Enrollment
365
Middle
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARY COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180387002664
Gary Middle School
301 Parke St, Gary, IN 46403 · (219) 321-8547 · Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
228 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 119 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 127 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 119 | 33% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Gary Middle School→West Side Leadership Academy
Based on grade levels within Gary Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
12.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
2.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
8.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 31% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Gary Middle School
Gary Middle School's state test result (8.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Middle School this school | 365 | 62.5% | 8.4% |
| Bailly Middle School Gary | 355 | 60.0% | 10.8% |
| Paramount Englewood Indianapolis | 270 | 64.1% | 30.8% |
| New Augusta Public Academy - North Indianapolis | 751 | 50.5% | 28.0% |
| Arlington Middle School - a STEM School Indianapolis | 365 | 67.7% | 4.0% |
| Merrillville Intermediate School Merrillville | 788 | 54.4% | 29.7% |
Matched among Indiana middle 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 Gary Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.4% | #319 of 324 | #20 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.5% | #324 of 325 | #20 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.6% | #318 of 325 | #20 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #246 of 334 | #19 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #132 of 314 | #5 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.9% | #268 of 315 | #21 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #69 of 330 | #5 of 21 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
365
-93 (-20%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 365 | 25.3 | 14.4:1 | 62% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 15.5 | 20.9:1 | 75% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 21 | 15.5:1 | 89% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 29 | 15.8:1 | 100% (458) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gary Middle School.
About Gary Middle School
Gary Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school in Gary, Indiana, one of the schools in Gary Community School Corp. There are 365 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Indiana enroll around 594, and this school is 39% below that mark.
Gary Community School Corp oversees Gary Middle School and 9 other schools, with 4,383 students in total.
At Gary Middle School, 92% of students are Black. After that, the student body is 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Lake County is about 23% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.
There are about 14.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Gary Middle School, which has 25.3. Middle schools in Indiana average 15.6:1, 1.2 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Gary Middle School is about 62%. That is higher than the 47% average for public schools in Lake County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Gary Middle School is in the bottom 10% of Indiana schools: 8.4% actual against 31.3% predicted.
Census data for Lake County show median household income comes to about $71,493, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 121 public schools and about 74,661 students.
Charter School of the Dunes sits about 0.9 miles from Gary Middle School. Gary Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Gary Middle School comes in 9th of 9 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).
From 458 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 365 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.4:1, from 15.8:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Gary Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Community School Corp
- West Side Leadership AcademyHigh · 1,232 students
- Glen Park Acad for Excel in LrnElementary · 566 students
- Frankie Woods McCullough AcademyElementary · 472 students
- Daniel Hale Williams Elem SchElementary · 450 students
- Beveridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
- Bailly Middle SchoolMiddle · 355 students
Other schools in Gary
- West Side Leadership AcademyHigh · 1,232 students
- 21st Century Charter Sch of GaryCombined · 1,180 students
- Gary Lighthouse Charter SchoolCombined · 1,138 students
- Charter School of the DunesElementary · 836 students
- Thea Bowman Leadership AcademyCombined · 773 students
- Aspire Charter AcademyElementary · 684 students
Nearby schools
- Charter School of the Dunes0.9 mi · 836
- Banneker Elementary at Marquette0.9 mi · 293
- Virgil I Bailey Elementary School2.1 mi · 235
- Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS2.2 mi · 595
- Alexander Hamilton Elementary Sch3.2 mi · 200
- John I Meister Elementary School3.5 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About Gary Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gary Middle School?
Gary Middle School enrolls approximately 365 students in grades 06-08.
Is Gary Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gary Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gary Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gary Middle School is approximately 14.4:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Gary Middle School?
Gary Middle School reports a student body of 1% White, 5% Hispanic, 92% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Gary Middle School?
Gary Middle School is overseen by Gary Community School Corp in Lake County.
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