For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public charter school serving 317 students in Steel City Academy School District. This district's average charter testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public charter schools in Indiana.
Public Charter School in Steel City Academy School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Indiana public charter school average of 18%), and reading proficiency score of 12% (versus the 26% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Indiana public charter school average of 68% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (IN)
# Schools
1 School
124 Schools
# Students
317 Students
52,216 Students
# Teachers
21 Teachers
3,304 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Steel City Academy School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 394 school districts in Indiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50-59% has decreased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#385 out of 400 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤5%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
41%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
6-9%
34%
Graduation Rate
50-59%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.14
0.70
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
3%
20%
% Black
93%
40%
% White
2%
32%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,145 is higher than the state median of $13,222. The school district revenue/student has grown by 30% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,653 is less than the state median of $12,852. The school district spending/student has grown by 30% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$13,615 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$13,234 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,145
$13,222
Spending / Student
$11,653
$12,852
Best Steel City Academy School District Public Charter Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Steel City Academy
Charter School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
2650 W 35th Avenue
Gary, IN 46408
(219) 750-1010
Gary, IN 46408
(219) 750-1010
Grades: K-12
| 317 students
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