Gary Lighthouse Charter School
3201 Pierce St
Gary IN, 46408, Lake County
Phone: 219-880-1762
Ranking: 
(1,373 out of 1,449, bottom 5%)*
(1,373 out of 1,449, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 72 | 37 | 40 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 33 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,487 | 716 | 643 | 646 | 648 | 676 | 553 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 43 | 2.9% | 41 | 5.7% | 46 | 7.2% | 61 | 9.4% | 62 | 9.6% | 97 | 14.3% | 60 | 10.8% |
| Grade 1: | 112 | 7.5% | 54 | 7.5% | 47 | 7.3% | 50 | 7.7% | 51 | 7.9% | 77 | 11.4% | 75 | 13.6% |
| Grade 2: | 107 | 7.2% | 53 | 7.4% | 50 | 7.8% | 55 | 8.5% | 70 | 10.8% | 77 | 11.4% | 99 | 17.9% |
| Grade 3: | 120 | 8.1% | 54 | 7.5% | 55 | 8.6% | 56 | 8.7% | 75 | 11.6% | 100 | 14.8% | 100 | 18.1% |
| Grade 4: | 97 | 6.5% | 52 | 7.3% | 51 | 7.9% | 53 | 8.2% | 77 | 11.9% | 101 | 14.9% | 49 | 8.9% |
| Grade 5: | 96 | 6.5% | 56 | 7.8% | 49 | 7.6% | 73 | 11.3% | 83 | 12.8% | 49 | 7.2% | 70 | 12.7% |
| Grade 6: | 104 | 7.0% | 51 | 7.1% | 69 | 10.7% | 70 | 10.8% | 49 | 7.6% | 72 | 10.7% | 50 | 9.0% |
| Grade 7: | 126 | 8.5% | 75 | 10.5% | 57 | 8.9% | 50 | 7.7% | 74 | 11.4% | 49 | 7.2% | 50 | 9.0% |
| Grade 8: | 181 | 12.2% | 56 | 7.8% | 46 | 7.2% | 80 | 12.4% | 54 | 8.3% | 54 | 8.0% | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 147 | 9.9% | 62 | 8.7% | 70 | 10.9% | 48 | 7.4% | 53 | 8.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 10: | 137 | 9.2% | 73 | 10.2% | 48 | 7.5% | 50 | 7.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 11: | 129 | 8.7% | 41 | 5.7% | 55 | 8.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 88 | 5.9% | 48 | 6.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 719 | 48.4% | 341 | 47.6% | 290 | 45.1% | 306 | 47.4% | 299 | 46.1% | 316 | 46.7% | 266 | 48.1% |
| Female: | 768 | 51.6% | 375 | 52.4% | 353 | 54.9% | 340 | 52.6% | 334 | 51.5% | 349 | 51.6% | 277 | 50.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 119 | 8.0% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Black: | 1,336 | 89.8% | 703 | 98.2% | 637 | 99.1% | 635 | 98.3% | 639 | 98.6% | 664 | 98.2% | 542 | 98.0% |
| White: | 8 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 23 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,073 | 72.2% | 544 | 76.0% | 504 | 78.4% | 487 | 75.4% | 515 | 79.5% | 504 | 74.6% | 434 | 78.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 70 | 4.7% | 57 | 8.0% | 38 | 5.9% | 52 | 8.0% | 59 | 9.1% | 54 | 8.0% | 50 | 9.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.77 | 19.35 | 16.08 | 20.84 | 18.51 | 19.30 | 16.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 15% | 15% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 14.5% | N/A | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 5.5% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 8.2% | N/A | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 4.8% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 39.1% | N/A | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 41.5% | N/A | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 31% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 39% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | N/A | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | N/A | 85% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19% | 19% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23% | 23% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | N/A | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | N/A | 79% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 38% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 36% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | N/A | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | N/A | 82% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 26% | 26% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 37% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | N/A | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 21% | 21% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | N/A | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | N/A | 78% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 32% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 32% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | N/A | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | N/A | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 38% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | N/A | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | N/A | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 7% | 7% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | N/A | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | N/A | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 35% | 71% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 29% | 29% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 37% | 69% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | N/A | 76% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | N/A | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 80% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 80% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | N/A | 80% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | N/A | 82% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 10% | 10% | 54% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 9% | 9% | 58% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 12.3% | N/A | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | N/A | 64% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 70% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 39% | 67% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 39% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | N/A | 77% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | N/A | 75% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 69% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 73% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | N/A | 75% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | N/A | 78% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 15% | 15% | 57% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 18.8% | N/A | 68% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | N/A | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 36% | 65% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 37% | 69% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | N/A | 72% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | N/A | 73% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 66% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 39% | 72% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | N/A | 77% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | N/A | 80% |
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* Gary Lighthouse Charter School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.