Overview of Aspire Charter Academy: Aspire Charter Academy is a charter school situated in Gary, IN, which is in a small city environment. The learner population of Aspire Charter Academy is 694, and the school serves K-8. At Aspire Charter Academy, 30% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 45% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 99%. The learner-teacher ratio is 19:1, which is the same as that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 46% female learners and 54% male learners. The school serves 94% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 37 equivalent full-time teachers.

Learners/Teachers at Aspire Charter Academy:

Test Scores at Aspire Charter Academy: At Aspire Charter Academy, 30% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 45% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did about the same in math and about the same in reading, according to this measure. In Aspire Charter Academy, 45% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 30% tested above or at that level for math.

Aspire Charter Academy did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Indiana, 62% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 57% tested above or at that level for math.