Summary:
ZIP code 46404 in Gary, Indiana, contains exactly one school in this data set: Beveridge Elementary School, an elementary school serving grades K–5 with 374 students in the Gary Community School Corp. Because no middle or high school is listed within the ZIP, families here have a single in-area option for the elementary years and must look outside 46404 after grade 5.
Academically, Beveridge sits at the very bottom of Indiana's elementary schools, ranking 1000th of 1015 in 2025-26 with 0 stars — a position it has held for three straight years (997th of 1011, 1000th of 1005, then 1000th of 1015). On ILEARN, 3.66% of students passed ELA, 11.05% passed math and 18.87% passed science, all far below state results. The clearest bright spot is 4th grade, where math reached 20.75% and science 18.87%. Math and science are also the only subjects in which the school outperforms its own district — a district that itself ranks 365th of 374 statewide — while ELA falls below it. The lowest figure in the record is 3rd grade ELA at 1.22%, against 40.8% statewide, suggesting reading gaps are present well before grade 3.
The single most striking number is chronic absenteeism: 68.5% of students missed at least 10% of the 2024-25 school year, roughly four times the state rate of 16.7% and above the district's 63.6%. About 66.58% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending is $17,943, and the student-teacher ratio is 16.7. Attendance is the highest-leverage target for improvement, and whether the 4th grade gains hold as that group advances is the key signal to watch.
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