Other · Indiana
Gary Virtual Academy
Gary Virtual Academy, a public other school in Gary, Indiana: grades k–12, 45 students, 20.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Gary Community School Corp.
Size and class size
Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 45
- Teachers (FTE)
- 2.3
- Students per teacher
- 20.0
- Grades
- K–12
- Other
More students per teacher than 75% of schools in Indiana
Median 12.9 · 44 schools compared
More students per teacher than 81% of schools in the US
Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared
Smaller than 93% of schools in Indiana
Median 301 · 44 schools compared
Smaller than 81% of schools in the US
Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Indiana's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Indiana: 41%4.8%proficient
+4.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 87% of schools in Indiana
Median 18% · 39 schools compared
21 students tested, grades 3–8 · ILEARN; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Indiana: 42%0.0%proficient
Unchanged from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 82% of schools in Indiana
Median 8.5% · 39 schools compared
21 students tested, grades 3–8 · ILEARN; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Other · Grades K–12
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- Some virtual classes
- Area
- Large suburb
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Gary Community School Corp.
Location
- Address
- 1800 E 35th Ave, Gary, IN 46409
- Phone
- (219)881-5466
- City or town
- Gary
- County
- Lake County
Nearby schools
The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steel City AcademyCharterFree meals for all | K–12 | 286 | 8.9 | 21% | 6.7% |
21st Century Charter Sch of GaryCharterFree meals for all | K–12 | 1,180 | 118.0 | 18% | 19% |
Thea Bowman Leadership AcademyCharterFree meals for all | K–12 | 773 | 17.2 | 18% | 11% |
Gary Lighthouse Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all | K–12 | 1,138 | 15.2 | 18% | 8.5% |
Eagle Park Community SchoolSpecial educationFree meals for all | K–12 | 87 | 10.9 | 12% | 0.0% |
Porter County Education ServicesSpecial educationFree meals for all | K–12 | 0 | — | 5.0% | 9.5% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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