📍 6401 Hemlock Ave, Gary, Lake County, 46403
Banneker Elementary at Marquette is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gary, Lake County. The school has 299 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gary Community School Corp school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Banneker Elementary at Marquette enrolls 299 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Black or African American, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 269 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3% |
| White | 8 | 2.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
261 of the school's 299 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 256 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.
Banneker Elementary at Marquette is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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.
Banneker Elementary at Marquette is one of 11 schools in Gary Community School Corp, based in Gary, Indiana. The district serves 4,383 students district-wide and employs 239 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 299 students, Banneker Elementary at Marquette is smaller than the district average of about 398 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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