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West Side Leadership Academy

Regular School · Gary, IN

West Side Leadership Academy is a regular school school in Gary, Indiana, serving grades 09–12 with 1,232 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
1,232
Teachers (FTE)
68.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
18:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 1,102 89%
Hispanic/Latino 78 6%
Two or more races 45 4%
White 7 1%
Total enrollment 1,232 612M / 620F

English Language Learners: 4 (0% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=5% 37.0% 152
Reading Proficiency 40-44% 42.2% 144
Science Proficiency <=10% 42
4-Year Graduation Rate 66.0%

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (5)
31 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
97 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
268
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
511
41.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
968
78.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 1,232 100%

Contact & Location

9th & Gerry St

Gary, IN 46406

Phone: (219)413-9870

District

Gary Community School Corp

Per-pupil expenditure: $30,561

District enrollment: 4,076

NCES ID

180387000648

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD