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Aspire Charter Academy

Charter

Regular School · Gary, IN

Aspire Charter Academy is a charter regular school school in Gary, Indiana, serving grades KG–08 with 684 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 20.7:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 08
Enrollment
684
Teachers (FTE)
33.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
20.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 556 81%
Hispanic/Latino 70 10%
Two or more races 56 8%
White 2 0%
Total enrollment 684 335M / 349F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 8.0% -29pp 37.0% 380
Reading Proficiency 18.0% -24.2pp 42.2% 386
Science Proficiency <=5% 121

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.43 grade levels
Math
+0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
68
9.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
318
46.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 684 100%

Contact & Location

4900 W 15th Ave

Gary, IN 46406

Phone: (219)944-7400

District

Aspire Charter Academy

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,149

District enrollment: 666

NCES ID

180007102443

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD