Gary Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Gary, Indiana

Gary Middle School in Gary, Indiana enrolled 365 students in 2024-25 with 25.3 full-time teachers, 14.4 students per teacher against the Indiana middle-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 2% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 21%

326 students in 2022-23, 324 students in 2023-24, 365 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.0 to 25.3.

Students enrolled at Gary Middle School by school year2022-23: 326, 2023-24: 324, 2024-25: 36501002003004002022-233262023-243242024-25365
Students enrolled at Gary Middle School by school year2022-23: 326, 2023-24: 324, 2024-25: 36501002003004002022-233262023-243242024-25365
Students enrolled at Gary Middle School by school year2022-23: 326, 2023-24: 324, 2024-25: 36501002003004002022-233262023-243242024-25365
Students enrolled at Gary Middle School by school year2022-23: 326, 2023-24: 324, 2024-25: 36501002003004002022-233262023-243242024-25365
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332621.015.5
2023-2432415.520.9
2024-2536525.314.4

14.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 57 of every 100 Indiana middle schools

Among the 327 Indiana middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; Gary Middle School 14.4; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherGary Middle School 14.4state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; Gary Middle School 14.4; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherGary Middle School 14.4state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; Gary Middle School 14.4; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherGary Middle School 14.4state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; Gary Middle School 14.4; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherGary Middle School 14.4state median 14.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 371 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Gary Middle School enrolled 371 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 166 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 371 of the 371 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions166
  • Chronically absent98.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

91.5% of students were Black, 4.9% Hispanic, 2.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black91.5%
  2. Hispanic4.9%
  3. Two or more races2.7%
  4. White0.5%
  5. Asian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Gary Middle School scored proficient or above: 2% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtIndiana
Math2%5% (2021-22)38.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Gary

3 public middle schools in Gary report 2024-25 enrollment; Gary Middle School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School44716.989.5%
Gary Middle School36514.461.1%
Bailly Middle School35512.858.9%

All public schools in Gary →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Gary Middle School

  1. Bailly Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 6.5 miles away: 355 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).6.5 mi
  2. Lake Ridge New Tech Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 8.4 miles away: 447 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).8.4 mi
  3. Compare Gary Middle School with Bailly Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Gary Community School Corporation spends per student$27,740 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$27,740
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaGary Middle School is the number 241 by size of 328 Indiana middle schools open in 2024-25.#241 of 328
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher14.4 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.8 for middle schools.14.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Gary Middle School

  1. How many students attend Gary Middle School?
    365 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 326 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Gary, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Gary Middle School?
    14.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for middle schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Gary Middle School a Title I school?
    Gary Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Gary Middle School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Gary Middle School scored proficient or above: 2% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Gary Middle School in?
    Gary Community School Corporation, NCES district ID 1803870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180387002664 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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