Thea Bowman Leadership Academy - Elementary School - Gary

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Thea Bowman Leadership Academy - Elementary School is a public school in Gary, Indiana that is part of Indiana Department of Education. It serves 518 students in K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 6.7:1. Its teachers have had 46 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Contact Thea Bowman Leadership Academy - Elementary SchoolContact info is sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) annual survey process, so apologies if it's out of date!
(219) 883-4826
3401 W 5th Ave
Gary, IN 46406

Thea Bowman Leadership Academy - Elementary School Demographics

53%

of students receive free or reduced price lunchWe receive data about students' economic need from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) based on the Free or Reduced Price Lunch scale. Learn more.

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

52%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or AsianNumbers may not add up to 100 due to NCES survey limitations.

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