Banneker Elementary at Marquette
Public · Grades K–5 · 293 students
Charter School of the Dunes
7300 East Melton Rd, Gary, IN 46403
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
836
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Charter School of the Dunes
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 Charter School of the Dunes
Charter School of the Dunes is a charter elementary school in Gary, Indiana, serving grades Pre-K–8. The school is located in a large suburb in Lake County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 836 students were enrolled, with about 17.8 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 Calumet College. Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 986 Indiana elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 836 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.8 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Calumet College
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Charter School of the Dunes
- County
- Lake County
- NCES school ID
- 180002701815
Schools near Charter School of the Dunes
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Public · Grades K–5 · 373 students
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Public · Grades K–5 · 401 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.