Gary Lighthouse Charter School
3201 Pierce St, Gary, IN, 46408 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Gary Lighthouse Charter School
School Level Primary school
School Type Charter School
Grades Offered Grades KG - 5
County Lake County, IN
Students & Faculty
Total Students 376 students
% Male / % Female 51%  /  49%
Total Classroom Teachers 20 teachers
Students by Grade
Kind - 80 students
Grade 1 - 72 students
Grade 2 - 75 students
Grade 3 - 50 students
Grade 4 - 49 students
Grade 5 - 50 students
This School
(IN) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:19 1:18
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(IN) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian n/a 1%
% Hispanic 1% 6%
% Black 97% 13%
% White 2% 79%
Additional Student Information
This School
(IN) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 58% 33%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 15% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(IN) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Gary Lighthouse Charter School District
This School's Agency
(IN) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 1 4
Number of Students Managed 376 students 1,853 students
District Total Revenue n/a $20,544,000
District Expenditure n/a $19,015,000
District Revenue / Student n/a $11,087
District Expenditure / Student n/a $10,262
In the News:
  • Sixth-grade class gives college a test (Lawrence Journal-World)
    posted on June 17, 2009 at 06:06:16 am
    A group of students sits scribbling notes in the back of their first-ever college class. It’s early, but these students couldn’t be more excited to be here.
  • Leading Future Leaders (The Facts)
    posted on June 13, 2009 at 04:37:14 am
    Austin Dannhaus, Ainsley Stromberg and Nathan Taylor are about to see how much difference they can make in students’ lives in two years. The three friends, who grew up going to Family Life Church in Lake Jackson, where Taylor’s father pastors, were all accepted into the Teach For America program.
  • Northwest Indiana education briefs (Post-Tribune)
    posted on May 22, 2009 at 09:20:00 am
    CEDAR LAKE SAT seminar Gateway Christian Fellowship, 10728 W. 133rd Ave., will offer a SAT seminar from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 30. Donation is $20. Students will view the High School Essay Intensive video seminar. They will be taught how to practice and prepare for the SAT essay, how to organize and present ideas with style, and they will get tips to improve writing. Students must ...
  • Crockett Foundation having an impact on kids (Post-Tribune)
    posted on May 20, 2009 at 09:41:45 am
    GARY -- When the post-player drills, free throws and ball-handling exercises stop, there are several points organizers of a Gary youth foundation would like participants to keep in mind. And the kids of the Raymond and Darlene Crockett Youth Foundation have aspired to show those qualities of excellence in education, sportsmanship and hustle on the basketball court. Ralynn Crockett won't have it ...
  • Lake County police blotter (Post-Tribune)
    posted on April 15, 2009 at 10:03:06 am
    GARY Man grabs cash drawer at Walgreen's A robber took a cash drawer containing more than $118 Monday night from Walgreen's at 2500 Grant St., Lt. Samuel Roberts said. A clerk told Cpl. Timothy Rudzinski the man was wearing a black coat, black hat and brown boots. He entered the store about 9 p.m. and grabbed the drawer from a register at the cosmetic counter, then ran out of the store, ...
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (46408)
School Zip (46408)
(IN) State Average
Population (Approximate) 20,299 people 5,873,444 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 14% 20%
Population Average Age 33 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.7 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $36,543 $42,007
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.2 rooms 5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 53 years old 43 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (46408)


Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 67% / 33% 69% / 31%
School Map:
1. Daniel Webster Elementary School - 524 students - 0.7 mi. away - view location
2. Benjamin Banneker Elementary School - 508 students - 1.2 mi. away - view location
3. Benjamin Franklin Elementary School - 397 students - 1.2 mi. away - view location
4. The Ensweiler Academy - 66 students - 1.4 mi. away - view location
5. Longfellow Elementary School - 481 students - 1.4 mi. away - view location
View all schools in: Gary, Lake County, Zip 46408 
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