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Enrollment
424
Elementary
STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST CHICAGO URBAN ENTERPRISE ACADEMY·NCES 180004802163
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy
1402 E Chicago Ave, East Chicago, IN 46312 · (219) 392-3650 · Lake County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
26 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
270 students
STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (44).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
26.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
29.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy this school | 424 | 63.7% | 28.3% |
| Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis | 398 | 61.6% | 9.7% |
| Christel House Academy West Indianapolis | 485 | 65.4% | 14.6% |
| Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis | 451 | 58.5% | 8.3% |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Hammond | 565 | 61.2% | 13.6% |
| William McKinley Elementary School East Chicago | 509 | 70.3% | 13.3% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #743 of 983 | #34 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #755 of 986 | #33 of 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #745 of 986 | #34 of 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #549 of 1,079 | #46 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #704 of 991 | #32 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #438 of 996 | #42 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.7% | #281 of 1,058 | #19 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #327 of 353 | #23 of 26 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
424
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 20.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 424 | 26 | 16.3:1 | 64% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 24 | 17.9:1 | 77% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 91% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 20 | 20.6:1 | 97% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 21.4 | 19.6:1 | 77% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 420 | 15 | 28.0:1 | 84% (351) |
| 2010-11 | 433 | 17 | 25.5:1 | 77% (333) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy.
About East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy
Families in East Chicago, Indiana, are served by East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy, a mid-sized elementary school. It enrolls 424 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 8.
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
More than half of enrollment at East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy is Hispanic: 59%. Other groups make up 38% Black and 3% multiracial. Lake County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
The school's 26 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. Income data for the school show 64% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Lake County average 47%.
On the allk12 Grade, East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy lands at C-, ahead of 24% of Indiana public elementary schools.
In Indiana, East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 28.3% actual against a predicted 30.5%.
For the population of Lake County, median household income comes to about $71,493, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Lake County's 121 public schools enroll about 74,661 students and include East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy.
George Washington Elementary Sch sits about 0.7 miles from East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy. East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy comes in 1st of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large). As a charter school, East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Enrollment was 424 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 412. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.6:1 in 2020-21, and 16.3:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
500,379
Census ACS
Median income
$71,493
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
74,661 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Chicago
- East Chicago Central High SchoolHigh · 1,052 students
- William McKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- East Chicago LighthouseElementary · 495 students
- Joseph Block Middle SchoolMiddle · 436 students
- George Washington Elementary SchElementary · 433 students
- Benjamin Harrison Elementary SchElementary · 400 students
Nearby schools
- George Washington Elementary Sch0.7 mi · 433
- Joseph Block Middle School0.8 mi · 436
- East Chicago Lighthouse1.0 mi · 495
- Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch1.5 mi · 400
- William McKinley Elementary School1.5 mi · 509
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary School1.5 mi · 282
Frequently asked questions
About East Chicago Urban Enterprise AcademyHow many students attend East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy?
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy enrolls approximately 424 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy serve?
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy is approximately 16.3:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy?
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy reports a student body of 1% White, 59% Hispanic, 38% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy?
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy is overseen by East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.