Western High School
2600 South 600 West Russiaville IN, 46979, Howard County Phone: 765-883-5541 Ranking:  (35 out of 351, top 10%)*Type: Regular Other School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 12 School District: Western School Corporation Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 56 | 47 | 50 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 41 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 833 | 814 | 812 | 813 | 803 | 795 | 805 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 220 | 26.4% | 217 | 26.7% | 198 | 24.4% | 207 | 25.5% | 195 | 24.3% | 203 | 25.5% | 208 | 25.8% |
| Grade 10: | 216 | 25.9% | 203 | 24.9% | 212 | 26.1% | 197 | 24.2% | 212 | 26.4% | 209 | 26.3% | 214 | 26.6% |
| Grade 11: | 193 | 23.2% | 208 | 25.6% | 192 | 23.6% | 204 | 25.1% | 208 | 25.9% | 196 | 24.7% | 200 | 24.8% |
| Grade 12: | 197 | 23.6% | 180 | 22.1% | 209 | 25.7% | 205 | 25.2% | 188 | 23.4% | 187 | 23.5% | 183 | 22.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 407 | 48.9% | 399 | 49.0% | 433 | 53.3% | 432 | 53.1% | 395 | 49.2% | 386 | 48.6% | 387 | 48.1% |
| Female: | 426 | 51.1% | 415 | 51.0% | 379 | 46.7% | 381 | 46.9% | 372 | 46.3% | 377 | 47.4% | 399 | 49.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 14 | 1.7% | 16 | 2.0% | 13 | 1.6% | 16 | 2.0% | 18 | 2.2% | 17 | 2.1% | 14 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 21 | 2.5% | 14 | 1.7% | 17 | 2.1% | 17 | 2.1% | 11 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 30 | 3.6% | 33 | 4.1% | 32 | 3.9% | 32 | 3.9% | 31 | 3.9% | 33 | 4.2% | 41 | 5.1% |
| White: | 736 | 88.4% | 715 | 87.8% | 719 | 88.5% | 717 | 88.2% | 714 | 88.9% | 710 | 89.3% | 722 | 89.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 28 | 3.4% | 34 | 4.2% | 30 | 3.7% | 29 | 3.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 145 | 17.4% | 155 | 19.0% | 146 | 18.0% | 125 | 15.4% | 124 | 15.4% | 104 | 13.1% | 98 | 12.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 5.6% | 54 | 6.6% | 45 | 5.5% | 37 | 4.6% | 43 | 5.4% | 27 | 3.4% | 28 | 3.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.82 | 17.25 | 16.24 | 17.49 | 18.07 | 19.40 | 19.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 63% | 74% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 72.9% | 80.6% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 49.7% | 63.3% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 36% | 36% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 40.4% | 40.4% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 47.8% | 47.8% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 78% | 78% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 80.5% | 80.5% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 75.8% | 75.8% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Western High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.