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East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in East Chicago, Lake County. The school has 423 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy enrolls 423 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 41% Black or African American and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 239 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 172 | 41% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.4% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
383 of the school's 423 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 378 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
East Chicago Urban Enterprise 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 2, state house district 2.
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy is one of 1 schools in East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy, based in East Chicago, Indiana. The district serves 424 students district-wide and employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 423 students, East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy is close to the district average of about 424 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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