Calumet High School
3900 Calhoun St
Gary IN, 46408, Lake County
Phone: 219-838-6990
Ranking: 
(332 out of 351, bottom 5%)*
(332 out of 351, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Lake Ridge Schools
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: | 37 | 36 | 41 | 35 | 38 | 34 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 649 | 599 | 591 | 597 | 621 | 640 | 653 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 170 | 26.2% | 142 | 23.7% | 166 | 28.1% | 169 | 28.3% | 169 | 27.2% | 157 | 24.5% | 174 | 26.6% |
| Grade 10: | 160 | 24.7% | 157 | 26.2% | 165 | 27.9% | 162 | 27.1% | 161 | 25.9% | 154 | 24.1% | 171 | 26.2% |
| Grade 11: | 160 | 24.7% | 160 | 26.7% | 144 | 24.4% | 144 | 24.1% | 148 | 23.8% | 157 | 24.5% | 180 | 27.6% |
| Grade 12: | 158 | 24.3% | 140 | 23.4% | 116 | 19.6% | 122 | 20.4% | 143 | 23.0% | 172 | 26.9% | 128 | 19.6% |
| Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 328 | 50.5% | 310 | 51.8% | 319 | 54.0% | 308 | 51.6% | 288 | 46.4% | 325 | 50.8% | 324 | 49.6% |
| Female: | 321 | 49.5% | 289 | 48.2% | 272 | 46.0% | 289 | 48.4% | 292 | 47.0% | 290 | 45.3% | 306 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 152 | 23.4% | 161 | 26.9% | 150 | 25.4% | 132 | 22.1% | 99 | 15.9% | 96 | 15.0% | 95 | 14.5% |
| Black: | 199 | 30.7% | 152 | 25.4% | 138 | 23.4% | 146 | 24.5% | 171 | 27.5% | 184 | 28.8% | 174 | 26.6% |
| White: | 269 | 41.4% | 258 | 43.1% | 280 | 47.4% | 300 | 50.3% | 311 | 50.1% | 336 | 52.5% | 359 | 55.0% |
| 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: | 24 | 3.7% | 21 | 3.5% | 19 | 3.2% | 15 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 464 | 71.5% | 420 | 70.1% | 394 | 66.7% | 377 | 63.1% | 368 | 59.3% | 359 | 56.1% | 336 | 51.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 65 | 10.0% | 69 | 11.5% | 89 | 15.1% | 71 | 11.9% | 85 | 13.7% | 86 | 13.4% | 70 | 10.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.54 | 16.64 | 14.41 | 16.91 | 16.53 | 19.00 | 20.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 8% | 29% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 30.2% | 35.9% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 39.1% | 44.3% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 23% | 23% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 30.1% | 30.1% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 20.7% | 20.7% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 42% | 42% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 50.9% | 50.9% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 60.1% | 60.1% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 43% | 42% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 43% | 42% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 38% | 38% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 49% | 48% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 38% | 38% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Calumet High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.