Summary:
West Washington School Corp is a small Indiana district with just two schools serving a combined 939 students: West Washington Elementary School (PK–6, 523 students) and West Washington Junior-Senior High School (7–12, 416 students). There is no standalone middle school and no alternative school. Districtwide, West Washington School Corp is ranked 103 of 374 districts, in the 72nd percentile with 4 stars — a strong profile that is largely powered by the elementary school.
The elementary school is the clear standout. It has earned 5 stars for three straight years: 101 of 1,015 schools (90th percentile) in 2025–2026, 88 of 1,005 (91st percentile) in 2024–2025, and 50 of 1,011 (95th percentile) in 2023–2024. Chronic absenteeism is 13.1%, better than the district and state rate of 16.7%. ELA proficiency is 67.43% (district 59.73%) and math is 75% (district 61.33%), with results above state in every tested grade in both subjects; 5th-grade social studies is 67.65% versus 47.2% statewide. Science is comparatively weaker — 6th grade is essentially at state, and all-grade science slipped from 51.97% to 44.97% year over year.
The junior-senior high school is the weaker link, sitting at 2 stars and the 47th percentile for the past two years after reaching 3 stars and the 61st percentile in 2023–2024. Chronic absenteeism is 21.2%, above the 16.7% district and state rate. Test scores trail state in several areas, including 8th-grade ELA (35.29% vs. 44%) and SAT math (14.29% vs. 25.6%). Bright spots include a 95.3% graduation rate versus 89.7% statewide and biology improving from 33.33% to 53.03%. Notably, the high school spends more per student ($14,004 vs. $12,240) with a slightly lower student-teacher ratio (13.2 vs. 13.9), and the elementary school has a higher free/reduced lunch rate (56.41% vs. 49.28%) — so money, class size, and poverty levels alone do not explain the performance gap.
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