West Side Junior High School
4001 Indianapolis Blvd
East Chicago IN, 46312, Lake County
Phone: 219-391-4068
Ranking: 
(1,416 out of 1,449, bottom 2%)*
(1,416 out of 1,449, bottom 2%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Reopened
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: City of East Chicago School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 30 | NA | NA | 28 | 24 | 29 | ||||
| Total Students: | 369 | NA | NA | 412 | 469 | 461 | ||||
| Grade 7: | 188 | 50.9% | NA | NA | 203 | 49.3% | 233 | 49.7% | 246 | 53.4% |
| Grade 8: | 181 | 49.1% | NA | NA | 209 | 50.7% | 236 | 50.3% | 215 | 46.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 179 | 48.5% | NA | NA | 191 | 46.4% | 221 | 47.1% | 224 | 48.6% |
| Female: | 190 | 51.5% | NA | NA | 206 | 50.0% | 235 | 50.1% | 232 | 50.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 202 | 54.7% | NA | NA | 227 | 55.1% | 256 | 54.6% | 254 | 55.1% |
| Black: | 164 | 44.4% | NA | NA | 164 | 39.8% | 192 | 40.9% | 190 | 41.2% |
| White: | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | 11 | 2.7% | 11 | 2.3% | 13 | 2.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 339 | 91.9% | NA | NA | 363 | 88.1% | 397 | 84.6% | 392 | 85.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 3.8% | NA | NA | 19 | 4.6% | 40 | 8.5% | 30 | 6.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.30 | NA | NA | 14.71 | 19.50 | 15.90 | ||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 57% | 35% | 61% |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 45% | 69% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 48% | 47% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 47% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 47% | 70% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 39% | 67% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 54% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 48% | 45% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 62% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 61% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 59% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 40% | 69% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 32% | 35% | 73% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 24% | 57% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 42% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 48% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 51% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 69% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 36% | 65% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 69% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 71% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 52% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 51% | 72% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 45% | 74% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 34% | 66% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 44% | 72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* West Side Junior High School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.