Aspire Charter Academy Primary School
4900 West 15th Ave
Gary IN, 46406, Lake County
Phone: 219-944-7400
Ranking: (1,414 out of 1,449, bottom 2%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
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 | |||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 36 | 37 | 32 | 30 | 22 | 20 | ||||||
Total Students: | 697 | 657 | 667 | 598 | 494 | 413 | ||||||
Kindergarten: | 88 | 12.6% | 89 | 13.5% | 85 | 12.7% | 87 | 14.5% | 82 | 16.6% | 82 | 19.9% |
Grade 1: | 79 | 11.3% | 82 | 12.5% | 81 | 12.1% | 81 | 13.5% | 79 | 16.0% | 74 | 17.9% |
Grade 2: | 82 | 11.8% | 81 | 12.3% | 81 | 12.1% | 80 | 13.4% | 74 | 15.0% | 78 | 18.9% |
Grade 3: | 81 | 11.6% | 82 | 12.5% | 81 | 12.1% | 81 | 13.5% | 77 | 15.6% | 73 | 17.7% |
Grade 4: | 78 | 11.2% | 62 | 9.4% | 80 | 12.0% | 80 | 13.4% | 77 | 15.6% | 52 | 12.6% |
Grade 5: | 71 | 10.2% | 79 | 12.0% | 76 | 11.4% | 81 | 13.5% | 52 | 10.5% | 54 | 13.1% |
Grade 6: | 81 | 11.6% | 74 | 11.3% | 81 | 12.1% | 54 | 9.0% | 53 | 10.7% | NA | NA |
Grade 7: | 74 | 10.6% | 67 | 10.2% | 51 | 7.6% | 54 | 9.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 8: | 63 | 9.0% | 41 | 6.2% | 51 | 7.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
Male: | 373 | 53.5% | 367 | 55.9% | 355 | 53.2% | 314 | 52.5% | 263 | 53.2% | 223 | 54.0% |
Female: | 324 | 46.5% | 290 | 44.1% | 312 | 46.8% | 284 | 47.5% | 222 | 44.9% | 182 | 44.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 29 | 4.2% | 32 | 4.9% | 30 | 4.5% | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.7% |
Black: | 655 | 94.0% | 609 | 92.7% | 620 | 93.0% | 579 | 96.8% | 478 | 96.8% | 404 | 97.8% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.0% | 12 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 12 | 1.7% | 12 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 610 | 87.5% | 563 | 85.7% | 548 | 82.2% | 486 | 81.3% | 389 | 78.7% | 311 | 75.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 5.9% | 40 | 6.1% | 50 | 7.5% | 50 | 8.4% | 56 | 11.3% | 56 | 13.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.36 | 17.76 | 20.84 | 19.93 | 22.45 | 20.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ECA | ||||||
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 5.6% | N/A | N/A |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.3% | N/A | 83% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.8% | N/A | 85% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | N/A | 78% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.7% | N/A | 79% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | N/A | 82% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | N/A | 82% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | N/A | 70% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | N/A | 79% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | N/A | 76% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | N/A | 78% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | N/A | 75% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | N/A | 78% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | N/A | 86% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | N/A | 86% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | N/A | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | N/A | 67% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | N/A | 76% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | N/A | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | N/A | 80% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | N/A | 82% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 16.3% | N/A | 62% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 11.4% | N/A | 64% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | N/A | 77% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | N/A | 75% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | N/A | 75% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | N/A | 78% |
2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | N/A | 68% |
2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | N/A | 71% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | N/A | 73% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | N/A | 80% |
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* Aspire Charter Academy Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.