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in Gary Community School Corp

This page covers 6 elementary schools in Gary Community School Corp. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Banneker Elementary at Marquette
Grades KG–05299 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,286/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
16.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,286
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
87%
High economic need
2
rank
Glen Park Acad for Excel in Lrn
Grades KG–05524 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,286/student)
46
/100
Student:Teacher
18.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,286
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
86%
High economic need
3
rank
Beveridge Elementary School
Grades KG–05310 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,286/student)
45
/100
Student:Teacher
16.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
32/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,286
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
85%
High economic need
4
rank
Frankie Woods McCullough Academy
Grades PK–05411 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,286/student)
45
/100
Student:Teacher
16.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
32/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,286
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
84%
High economic need
5
rank
Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr
Grades PK–KG199 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,286/student)
42
/100
Student:Teacher
19.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
32/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,286
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
74%
High economic need
6
rank
Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch
Grades KG–05442 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,286/student)
42
/100
Student:Teacher
19.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
32/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,286
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
86%
High economic need
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
6
Elementary Schools
11
Total Schools
53
#1 Score
46
Avg Score
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.

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