State/Public Elementary Open

Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch

๐Ÿ“ 1320 E 19th Ave, Gary, Lake County, 46407

442
Pupils
19.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gary, Lake County. The school has 442 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gary Community School Corp school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1. 6% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Gary Community School Corp

Enrollment & staffing

Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch enrolls 442 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.

Male students
226 (51%)
Female students
216 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student-teacher ratio
19.2:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Black or African American, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American39690%
Hispanic or Latino255.7%
Two or more races122.7%
White51.1%
Asian2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

381 of the school's 442 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 380 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Kโ€“5Title I

Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch 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.

School district: Gary Community School Corp

Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch 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 442 students, Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch is close to the district average of about 398 students per school.

4,383
District students
11
Schools
239
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

6%
Reading proficient
31%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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