	No	No	(219) 844-1911	205	6	34.1	7.8%	25 (12.2%)	70 (34.1%)	107 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)								(n/a)												$4,463	$108	$4,354
Gary Career Center	Public	6-12	1800 E 35th Ave	Gary	46409	Lake County	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 962-7571	0	14	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$00
Munster High School	Public	9-12	8808 Columbia Ave	Munster	46321	Lake County	School Town of Munster	No	No	No	No	(219) 836-3200	1,474	88	16.6	25.0%	663 (45.0%)	152 (10.3%)	472 (32.0%)	117 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (4.7%)	90.6	17^th of 415 public high schools	95.9%		90.8	10^th of 429 public high schools	97.7%	7	77.1	48.3									65.7	$13,364	$281	$13,083
Gary Middle College	Public, Charter	9-12	131 East 5th Ave	Gary	46402	Lake County	Gary Middle College	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 888-7120	202	10	14.9	26.2%	5 (2.5%)	175 (86.6%)	16 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	7	401^st of 415 public high schools	3.4%		4.9	414^th of 429 public high schools	3.5%	13	9.4	3.1										$7,886	$357	$7,528

Frequently Asked Questions about Calumet New Technical High School

Is Calumet New Technical High School a good school?

Calumet New Technical High School ranks in the bottom 12.5% of Indiana high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Calumet New Technical High School?

Students at Calumet New Technical High School are 50% African American, 23% Hispanic, 22% White, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Calumet New Technical High School?

Calumet New Technical High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Longfellow New Technical Elementary School
Middle : Lake Ridge New Technical Middle School

What district is Calumet New Technical High School in?

Lake Ridge New Technical Schools

How many students attend Calumet New Technical High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 620 students attended Calumet New Technical High School.

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