📍 2650 W 35th Avenue, Gary, Lake County, 46408
Steel City Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Gary, Lake County. The school has 343 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Steel City Academy school district. It serves grades K–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Steel City Academy enrolls 343 students across grades K–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Black or African American, 3.2% Two or more races and 1.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 325 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1.5% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
312 of the school's 343 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 312 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.
Steel City 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 14.
Steel City Academy is one of 1 schools in Steel City Academy, based in Gary, Indiana. The district serves 286 students district-wide and employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 343 students, Steel City Academy is larger than the district average of about 286 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large