West Side Leadership Academy
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Gary, Indiana
West Side Leadership Academy in Gary, Indiana enrolled 1,232 students in 2024-25 with 68.5 full-time teachers, 18.0 students per teacher against the Indiana high-school median of 14.5. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 3% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 73% (Indiana: 88.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 22% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 40%
1,013 students in 2022-23, 998 students in 2023-24, 1,232 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 49.0 to 68.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,013 | 49.0 | 20.7 |
| 2023-24 | 998 | 47.0 | 21.2 |
| 2024-25 | 1,232 | 68.5 | 18.0 |
18.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 of every 100 Indiana high schools
Among the 383 Indiana high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.5; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
5 AP courses and one counselor per 310 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Side Leadership Academy enrolled 1,238 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 602 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses5
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 310 of the 1,238 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions602
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
89.4% of students were Black, 6.3% Hispanic, 3.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black89.4%
- Hispanic6.3%
- Two or more races3.7%
- White0.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at West Side Leadership Academy scored proficient or above: 3% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 3% | 5% (2021-22) | 38.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
73% of the 273 students in West Side Leadership Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Indiana | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 73% | 62% | 88.1% |
| Students in the class | 273 | 322 | 77,216 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Gary
4 public high schools in Gary report 2024-25 enrollment; West Side Leadership Academy is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Side Leadership Academy | 1,232 | 18.0 | 60.8% |
| Calumet New Tech High School | 620 | 14.9 | 85.3% |
| Gary Middle College | 202 | 17.6 | 25.7% |
| Excel Center - Gary | 125 | 15.6 | 3.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about West Side Leadership Academy
- Excel Center - GaryThe nearest public high school, 3.1 miles away: 125 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
- Calumet New Tech High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.2 miles away: 620 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
- Compare West Side Leadership Academy with Excel Center - GaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Gary Community School Corporation spends per student$27,740 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$27,740
- The largest public schools in IndianaWest Side Leadership Academy is the number 86 by size of 389 Indiana high schools open in 2024-25.#86 of 389
- Indiana schools by students per teacher18.0 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.5 for high schools.18.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about West Side Leadership Academy
How many students attend West Side Leadership Academy?
1,232 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,013 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Gary, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at West Side Leadership Academy?
18.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is West Side Leadership Academy a Title I school?
West Side Leadership Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at West Side Leadership Academy do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at West Side Leadership Academy scored proficient or above: 3% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at West Side Leadership Academy?
73% of the 273 students in West Side Leadership Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is West Side Leadership Academy in?
Gary Community School Corporation, NCES district ID 1803870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180387000648 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.