Thea Bowman Leadership Academy
Score 37.0/100: better than 37% of Indiana combined schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. Score based on grades 3-8 only (no high school tests in our data). How we score schools
Performance (state tests, 2025-26)
% proficient on state tests in Indiana, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Indiana schools.
All 18 published results by grade and test
As published by Indiana Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.
| Subject | Grade | Test | Result | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English language arts | Grade 3 | ILEARN | 15.7 | 51 |
| English language arts | Grade 4 | ILEARN | 28.6 | 42 |
| English language arts | Grade 5 | ILEARN | 10.1 | 69 |
| English language arts | Grade 6 | ILEARN | 18.2 | 44 |
| English language arts | Grade 7 | ILEARN | 13.1 | 61 |
| English language arts | Grade 8 | ILEARN | 8.5 | 59 |
| English language arts | All grades | ILEARN | 14.7 | 326 |
| Math | Grade 3 | ILEARN | 11.8 | 51 |
| Math | Grade 4 | ILEARN | 4.8 | 42 |
| Math | Grade 5 | ILEARN | 2.9 | 68 |
| Math | Grade 6 | ILEARN | 14.0 | 43 |
| Math | Grade 7 | ILEARN | 8.8 | 57 |
| Math | Grade 8 | ILEARN | 1.7 | 59 |
| Math | All grades | ILEARN | 6.9 | 320 |
| Science | Grade 4 | ILEARN | 19.0 | 42 |
| Science | Grade 6 | ILEARN | 15.4 | 39 |
| Science | All grades | ILEARN | 17.3 | 81 |
| Social studies | Grade 5 | ILEARN | 10.3 | 68 |
School profile
- Grades
- K-12
- Students
- 849
- Type
- Combined school
- Charter school
- Yes
- Program
- Regular
Students
District and location
Contact
Gary, IN 46406
"Typical" is the middle (median) combined school in Indiana. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).
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Location
Official sources
Every figure on this page comes from published government data. Check the originals here; we refresh when states release new results.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD): school directory, grades served, enrollment and free/reduced-price lunch, 2023-24 and 2024-25. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
Thea Bowman Leadership Academy at a glance
Thea Bowman Leadership Academy is a public combined school (a charter school) in Gary, Indiana, serving grades K-12. It is part of the Thea Bowman Leadership Academy school district. It has about 849 students (a typical Indiana combined school has 199). About 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 50% at a typical Indiana combined school, which is useful context when reading test results.
In 2025-26 state tests, 15% in English language arts (similar schools: 25%) and 7% in math (similar schools: 21%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other Indiana combined schools, it scores 37.0 out of 100: better than 37% of them, ranking #49 of 77. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.
Page updated 2026-10-12.