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Benjamin Banneker Achievement Center Primary School
301 Parke St
Gary IN, 46403, Lake County
Phone: 219-938-1750
Ranking: 
(71 out of 1,449, top 5%)*
(71 out of 1,449, top 5%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Gary Community School Corporation
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: | 27 | 26 | 19 | 34 | 36 | 21 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 602 | 552 | 361 | 595 | 609 | 484 | 471 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 76 | 12.6% | 62 | 11.2% | 63 | 17.5% | 45 | 7.6% | 46 | 7.6% | 47 | 9.7% | 41 | 8.7% |
| Grade 1: | 81 | 13.5% | 72 | 13.0% | 56 | 15.5% | 62 | 10.4% | 60 | 9.9% | 67 | 13.8% | 65 | 13.8% |
| Grade 2: | 85 | 14.1% | 65 | 11.8% | 56 | 15.5% | 70 | 11.8% | 73 | 12.0% | 68 | 14.0% | 75 | 15.9% |
| Grade 3: | 69 | 11.5% | 59 | 10.7% | 54 | 15.0% | 73 | 12.3% | 70 | 11.5% | 75 | 15.5% | 84 | 17.8% |
| Grade 4: | 58 | 9.6% | 59 | 10.7% | 69 | 19.1% | 70 | 11.8% | 70 | 11.5% | 86 | 17.8% | 79 | 16.8% |
| Grade 5: | 55 | 9.1% | 64 | 11.6% | 63 | 17.5% | 65 | 10.9% | 88 | 14.4% | 77 | 15.9% | 69 | 14.6% |
| Grade 6: | 66 | 11.0% | 61 | 11.1% | NA | NA | 82 | 13.8% | 71 | 11.7% | 64 | 13.2% | 58 | 12.3% |
| Grade 7: | 57 | 9.5% | 57 | 10.3% | NA | NA | 63 | 10.6% | 72 | 11.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 55 | 9.1% | 53 | 9.6% | NA | NA | 65 | 10.9% | 59 | 9.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 268 | 44.5% | 244 | 44.2% | 162 | 44.9% | 271 | 45.5% | 269 | 44.2% | 209 | 43.2% | 208 | 44.2% |
| Female: | 334 | 55.5% | 308 | 55.8% | 199 | 55.1% | 324 | 54.5% | 324 | 53.2% | 263 | 54.3% | 255 | 54.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 586 | 97.3% | 539 | 97.6% | 353 | 97.8% | 577 | 97.0% | 594 | 97.5% | 475 | 98.1% | 460 | 97.7% |
| White: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% |
| 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: | 11 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.3% | 8 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 285 | 47.3% | 330 | 59.8% | 208 | 57.6% | 307 | 51.6% | 306 | 50.2% | 208 | 43.0% | 186 | 39.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 4.0% | 31 | 5.6% | 25 | 6.9% | 28 | 4.7% | 24 | 3.9% | 20 | 4.1% | 14 | 3.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.65 | 21.23 | 19.00 | 17.63 | 16.94 | 22.90 | 22.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 89% | 17% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93.7% | 33.9% | 72.4% |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 56% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 58% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 57% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 60% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 65% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 63% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 70% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 73.7% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 68.9% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 57% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 55% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 54% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 56% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 62% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 54% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 65% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 62.6% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 61.1% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 45% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 48% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 54% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 60% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 54% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 64% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 71.8% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 70.2% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 42% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 47% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 51% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 60% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 46% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 57% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 59.8% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 57.1% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 44% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 53% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 53.3% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 54.2% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 49% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 43% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 55% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 60% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 47% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 52% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 60.2% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 56.6% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 43% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 45% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 52% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 64% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 55% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 64% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 76.5% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 68.5% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 24% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 45.1% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 34.2% | 67% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 97% | 43% | 69% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 44% | 70% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 99% | 46% | 71% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 51% | 71% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 52% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 45% | 69% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 61% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 61.8% | 76% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 38% | 73% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 42% | 74% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 45% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 99% | 61% | 80% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97% | 66% | 80% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 57% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 62% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 62.7% | 80% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 22% | 54% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 31% | 58% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 30% | 62% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 36% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 49.1% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 32% | 73% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 35.1% | 75% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 29.5% | 68% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 37% | 69% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 36.3% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 98% | 32% | 72% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 35.8% | 77% |
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* Benjamin Banneker Achievement Center Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.