West Side Middle School
101 South Nappanee St
Elkhart IN, 46514, Elkhart County
Phone: 574-295-4815
Ranking: 
(1,183 out of 1,449, bottom 18%)*
(1,183 out of 1,449, bottom 18%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Elkhart Community Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 40 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 636 | 624 | 653 | 656 | 644 | 682 | 645 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 336 | 52.8% | 298 | 47.8% | 337 | 51.6% | 342 | 52.1% | 313 | 48.6% | 333 | 48.8% | 338 | 52.4% |
| Grade 8: | 300 | 47.2% | 326 | 52.2% | 316 | 48.4% | 314 | 47.9% | 331 | 51.4% | 349 | 51.2% | 307 | 47.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 326 | 51.3% | 326 | 52.2% | 323 | 49.5% | 326 | 49.7% | 305 | 47.4% | 332 | 48.7% | 319 | 49.5% |
| Female: | 310 | 48.7% | 298 | 47.8% | 330 | 50.5% | 330 | 50.3% | 277 | 43.0% | 295 | 43.3% | 277 | 42.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 6 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.4% | 13 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 151 | 23.7% | 139 | 22.3% | 126 | 19.3% | 123 | 18.8% | 146 | 22.7% | 130 | 19.1% | 86 | 13.3% |
| Black: | 92 | 14.5% | 90 | 14.4% | 84 | 12.9% | 98 | 14.9% | 97 | 15.1% | 96 | 14.1% | 108 | 16.7% |
| White: | 328 | 51.6% | 338 | 54.2% | 378 | 57.9% | 356 | 54.3% | 334 | 51.9% | 396 | 58.1% | 397 | 61.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 59 | 9.3% | 48 | 7.7% | 50 | 7.7% | 63 | 9.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 379 | 59.6% | 332 | 53.2% | 343 | 52.5% | 368 | 56.1% | 356 | 55.3% | 299 | 43.8% | 274 | 42.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 65 | 10.2% | 73 | 11.7% | 71 | 10.9% | 66 | 10.1% | 59 | 9.2% | 94 | 13.8% | 72 | 11.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.90 | 15.01 | 16.10 | 16.70 | 15.47 | 16.30 | 16.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 92% | 56% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 97.2% | 64.7% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 40.5% | 45.0% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 58% | 69% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 56% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 49% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 55% | 70% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 53% | 67% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 57% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 64.7% | 77% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 67.1% | 75% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 65% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 69% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 61% | 69% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 64% | 73% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 65.4% | 75% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 69.3% | 78% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 48% | 43% | 57% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 48.9% | 68% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 56.7% | 71% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 53% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 58% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 55% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 53% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 50% | 69% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 51% | 65% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 55% | 69% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 62.4% | 72% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 62% | 73% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 57% | 71% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 59% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 62% | 72% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 58% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 59% | 74% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 58% | 66% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 64% | 72% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.9% | 77% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 72.8% | 80% |
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* West Side Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.