Enrollment
45
Combined
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARY COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180387002684
Gary Virtual Academy
1800 E 35th Ave, Gary, IN 46409 · (219) 881-5466 · Lake County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL45 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 24.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
28 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 1 | 2% |
| Grade 2 | 4 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 1 | 2% |
| Grade 4 | 3 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 4 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 3 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 4 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 5 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 4 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 2 | 4% |
| Grade 11 | 8 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 6 | 13% |
Student demographics
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
4.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
0.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 5 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 0 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
1.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-30.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 1% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 32% 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 →
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45 | 2.3 | 20.0:1 | 62% (28) |
| 2023-24 | 59 | 1 | 59.0:1 | 46% (27) |
| 2022-23 | 169 | 3 | 56.3:1 | 86% (146) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gary Virtual Academy.
About Gary Virtual Academy
Gary Virtual Academy is a combined-grade school in Gary, Indiana, and it is part of Gary Community School Corp. The school serves 45 students in kindergarten through 12 in 2024-25. The average among combined schools in Indiana is roughly 531 students; this school is 92% smaller than that.
Within Gary Community School Corp, Gary Virtual Academy is one of 10 schools. The district enrolls 4,383 students.
Black students are the large majority at Gary Virtual Academy, with 87% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 7% multiracial, 4% White, and 2% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Lake County's population at about 23%.
Gary Virtual Academy operates with 2.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 20.0:1. For comparison, combined schools in Indiana average 24.5:1. About 62% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is 15 points above the 47% average for public schools in Lake County.
BeatsExpectations places Gary Virtual Academy in the bottom 10% of Indiana schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 30.3 points below it (1.2% actual, 31.5% predicted).
Gary Virtual Academy is located in Lake County, where median household income is about $71,493, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 121 public schools in Lake County, with a combined enrollment of about 74,661.
The closest public school to Gary Virtual Academy is Henry S Evans Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 13.6%, higher than Gary Virtual Academy's 1.2%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Discussions about Gary Virtual Academy may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Gary Middle SchoolMiddle · 365 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
- Henry S Evans Elementary School0.7 mi · 400
- Bailly Middle School1.5 mi · 355
- Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr1.7 mi · 231
- River Forest High School1.8 mi · 565
- River Forest Middle School1.8 mi · 369
- Early Learning Center-George Earle2.0 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Gary Virtual AcademyHow large is Gary Virtual Academy?
Gary Virtual Academy enrolls approximately 45 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Gary Virtual Academy serve?
Gary Virtual Academy serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gary Virtual Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gary Virtual Academy is approximately 20.0:1 (2 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gary Virtual Academy?
At Gary Virtual Academy, the student body is approximately 4% White, 2% Hispanic, 87% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Gary Virtual Academy?
Gary Virtual Academy is overseen by Gary Community School Corp in Lake County.
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