Summary:
The 46406 zip code area of Gary, Indiana is home to 4 schools, including 1 elementary school, 1 high school, and 2 alternative schools. The data reveals significant performance disparities among these schools, with Aspire Charter Academy standing out as the highest-performing school in the area.
Aspire Charter Academy boasts significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science compared to the other schools and the state averages. In contrast, the remaining schools generally perform below the state averages in proficiency rates for ILEARN and SAT assessments. However, all four schools have a 88.4% four-year graduation rate, which is above the state average, despite facing high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.8% across all schools.
The data also highlights the socioeconomic challenges faced by the student population in this area, with high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 70.14% to 100%. This suggests that the schools in the 46406 zip code area serve a high-need student population, which may contribute to the observed performance disparities. The variation in per-student spending, with Aspire Charter Academy and West Side Leadership Academy spending significantly more per student than the other two schools, may also be a factor in the performance differences.
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