Thea Bowman Leadership Academy

Opened
2003-2004
Grade Configuration
KG-12
Geographic Locale
City
Management Organization
CMO
American Quality Schools
Authorizer
Ball State University
Start-Up / Conversion
Start-up
Unionized School
No
Extended Learning Time
No
Address
975 West 6th Ave
Gary, IN 46402
Congressional District
1
Contact Info
(219) 883-4826

Metrics Table

Metrics 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
# % # % # % # % # %
Students
Number of Students 494 572 649 1,300 1,450
Students by Race / Ethnicity
White 3 0.2%
Black 480 97.2% 552 96.5% 630 97.1% 1,276 98.2% 1,407 97.0%
Hispanic 12 2.4% 11 1.9% 14 2.2% 16 1.2% 20 1.4%
Other 2 0.4% 9 1.6% 5 0.8% 8 0.6% 20 1.4%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 306 61.9% 371 64.9% 359 55.3% 684 52.6% 837 57.7%
Students by Grade Level
Kindergarten 50 10.1% 50 8.7% 51 7.9% 96 7.4% 104 7.2%
First Grade 50 10.1% 50 8.7% 50 7.7% 96 7.4% 102 7.0%
Second Grade 77 15.6% 51 8.9% 51 7.9% 100 7.7% 100 6.9%
Third Grade 51 10.3% 74 12.9% 50 7.7% 98 7.5% 100 6.9%
Fourth Grade 54 10.9% 51 8.9% 79 12.2% 104 8.0% 105 7.2%
Fifth Grade 53 10.7% 54 9.4% 51 7.9% 102 7.8% 101 7.0%
Sixth Grade 54 10.9% 53 9.3% 52 8.0% 101 7.8% 102 7.0%
Seventh Grade 53 10.7% 54 9.4% 58 8.9% 130 10.0% 123 8.5%
Eighth Grade 52 10.5% 55 9.6% 56 8.6% 128 9.8% 126 8.7%
Ninth Grade 80 14.0% 72 11.1% 127 9.8% 143 9.9%
Tenth Grade 79 12.2% 111 8.5% 133 9.2%
Eleventh Grade 107 8.2% 103 7.1%
Twelfth Grade 108 7.4%
AYP
Made AYP No Yes Yes Yes No
Attendance Rates
NCLB Attendance Rate 98.0% 95.6% 98.0% 97.3%
Management Organization Type
CMO Yes Yes Yes
EMO No No No
Freestanding No No No
Management Organization
CMO Management Organization American Quality Schools American Quality Schools American Quality Schools

Metrics Graph

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