Whiting Middle School
1800 New York Ave
Whiting IN, 46394, Lake County
Phone: 219-473-1344
Ranking:
(1,059 out of 1,449, bottom 27%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Whiting School City
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: | 17 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |||||||
Total Students: | 271 | 246 | 249 | 231 | 225 | 192 | 207 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 90 | 33.2% | 84 | 34.1% | 82 | 32.9% | 80 | 34.6% | 72 | 32.0% | 66 | 34.4% | 65 | 31.4% |
Grade 7: | 95 | 35.1% | 82 | 33.3% | 86 | 34.5% | 75 | 32.5% | 81 | 36.0% | 64 | 33.3% | 64 | 30.9% |
Grade 8: | 86 | 31.7% | 80 | 32.5% | 81 | 32.5% | 76 | 32.9% | 72 | 32.0% | 62 | 32.3% | 78 | 37.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 142 | 52.4% | 130 | 52.8% | 126 | 50.6% | 113 | 48.9% | 100 | 44.4% | 84 | 43.8% | 95 | 45.9% |
Female: | 129 | 47.6% | 116 | 47.2% | 123 | 49.4% | 118 | 51.1% | 95 | 42.2% | 87 | 45.3% | 101 | 48.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 150 | 55.4% | 126 | 51.2% | 138 | 55.4% | 118 | 51.1% | 112 | 49.8% | 96 | 50.0% | 105 | 50.7% |
Black: | 5 | 1.8% | 5 | 2.0% | 6 | 2.4% | 6 | 2.6% | 5 | 2.2% | 6 | 3.1% | 8 | 3.9% |
White: | 108 | 39.9% | 102 | 41.5% | 88 | 35.3% | 76 | 32.9% | 85 | 37.8% | 76 | 39.6% | 86 | 41.5% |
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: | 8 | 3.0% | 13 | 5.3% | 17 | 6.8% | 31 | 13.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 159 | 58.7% | 142 | 57.7% | 150 | 60.2% | 123 | 53.2% | 132 | 58.7% | 108 | 56.3% | 97 | 46.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 8.9% | 35 | 14.2% | 32 | 12.9% | 42 | 18.2% | 31 | 13.8% | 18 | 9.4% | 38 | 18.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.94 | 15.38 | 15.56 | 20.35 | 18.78 | 18.30 | 19.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ECA | ||||||
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 95% | 54% | 61% |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 95% | 72.8% | 72.4% |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 90.3% | 76.2% | N/A |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 69% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 70% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 71% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 71% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 71% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 69% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 72% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 76% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 78% |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 73% |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 74% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 80% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 80% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.1% | 80% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.8% | 82% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 54% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 58% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 67.1% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 59.3% | 64% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 69% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 68% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 68% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 70% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 67% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 72% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 83.1% | 77% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 75% |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 69% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 73% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 75% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 78% |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 57% |
2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.6% | 68% |
2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 71% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 65% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 68% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 68% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 67% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 69% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 65% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 69% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.9% | 72% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 74.4% | 73% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 71% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 72% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 74% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 66% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 72% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.9% | 77% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.3% | 80% |
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* Whiting Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.