Westchester Intermediate School
1050 South 5th St
Chesterton IN, 46304, Porter County
Phone: 219-983-3710
Ranking: 
(319 out of 1,449, top 22%)*
(319 out of 1,449, top 22%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 6
School District: Duneland School Corporation
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: | 23 | 23 | 28 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 514 | 556 | 560 | 560 | 554 | 525 | 542 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 250 | 48.6% | 268 | 48.2% | 293 | 52.3% | 269 | 48.0% | 285 | 51.4% | 254 | 48.4% | 261 | 48.2% |
| Grade 6: | 264 | 51.4% | 288 | 51.8% | 267 | 47.7% | 291 | 52.0% | 269 | 48.6% | 271 | 51.6% | 281 | 51.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 275 | 53.5% | 288 | 51.8% | 273 | 48.8% | 283 | 50.5% | 264 | 47.7% | 262 | 49.9% | 264 | 48.7% |
| Female: | 239 | 46.5% | 268 | 48.2% | 287 | 51.3% | 277 | 49.5% | 256 | 46.2% | 243 | 46.3% | 258 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.8% | 11 | 2.0% | 21 | 3.8% | 15 | 2.7% | 10 | 1.8% | 9 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic: | 56 | 10.9% | 44 | 7.9% | 37 | 6.6% | 37 | 6.6% | 30 | 5.4% | 34 | 6.5% | 34 | 6.3% |
| Black: | 18 | 3.5% | 11 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.1% | 12 | 2.1% | 11 | 2.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.3% |
| White: | 419 | 81.5% | 462 | 83.1% | 466 | 83.2% | 463 | 82.7% | 476 | 85.9% | 466 | 88.8% | 478 | 88.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 17 | 3.3% | 28 | 5.0% | 30 | 5.4% | 32 | 5.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 133 | 25.9% | 136 | 24.5% | 142 | 25.4% | 149 | 26.6% | 156 | 28.2% | 63 | 12.0% | 88 | 16.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 7.8% | 52 | 9.4% | 34 | 6.1% | 37 | 6.6% | 39 | 7.0% | 44 | 8.4% | 39 | 7.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.35 | 24.17 | 20.00 | 25.84 | 21.22 | 23.30 | 24.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 81% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 76% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 86% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 87.3% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 82% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 79% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 88% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 93.7% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 94.5% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77.1% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 83% | 67% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | 69% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | 70% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | 71% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 82% | 71% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | 69% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 80.5% | 76% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 81.9% | 78% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | 73% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 74% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | 80% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 80% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 87.5% | 80% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 90.2% | 82% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 70% | 54% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71% | 58% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 75.9% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 78.6% | 64% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Westchester Intermediate School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.