James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School - Gary, Indiana/IN

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James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School

1301 E 43rd Ave, Gary, IN, 46409-2303 -

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Definition of Terms

James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School

School Level

Primary school

Grades Offered

Grades KG - 5

County

Lake County, IN

Students & Faculty

Total Students

408 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

23 teachers

Students by Grade

Kind - 57 students

Grade 1 - 74 students

Grade 2 - 70 students

Grade 3 - 62 students

Grade 4 - 72 students

Grade 5 - 73 students

This School

(IN) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:18

1:18

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(IN) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	1%
% Hispanic	2%	6%
% Black	97%	13%
% White	n/a	79%
% Unknown	1 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(IN) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

71%

33%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(IN) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Gary Community Corp School District

This School's Agency

(IN) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	29	4
Number of Students Managed	21,039 students	1,853 students
District Total Revenue	$228,185,000	$20,544,000
District Expenditure	$229,429,000	$19,015,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,846	$11,087
District Expenditure / Student	$10,905	$10,262

Empty schools decay as Gary consolidates (Post-Tribune)
posted on October 25, 2009 at 10:26:09 am
Twenty-two former school buildings sit vacant across Gary, replete with boarded-up windows, graffiti, and crumbling awnings and playgrounds. The buildings were closed mainly due to declining enrollment in Gary and the School Board plans to make final decisions -- whether to retain or sell them -- on the properties by the end of 2009.

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