Summary:
MSD of New Durham Township is a two-school Indiana district serving about 908 students: Westville Elementary School for grades PK–6 and Westville High School for grades 7–12. For 2025–2026, the district ranks 145th of 374 Indiana districts, in the 61st percentile with 3 stars. That overall profile blends a stronger high school and a weaker elementary school: Westville High School is rated 4 stars, while Westville Elementary School is rated 2 stars.
Westville High School is the academic standout, though its results are uneven. In 2025–2026 it ranks 117th of 415 schools, in the 72nd percentile with 4 stars, after reaching 42nd of 429, 90th percentile and 5 stars in 2024–2025. Its strengths include ILEARN ELA All Grades at 46.62% proficient, above the district’s 35.76%; 8th Grade ELA at 53.09%, above the state’s 44%; SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing at 57.58%, above the state’s 51.9%; and Biology End-of-Course at 59.42%, with 62.71% in 2024–2025 versus the state’s 45.6%. Math is the clear weakness: All Grades math is 28.38%, below the district’s 32.67%; SAT Math is 16.67% versus the state’s 25.6%; 7th Grade Math is 29.85% versus 35.9%; and 8th Grade Math is 27.16% versus 34.2%. Chronic absenteeism is 17.3%, above the district’s 11.5% and the state’s 16.7%, and the 87.7% graduation rate equals the district but is below the state’s 89.7%.
Westville Elementary School stands out for attendance but has academic concerns. Its chronic absenteeism is 6.9%, far below the district’s 11.5% and the state’s 16.7%. However, it ranks 635th of 1,015 schools, in the 37th percentile with 2 stars, after sitting at the 45th percentile in 2023–2024 and 2024–2025. All Grades ELA is 30.49%, below the district’s 35.76%; 5th Grade ELA is 23.17% versus the state’s 42.2%; and 4th Grade Math is 32.47% versus the state’s 52%. The elementary also has a higher free/reduced-price lunch rate, 43.89% versus 37.65%, lower per-student spending, $9,041 versus $10,726, and a higher student-teacher ratio, 15.5 versus 14.1. Across the district, math is a pipeline concern from elementary grades through high school SAT.
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