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Enrollment
1,138
Combined
STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARY LIGHTHOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 180005202155
Gary Lighthouse Charter School
725 Clark Road, Gary, IN 46406 · (219) 977-9583 · Lake County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,138 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
75 FTE teachers
STATE 24.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
1,125 students
STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 87 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 127 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 113 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 115 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 89 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 17% smaller than its 8th grade class (87).
Student demographics
24%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
18.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
8.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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
12.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
5.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 6% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,138
-196 (-15%) vs 2020
+76% since 2010-11, when it was 646
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 1,138 | 75 | 15.2:1 | 99% (1,125) |
| 2023-24 | 1,066 | 92 | 11.6:1 | 100% (1,066) |
| 2022-23 | 1,127 | 76 | 14.8:1 | 100% (1,127) |
| 2020-21 | 1,334 | 76 | 17.6:1 | 100% (1,333) |
| 2017-18 | 1,541 | 10 | 154.1:1 | 100% (1,541) |
| 2015-16 | 1,497 | N/A | N/A | 93% (1,395) |
| 2010-11 | 646 | 31 | 20.8:1 | 83% (539) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gary Lighthouse Charter School.
About Gary Lighthouse Charter School
This page covers Gary Lighthouse Charter School, a large school serving multiple grade levels in Gary, Indiana. In all, 1,138 students attend the school in kindergarten through 12. That is 114% bigger than the average of about 531 students for combined schools in Indiana.
Gary Lighthouse Charter School operates as its own local education agency.
Of every 100 students at Gary Lighthouse Charter School, about 87 are Black. It is also 9% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Lake County is roughly 23% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.
The school had 75 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.2:1. The gap from the 24.5:1 average for combined schools in Indiana is 9.4 students per teacher. The school reported 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Compared with the 47% average for public schools in Lake County, the school's rate is higher.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Gary Lighthouse Charter School falls in the middle 80% of Indiana schools: 12.6% actual against 5.6% predicted.
In the wider Lake County area, median household income comes to about $71,493, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lake County counts 121 public schools with about 74,661 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Thea Bowman Leadership Academy, is about 0.5 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Gary Lighthouse Charter School places 4th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Gary Lighthouse Charter School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
From 1,334 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 1,138 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 17.6 to 15.2 over 4 years.
Gary Lighthouse Charter School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Gary
- West Side Leadership AcademyHigh · 1,232 students
- 21st Century Charter Sch of GaryCombined · 1,180 students
- Charter School of the DunesElementary · 836 students
- Thea Bowman Leadership AcademyCombined · 773 students
- Aspire Charter AcademyElementary · 684 students
- Calumet New Tech High SchoolHigh · 620 students
Nearby schools
- Thea Bowman Leadership Academy0.5 mi · 773
- Aspire Charter Academy0.7 mi · 684
- West Side Leadership Academy0.9 mi · 1,232
- Frankie Woods McCullough Academy1.3 mi · 472
- Beveridge Elementary School1.6 mi · 374
- Morton Senior High School2.6 mi · 1,446
Frequently asked questions
About Gary Lighthouse Charter SchoolHow many students attend Gary Lighthouse Charter School?
Gary Lighthouse Charter School enrolls approximately 1,138 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Gary Lighthouse Charter School serve?
Gary Lighthouse Charter School serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gary Lighthouse Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gary Lighthouse Charter School is approximately 15.2:1 (75 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Gary Lighthouse Charter School?
Student demographics at Gary Lighthouse Charter School are roughly 1% White, 9% Hispanic, 87% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Gary Lighthouse Charter School in?
Gary Lighthouse Charter School is part of Gary Lighthouse Charter School.
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