Frankie Woods McCullough Academy
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 472 students
Aspire Charter Academy
4900 W 15th Ave, Gary, IN 46406
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
684
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
20.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Aspire Charter Academy
Lake County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 986 Indiana elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Indiana elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Aspire Charter Academy
Aspire Charter Academy is a charter elementary school in Gary, Indiana, serving grades K–8. The school is located in a large suburb in Lake County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 684 students were enrolled, with about 20.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Indiana elementary school (14.6 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Ball State University. Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 986 Indiana elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 684 students
- Students per teacher
- 20.7 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Ball State University
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Aspire Charter Academy
- County
- Lake County
- NCES school ID
- 180007102443
Schools near Aspire Charter Academy
All 28 schools in Gary →
Beveridge Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 374 students
Joseph Hess Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 611 students
Warren G Harding Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 755 students
Ambassador Christian Academy
Private · Grades K–8 · 184 students
Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch
Public · Grades K–4 · 483 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.