Thea Bowman Leadership Academy - Gary, Indiana/IN

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Thea Bowman Leadership Academy

975 W 6th Ave, Gary, IN, 46402 -

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Definition of Terms

Thea Bowman Leadership Academy

School Level

Primary school

School Type

Charter School

Grades Offered

Grades KG - 8

County

Lake County, IN

Students & Faculty

Total Students

494 students

% Male / % Female

48% / 52%

Total Classroom Teachers

25 teachers

Students by Grade

Kind - 50 students

Grade 1 - 50 students

Grade 2 - 77 students

Grade 3 - 51 students

Grade 4 - 54 students

Grade 5 - 53 students

Grade 6 - 54 students

Grade 7 - 53 students

Grade 8 - 52 students

This School

(IN) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:20

1:18

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(IN) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	1%
% Hispanic	2%	6%
% Black	98%	13%
% White	n/a	79%

Additional Student Information

This School

(IN) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

56%

33%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(IN) Statewide Testing Performance

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School District Name

Thea Bowman Leadership Academy School District

This School's Agency

(IN) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	1	4
Number of Students Managed	494 students	1,853 students
District Total Revenue	$3,084,000	$20,544,000
District Expenditure	$3,344,000	$19,015,000
District Revenue / Student	$6,243	$11,087
District Expenditure / Student	$6,769	$10,262

Charter schools: A better alternative? (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 03:05:26 am
Over time, charter schools can perform just as well, if notbetter, than traditional public schools, proponents of charterschools said.
VU's Confucius Institute helps Bowman kids study China (Post-Tribune)
posted on October 25, 2009 at 10:26:09 am
S eventh- and eighth-graders at the Thea Bowman Leadership Academy in Gary could tell you that "nihao" is the Chinese word for "hello." The correct response? "Nihao," right back at you. The charter school, which boasts close to 700 junior and senior high school students, recently partnered with the Confucius Institute at Valparaiso University to bring the Chinese language and culture ...
Charter schools building sports powerhouses? (The Indianapolis Star)
posted on October 1, 2009 at 12:23:52 pm
Critics complain that charters can draw students from entire districts.
Confucius Classroom (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
posted on September 18, 2009 at 05:16:22 am
GARY | Dazia Goodson, a Thea Bowman Leadership Academy seventh-grader, is thrilled to be getting a taste of China at school.
Charter School of the Dunes gets oversight (Post-Tribune)
posted on August 28, 2009 at 09:56:41 am
The American Quality Schools is taking over management of the Charter School of the Dunes following academic struggles, frequent personnel changes and a state audit that revealed more than $32,000 in missing lunch money. The school's board recently severed its relationship with a Mosaica Education Inc. of Michigan and contracted with AQS to manage the school and correct all the identified ...