Other · Indiana
Thea Bowman Leadership Academy
CharterFree meals for allThea Bowman Leadership Academy, a public other school in Gary, Indiana: grades k–12, 773 students, 17.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Thea Bowman Leadership Academy.
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
- 773
- Teachers (FTE)
- 45.0
- Students per teacher
- 17.2
- Grades
- K–12
- Other
More students per teacher than 68% of schools in Indiana
Median 12.9 · 44 schools compared
More students per teacher than 71% of schools in the US
Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared
Larger than 77% of schools in Indiana
Median 301 · 44 schools compared
Larger than 82% 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%18%proficient
−1.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 49% of schools in Indiana
Median 18% · 39 schools compared
340 students tested, grades 3–8 · ILEARN; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Indiana: 42%11%proficient
+1.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 59% of schools in Indiana
Median 8.5% · 39 schools compared
350 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
- Charter school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Large suburb
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Thea Bowman Leadership Academy.
Location
- Address
- 3401 W 5th Ave, Gary, IN 46406
- Phone
- (219)944-3100
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Gary Lighthouse Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all | K–12 | 1,138 | 15.2 |
21st Century Charter Sch of GaryCharterFree meals for all | K–12 | 1,180 | 118.0 |
Steel City AcademyCharterFree meals for all | K–12 | 286 | 8.9 |
| K–12 | 45 | 20.0 | |
Eagle Park Community SchoolSpecial educationFree meals for all | K–12 | 87 | 10.9 |
MacArthur/ECHO ElemSpecial educationFree meals for all | — | — | — |
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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