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Schools in Gaston

Gaston’s public schools

Wes-Del Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gaston. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Indiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Indiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.6K
▲ 6% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.6
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
862 students on the public path
In brief

Gaston’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Gaston’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School places highest (better than 39%); Wes-Del Elementary School lowest (31%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Gaston, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Wes-Del Elementary SchoolWes-Del Community SchoolsC
6–12Wes-Del Middle/Senior High SchoolWes-Del Community SchoolsC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wes-Del Community Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Wes-Del Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 862 students · 14.6 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$14,573IN $13,688 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 41.3% · 452 students tested
Math37%
State average 37.5% · 452 students tested

Gaston vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Gaston’s borders.

Schools next door
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Gaston—Wes-Del

Every school in Gaston

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Gastonin other towns
Wes-Del Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
427 students16:1Rate it →
Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12
C+
435 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Gaston’s schools

Are Gaston’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Gaston. Wes-Del Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gaston. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Gaston in?

Wes-Del Community Schools.

Where do Gaston kids go to high school?

Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School.

Parents talk

What Gaston families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.