West Gary Lighthouse
725 Clark Rd
Gary IN, 46406, Lake County
Phone: 219-977-9583
Ranking: 
(1,400 out of 1,449, bottom 3%)*
(1,400 out of 1,449, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular School
Status: Closed
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 11
Title I Eligible School: 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: | 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 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 53% | 53% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 57.1% | N/A | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 34.5% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 15% | N/A | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 5.1% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 48.6% | N/A | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.3% | N/A | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.1% | N/A | 85% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | N/A | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.6% | N/A | 79% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 39% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | N/A | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | N/A | 82% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | N/A | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | N/A | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 28% | 28% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | N/A | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | N/A | 78% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 34% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | N/A | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | N/A | 78% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | N/A | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | N/A | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 13% | 13% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | N/A | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | N/A | 67% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 69% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 39% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | N/A | 76% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | N/A | 78% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | N/A | 80% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | N/A | 82% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 13% | 13% | 54% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 28% | 28% | 58% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | N/A | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 24.5% | N/A | 64% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 67% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | N/A | 77% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | N/A | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 69% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | N/A | 75% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | N/A | 78% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 22% | 22% | 57% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | N/A | 68% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | N/A | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | N/A | 72% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | N/A | 73% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | N/A | 77% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | N/A | 80% |
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* West Gary Lighthouse was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.