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Lew Wallace (sci-Tech-Eng-Math) High School
415 West 45th Ave
Gary IN, 46408, Lake County
Phone: 219-980-6305
| Ranking: | High School:  (350 out of 351, bottom 0%)Elementary/Middle School: (1,448 out of 1,449, bottom 0%)* |
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
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: | 45 | 46 | 87 | 99 | 89 | 53 | 51 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 713 | 866 | 964 | 1,166 | 1,223 | 834 | 920 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 85 | 11.9% | 127 | 14.7% | 151 | 15.7% | 193 | 16.6% | 203 | 16.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 97 | 13.6% | 122 | 14.1% | 164 | 17.0% | 182 | 15.6% | 179 | 14.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 119 | 16.7% | 146 | 16.9% | 149 | 15.5% | 193 | 16.6% | 210 | 17.2% | 237 | 28.4% | 253 | 27.5% |
| Grade 10: | 123 | 17.3% | 147 | 17.0% | 180 | 18.7% | 194 | 16.6% | 231 | 18.9% | 226 | 27.1% | 260 | 28.3% |
| Grade 11: | 123 | 17.3% | 158 | 18.2% | 157 | 16.3% | 212 | 18.2% | 203 | 16.6% | 208 | 24.9% | 225 | 24.5% |
| Grade 12: | 163 | 22.9% | 166 | 19.2% | 163 | 16.9% | 192 | 16.5% | 197 | 16.1% | 163 | 19.5% | 182 | 19.8% |
| Ungraded: | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 392 | 55.0% | 484 | 55.9% | 506 | 52.5% | 622 | 53.3% | 650 | 53.1% | 441 | 52.9% | 494 | 53.7% |
| Female: | 321 | 45.0% | 382 | 44.1% | 458 | 47.5% | 544 | 46.7% | 560 | 45.8% | 382 | 45.8% | 421 | 45.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic: | 16 | 2.2% | 16 | 1.8% | 16 | 1.7% | 14 | 1.2% | 16 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.4% | 14 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 648 | 90.9% | 784 | 90.5% | 866 | 89.8% | 999 | 85.7% | 1,194 | 97.6% | 813 | 97.5% | 895 | 97.3% |
| White: | 5 | 0.7% | 11 | 1.3% | 9 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.7% |
| 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: | 43 | 6.0% | 55 | 6.4% | 73 | 7.6% | 145 | 12.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 444 | 62.3% | 713 | 82.3% | 749 | 77.7% | 866 | 74.3% | 790 | 64.6% | 528 | 63.3% | 561 | 61.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 2.2% | 15 | 1.7% | 14 | 1.5% | 21 | 1.8% | 12 | 1.0% | 17 | 2.0% | 21 | 2.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.84 | 18.83 | 11.13 | 11.76 | 13.80 | 15.90 | 17.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 6% | 17% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 25.1% | 33.9% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 24.7% | 27.6% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 2% | 5% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 14.1% | 8.5% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 1.4% | 4.8% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 16% | 27% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 19.3% | 28% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 39.6% | 46.1% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 20% | 33% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 23% | 35% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 15% | 27% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 20% | 31% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 18% | 30% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 11% | 19% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 8% | 20% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 9% | 18% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 20% | 24% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 18% | 23% | 65% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 22% | 36% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 49.1% | 77% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 37.6% | 75% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 30% | 32% | 73% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 35.1% | 75% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 45.7% | 78% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 11.5% | 29.5% | 68% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 13.8% | 30.4% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 37% | 69% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 36.3% | 72% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.9% | 35.4% | 73% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 21% | 32% | 72% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 24.6% | 35.8% | 77% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 31.3% | 80% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 20% | 34% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 15% | 30% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 19% | 30% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 17% | 28% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 15% | 24% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 17% | 23% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 13% | 20% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 20% | 25% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Lew Wallace (sci-Tech-Eng-Math) High School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.