📍 3401 W 5th Ave, Gary, Lake County, 46406
Thea Bowman Leadership Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Gary, Lake County. The school has 840 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Thea Bowman Leadership Academy school district. It serves grades K–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. It operates as a public charter school. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Thea Bowman Leadership Academy enrolls 840 students across grades K–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 47 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Black or African American, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 784 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 1.5% |
| White | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
589 of the school's 840 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 589 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thea Bowman Leadership Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-10, state senate district 3, state house district 3.
Thea Bowman Leadership Academy is one of 1 schools in Thea Bowman Leadership Academy, based in Gary, Indiana. The district serves 773 students district-wide and employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 840 students, Thea Bowman Leadership Academy is close to the district average of about 773 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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