For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 825 students in Thea Bowman Leadership Academy School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Indiana.
Public Middle School in Thea Bowman Leadership Academy School District have an average math proficiency score of 3% (versus the Indiana public middle school average of 29%), and reading proficiency score of 15% (versus the 41% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Indiana public middle school average of 34% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (IN)
# Schools
1 School
558 Schools
# Students
825 Students
298,142 Students
# Teachers
32 Teachers
19,355 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
26:1
26:1
District Rank
Thea Bowman Leadership Academy School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 391 school districts in Indiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75-79% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#371 out of 392 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
3%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
15%
43%
Graduation Rate
75-79%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.10
0.54
# American Indian Students
n/a
481 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
6,702 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
27 Students
39,031 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
13%
# Black Students
782 Students
40,979 Students
% Black Students
95%
14%
# White Students
2 Students
195,438 Students
% White Students
n/a
66%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
286 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
14 Students
15,225 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
410
# Students in K Grade:
53
4,174
# Students in 1st Grade:
55
4,284
# Students in 2nd Grade:
51
4,343
# Students in 3rd Grade:
56
4,530
# Students in 4th Grade:
52
4,727
# Students in 5th Grade:
65
10,743
# Students in 6th Grade:
75
46,781
# Students in 7th Grade:
67
79,253
# Students in 8th Grade:
66
81,588
# Students in 9th Grade:
76
13,967
# Students in 10th Grade:
72
14,454
# Students in 11th Grade:
74
14,181
# Students in 12th Grade:
63
14,387
# Ungraded Students:
-
320
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,498 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,179. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,485 is less than the state median of $12,810. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$10 MM
$13,615 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$13,234 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,498
$13,179
Spending / Student
$10,485
$12,810
Best Thea Bowman Leadership Academy School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Thea Bowman Leadership Academy
Charter School
Math: 3% | Reading: 15%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
3401 W 5th Ave
Gary, IN 46406
(219) 944-3100
Gary, IN 46406
(219) 944-3100
Grades: K-12
| 825 students
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