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What's the one class at Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School every student should take?
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Enrollment
447
Middle
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE RIDGE NEW TECH SCHOOLS·NCES 180546000992
Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School
3601 W 41st Ave, Gary, IN 46408 · (219) 980-0730 · Lake County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Indiana public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
436 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 5 | 106 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 112 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 115 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 114 | 26% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School→Calumet New Tech High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lake Ridge New Tech Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
14.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
6.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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
12.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
6.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 7% 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 Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School
Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School's state test result (12.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School this school | 447 | 97.5% | 12.4% |
| Portage Middle School Fort Wayne | 380 | 80.5% | 22.4% |
| KIPP Indy College Prep Middle Indianapolis | 372 | 98.9% | 11.5% |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall Intrmd Marion | 500 | 80.2% | 18.9% |
| Southside Middle School Muncie | 469 | 85.7% | 9.9% |
| Lakeside Middle School Fort Wayne | 452 | 77.7% | 18.6% |
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 Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.4% | #305 of 324 | #15 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.1% | #313 of 325 | #15 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #309 of 325 | #17 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #205 of 334 | #16 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #246 of 314 | #9 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #29 of 315 | #1 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.5% | #2 of 330 | #1 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #104 of 110 | N/A |
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
447
-63 (-12%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 669
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 447 | 26.5 | 16.9:1 | 98% (436) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 96% (415) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 26.5 | 18.0:1 | 92% (437) |
| 2020-21 | 510 | 25 | 20.4:1 | 82% (420) |
| 2017-18 | 443 | 26 | 17.1:1 | 93% (411) |
| 2015-16 | 439 | 26 | 16.9:1 | 86% (379) |
| 2010-11 | 457 | 25 | 18.3:1 | 82% (377) |
| 2000-01 | 577 | 28 | 20.6:1 | 64% (372) |
| 1990-91 | 669 | 30 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School.
About Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School
Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School is a middle school located in Gary, Indiana, in Lake County. The school had 447 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in Indiana is about 594, so this school runs 25% smaller than that.
Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School sits within Lake Ridge New Tech Schools, which has 3 schools and 1,550 students.
Black students form the largest group at Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School, 39% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 28% White, 27% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Lake County, the Black share is about 23%. The chance that two students picked at random at Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.
The school employs the equivalent of 26.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 16.9:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Indiana is 15.6:1, lower than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School is 98%. Across public schools in Lake County, the average is 47%.
Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 35% of Indiana public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 12.4%; the prediction is 6.5%.
Lake County has these Census figures: median household income is about $71,493, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The public schools of Lake County number 121 and enroll about 74,661.
Excel Center - Gary is located about 0.8 miles from Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School comes in 3rd of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School as Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 12%, from 510 to 447. The ratio was 20.4:1 in 2020-21 and 16.9:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School 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 Lake Ridge New Tech Schools
- Calumet New Tech High SchoolHigh · 620 students
- Longfellow New Tech Elementary SchElementary · 483 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
- Excel Center - Gary0.8 mi · 125
- Steel City Academy1.1 mi · 286
- Calumet New Tech High School1.4 mi · 620
- Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch1.5 mi · 483
- Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School2.1 mi · 477
- Edgar L Miller Elementary School2.3 mi · 330
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Ridge New Tech Middle SchoolHow many students attend Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School?
Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School enrolls approximately 447 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School serve?
Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School is approximately 16.9:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School?
At Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School, the student body is approximately 28% White, 27% Hispanic, 39% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School public or private?
Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lake Ridge New Tech Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.