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West Gary Lighthouse, 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: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 31 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 25 | |||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 613 | 588 | 573 | 549 | 504 | 420 | ||||||
| Kindergarten: | NA | NA | 44 | 7.2% | 42 | 7.1% | 42 | 7.3% | 42 | 7.7% | 42 | 8.3% | 40 | 9.5% |
| Grade 1: | NA | NA | 54 | 8.8% | 51 | 8.7% | 50 | 8.7% | 52 | 9.5% | 75 | 14.9% | 88 | 21.0% |
| Grade 2: | NA | NA | 54 | 8.8% | 50 | 8.5% | 51 | 8.9% | 74 | 13.5% | 76 | 15.1% | 70 | 16.7% |
| Grade 3: | NA | NA | 50 | 8.2% | 47 | 8.0% | 77 | 13.4% | 80 | 14.6% | 78 | 15.5% | 73 | 17.4% |
| Grade 4: | NA | NA | 46 | 7.5% | 74 | 12.6% | 77 | 13.4% | 78 | 14.2% | 81 | 16.1% | 49 | 11.7% |
| Grade 5: | NA | NA | 67 | 10.9% | 71 | 12.1% | 69 | 12.0% | 73 | 13.3% | 54 | 10.7% | 49 | 11.7% |
| Grade 6: | NA | NA | 55 | 9.0% | 55 | 9.4% | 57 | 9.9% | 51 | 9.3% | 52 | 10.3% | 51 | 12.1% |
| Grade 7: | NA | NA | 53 | 8.6% | 47 | 8.0% | 49 | 8.6% | 51 | 9.3% | 46 | 9.1% | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | NA | NA | 44 | 7.2% | 52 | 8.8% | 52 | 9.1% | 48 | 8.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | NA | NA | 49 | 8.0% | 50 | 8.5% | 49 | 8.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 10: | NA | NA | 44 | 7.2% | 49 | 8.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 11: | NA | NA | 53 | 8.6% | 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: | NA | NA | 309 | 50.4% | 302 | 51.4% | 297 | 51.8% | 281 | 51.2% | 256 | 50.8% | 208 | 49.5% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 304 | 49.6% | 286 | 48.6% | 276 | 48.2% | 257 | 46.8% | 237 | 47.0% | 208 | 49.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 16 | 2.6% | 13 | 2.2% | 11 | 1.9% | 15 | 2.7% | 11 | 2.2% | 10 | 2.4% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 596 | 97.2% | 567 | 96.4% | 547 | 95.5% | 524 | 95.4% | 488 | 96.8% | 408 | 97.1% |
| White: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 7 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 525 | 85.6% | 492 | 83.7% | 447 | 78.0% | 452 | 82.3% | 405 | 80.4% | 309 | 73.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 36 | 5.9% | 30 | 5.1% | 26 | 4.5% | 49 | 8.9% | 35 | 6.9% | 29 | 6.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 18.97 | 17.91 | 17.16 | 19.40 | 16.80 | |||||
* West Gary Lighthouse, Students and Teachers was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.