West Side Junior High School

4001 Indianapolis Blvd, East Chicago, IN 46312 | (219) 391-4068

Grades: 7-8
Student Enrollment: 412

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 412 middle and high school students from grades 7-8
Ranks 439th out of 452 middle schools in IN.

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Allen David
Fax: (219) 391-4284

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

School City of East Chicago District
Per-Pupil Spending: $12,230
Graduation Rate: 42.8%
Dropout Rate: 1.6%
Students Per Teacher: 16.5
Enrolled Students: 5,601

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 412
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 28.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.7

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 195 (47.3%)
Females: 210 (51.0%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 19 (4.6%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 363 (88.1%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 382 (92.7%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

West Side Junior High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	164	39.8%
Asian	3	0.7%
Hispanic	227	55.1%
White	11	2.7%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
7th Grade	203	49.3%
8th Grade	209	50.7%

Source: IN Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that West Side Junior High School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on ISTEP+ and ISTEP+ ECA state exams in the following subjects:

Algebra I
English Language Arts
Math
Social Studies

ISTEP+ - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	52.0%	54.0%	72.0%
2009	46.0%	-	67.0%

Math Test
2010	32.0%	35.0%	73.0%
2009	47.0%	-	68.0%

Social Studies Test
2010	30.0%	34.0%	64.0%
2009	27.0%	-	58.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	50.0%	48.0%	69.0%
2009	46.0%	-	65.0%

Math Test
2010	42.0%	44.0%	72.0%
2009	39.0%	-	67.0%

ISTEP+ ECA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Algebra I Test
2010	57.0%	35.0%	61.0%

Source: IN Department of Education 2009-2010

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