Wes-Del Community Schools

Wes-Del Community Schools is a small Indiana district with two schools — Wes-Del Elementary School for grades K–5 and Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School for grades 6–12 — serving 862 students total, with a district rank of 193 of 374 (48th percentile, 2 stars). There is no separate middle school or alternative school. Test scores are mostly 2025–2026, while graduation, chronic absenteeism, free/reduced lunch, and student-teacher ratio are 2024–2025, and spending is 2023–2024. No test values are suppressed.

The two schools have very different profiles. Wes-Del Elementary School stands out in math: all-grade math proficiency is 54.31%, well above the district’s 38.92%, and 3rd grade math is 75.76% versus the state’s 51.9%. But 5th grade math is only 29.51%, below the state’s 42%, so the strength is uneven. Elementary chronic absenteeism is 14.4%, lower than the district’s 18.0% and state’s 16.7%. Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School has a standout 98.0% graduation rate versus the state’s 89.7%, and its Biology EOC proficiency rose from 38.33% to 56.25%. Its latest rank is 171 of 415 (59th percentile, 3 stars), up from 48th percentile, 2 stars. However, high school math is 24.40%, SAT EBRW is 36.36% versus state 51.9%, SAT Math is 20.45% versus state 25.6%, and chronic absenteeism is 21.7%, above district and state.

For parents, the key takeaways are mixed. Elementary has stronger early math and better attendance but weak upper-elementary ELA and 5th grade math. The middle/senior high has a very strong graduation rate, improved Biology, and a rising rank, but significant math, SAT, and absenteeism challenges. ELA is a weaker area across both schools. Resource and demographic metrics are similar: free/reduced lunch is 57.7% at the high school and 59.25% at the elementary, per-student spending is $13,656 versus $12,836, and student-teacher ratio is 13.5 versus 15.8. The high school’s rank has been volatile, while the elementary’s rank has stayed around 47th–48th percentile and 2 stars.