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West Side Leadership Academy

PublicHighGrades 9–12

9th & Gerry St, Gary, IN 46406 · (219) 413-9870 · Part of Gary Community School Corporation

Calumet Township’s School Grade D− better than 4% of Indiana school districts

Directions
Students
1,232
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about West Side Leadership Academy

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Indiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 33 pts below the state

On the path

Where Calumet Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12West Side Leadership AcademyYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 42.6%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Indiana’s 1,697 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

9th & Gerry St, Gary

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9305
Grade 10330
Grade 11308
Grade 12284
Ungraded5
Enrollment over time
1,193’20
1,230’21
1,013’22
998’23
1,232’24

Up 3.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 89%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 4%White <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Side Leadership Academy from Calumet Township families.

Other schools in Gary Community School Corporation

The district →
Frankie Woods McCullough Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gary
D−
472 students16:1
Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Gary
231 students23:1
Glen Park Acad for Excel in Lrn
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gary
D−
566 students15:1
Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gary
D−
450 students16:1
Beveridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gary
D−
374 students17:1
Banneker Elementary at Marquette
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gary
D−
293 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Indiana’s other public schools; Calumet Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.