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Benjamin Banneker Achievement Center Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

301 Parke St

Gary IN, 46403, Lake County

Phone: 219-938-1750

Ranking:

(71 out of 1,449, top 5%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8

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:	27		26		19		34		36		21		21
Total Students:	602		552		361		595		609		484		471
Kindergarten:	76	12.6%	62	11.2%	63	17.5%	45	7.6%	46	7.6%	47	9.7%	41	8.7%
Grade 1:	81	13.5%	72	13.0%	56	15.5%	62	10.4%	60	9.9%	67	13.8%	65	13.8%
Grade 2:	85	14.1%	65	11.8%	56	15.5%	70	11.8%	73	12.0%	68	14.0%	75	15.9%
Grade 3:	69	11.5%	59	10.7%	54	15.0%	73	12.3%	70	11.5%	75	15.5%	84	17.8%
Grade 4:	58	9.6%	59	10.7%	69	19.1%	70	11.8%	70	11.5%	86	17.8%	79	16.8%
Grade 5:	55	9.1%	64	11.6%	63	17.5%	65	10.9%	88	14.4%	77	15.9%	69	14.6%
Grade 6:	66	11.0%	61	11.1%	NA	NA	82	13.8%	71	11.7%	64	13.2%	58	12.3%
Grade 7:	57	9.5%	57	10.3%	NA	NA	63	10.6%	72	11.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 8:	55	9.1%	53	9.6%	NA	NA	65	10.9%	59	9.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	268	44.5%	244	44.2%	162	44.9%	271	45.5%	269	44.2%	209	43.2%	208	44.2%
Female:	334	55.5%	308	55.8%	199	55.1%	324	54.5%	324	53.2%	263	54.3%	255	54.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%
Hispanic:	3	0.5%	5	0.9%	2	0.6%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	2	0.4%	3	0.6%
Black:	586	97.3%	539	97.6%	353	97.8%	577	97.0%	594	97.5%	475	98.1%	460	97.7%
White:	2	0.3%	2	0.4%	4	1.1%	6	1.0%	4	0.7%	3	0.6%	3	0.6%
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:	11	1.8%	6	1.1%	1	0.3%	8	1.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	285	47.3%	330	59.8%	208	57.6%	307	51.6%	306	50.2%	208	43.0%	186	39.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	24	4.0%	31	5.6%	25	6.9%	28	4.7%	24	3.9%	20	4.1%	14	3.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	22.65		21.23		19.00		17.63		16.94		22.90		22.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
ECA
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	89%	17%	61%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	93.7%	33.9%	72.4%
ISTEP+
2004	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	56%	75%
2005	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	58%	75%
2006	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	57%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	60%	73%
2008	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	65%	76%
2009	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	63%	74%
2010	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	70%	79%
2011	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	95.7%	73.7%	83%
2012	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	68.9%	85%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	57%	72%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	55%	73%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	54%	73%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	56%	72%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	62%	70%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	54%	72%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	65%	76%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	62.6%	78%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93.9%	61.1%	79%
2005	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	92%	45%	73%
2006	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	97%	48%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	97%	54%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	94%	60%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	83%	54%	73%
2010	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	95%	64%	77%
2011	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	95.7%	71.8%	82%
2012	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	84.8%	70.2%	82%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90%	42%	73%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96%	47%	75%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94%	51%	74%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	98%	60%	75%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86%	46%	70%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94%	57%	75%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90%	59.8%	70%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.8%	57.1%	79%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	83%	44%	71%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	94%	53%	75%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	87.1%	53.3%	76%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	81.5%	54.2%	78%
2005	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	99%	49%	72%
2006	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	93%	43%	73%
2007	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	99%	55%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	100%	60%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	79%	47%	71%
2010	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	86%	52%	71%
2011	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	84.6%	60.2%	75%
2012	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	88.1%	56.6%	78%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93%	43%	72%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	95%	45%	76%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	95%	52%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	100%	64%	77%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	97%	55%	77%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93%	64%	81%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	98.5%	76.5%	86%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	98.3%	68.5%	86%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	51%	24%	60%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	75.4%	45.1%	67%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	100%	34.2%	67%
2004	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	97%	43%	69%
2005	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	89%	44%	70%
2006	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	99%	46%	71%
2007	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	95%	51%	71%
2008	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	96%	52%	71%
2009	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	64%	45%	69%
2010	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	85%	61%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	83.1%	61.8%	76%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	98%	38%	73%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89%	42%	74%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	98%	45%	78%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	99%	61%	80%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	97%	66%	80%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89%	57%	72%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82%	62%	76%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	76.6%	62.7%	80%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	73%	22%	54%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	63%	31%	58%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	44.2%	30%	62%
2010	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	86%	36%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	91.9%	49.1%	77%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87%	32%	73%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87.1%	35.1%	75%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	75.8%	29.5%	68%
2010	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	95%	37%	69%
2011	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	88.9%	36.3%	72%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	98%	32%	72%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88.9%	35.8%	77%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

* Benjamin Banneker Achievement Center Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.