Charter School of the Dunes
Charter · Grades Pre-K–8 · 836 students
Banneker Elementary at Marquette
6401 Hemlock Ave, Gary, IN 46403
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
293
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
18 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Gary Community School Corp
Lake County
Schola Grade F · Far 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 Banneker Elementary at Marquette
Banneker Elementary at Marquette is a public elementary school in Gary, Indiana, serving grades K–5. It is part of Gary Community School Corp. The school is located in a large suburb in Lake County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 293 students were enrolled, with about 18 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Indiana elementary school (14.6 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 986 Indiana elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 293 students
- Students per teacher
- 18 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Gary Community School Corp
- County
- Lake County
- NCES school ID
- 180387000613
Schools near Banneker Elementary at Marquette
All 28 schools in Gary →
Virgil I Bailey Elementary School
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Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr
Public · Grades Pre-K–K · 231 students
Alexander Hamilton Elementary Sch
Public · Grades K–5 · 200 students
Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch
Public · Grades K–5 · 450 students
John I Meister Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 373 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.