📍 301 Parke St, Gary, Lake County, 46403
Gary Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Gary, Lake County. The school has 326 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gary Community School Corp school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 1% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gary Middle School enrolls 326 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Black or African American, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 295 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 3.7% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
291 of the school's 326 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 290 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.
Gary Middle School 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.
Gary Middle School 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 326 students, Gary Middle School 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