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West Side Middle School

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West Side Middle School ranks 333 rd of 480 Indiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

333^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 480 Indiana Middle Schools

Better than 31% of Indiana middle schools

Summary

West Side Middle School is a public middle school located in Elkhart, Indiana, serving 570 students in grades 7-8 as part of the Elkhart Community Schools district.

While West Side Middle School consistently outperforms the Elkhart Community Schools district average in ILEARN English Language Arts and Math assessments, the school faces some challenges. Its chronic absenteeism rates have been high, ranging from 17.8% to 33.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, a high percentage of West Side Middle School students, ranging from 57.12% to 67.01%, receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students compared to surrounding schools. However, the school's per-student spending has increased from $9,643 in 2020-2021 to $11,608 in 2023-2024, which may be an effort to address these challenges.

Interestingly, West Side Middle School generally outperforms the nearby North Side Middle School and Pierre Moran Middle School, which are also part of the Elkhart Community Schools district, in academic assessments. However, the nearby North Wood Middle School, which is part of the Wa-Nee Community Schools district, significantly outperforms West Side Middle School in both English Language Arts and Math assessments, suggesting that factors beyond just the school district, such as community demographics and resources, may play a role in academic outcomes.

569

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,608

Per pupil spending ?

55%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 S Nappanee St
Elkhart, IN 46514

(574) 295-4815

District: Elkhart Community Schools

Students who attend West Side Middle School usually attend:

High:

Elkhart High School

Feeder schools for West Side Middle School:

Elementary:	Cleveland Elementary School
	Mary Daly Elementary School
	Mary Feeser Elementary School
	Roosevelt STEAM Academy
	More...
	Woodland Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.8%

Hispanic:

36.0%

African American:

13.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (26% vs 46% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 17% Indiana)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg25%

Indiana avg46%

333^rd of 480

Indiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Elkhart Community Schools

293^rd of 380Elkhart Community Schools among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	333 of 480	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	297 of 491	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	328 of 489	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	339 of 490	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	344 of 483	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	336 of 470	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	322 of 473	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.6	261 of 472	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.3	260 of 494	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.5	203 of 485	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.0	264 of 470	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.7	240 of 444	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.8	302 of 447	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.5	336 of 451	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.7	355 of 428	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.5	316 of 423	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.6	346 of 392	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.5	331 of 382	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.3	302 of 375	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.1	303 of 370	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Biology92%+47 vs state

English Language Arts27%

Math22%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)					ILEARN Math (2025)					ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Side Middle School	Public	7-8	101 S Nappanee St	Elkhart	46514	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 295-4815	569	37	15.2	55.0%	232 (40.8%)	77 (13.5%)	205 (36.0%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.7%)	32.7	333^rd of 480 public middle schools	30.6%		39.9	297^th of 491 public middle schools	39.5%	36			20.7	35.0	27.3			19.0	26.4	22.4				92.3	$11,608	$1,214	$10,394
North Side Middle School	Public	7-8	300 Lawrence St	Elkhart	46514	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 262-5570	563	41	13.6	57.4%	223 (39.6%)	80 (14.2%)	203 (36.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.2%)	18.6	387^th of 480 public middle schools	19.4%		16.6	406^th of 491 public middle schools	17.3%	19			15.5	24.0	19.9			14.2	16.0	15.2					$13,061	$1,244	$11,817
Pierre Moran Middle School	Public	7-8	200 W Lusher Ave	Elkhart	46517	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 295-4805	396	37	10.6	59.8%	89 (22.5%)	44 (11.1%)	230 (58.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.1%)	21.9	372^nd of 480 public middle schools	22.5%		17.7	401^st of 491 public middle schools	18.3%	29			16.9	22.6	19.9			21.8	16.6	19.0					$16,299	$2,040	$14,258
Jimtown Junior High School	Public	7-8	58903 Cr 3 S	Elkhart	46517	Elkhart County	Baugo Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 294-6586	305	16	19.2	42.6%	221 (72.5%)	4 (1.3%)	53 (17.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.5%)	81.5	74^th of 480 public middle schools	84.6%		80.7	76^th of 491 public middle schools	84.5%	2			44.5	50.8	47.2			61.3	39.8	52.2					$10,061	$450	$9,612
Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	10050 Brummitt Rd	Granger	46530	St. Joseph County	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 674-6010	941	46	20.6	19.4%	678 (72.1%)	29 (3.1%)	64 (6.8%)	106 (11.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.6%)	98.2	3^rd of 480 public middle schools	99.4%		98.8	2^nd of 491 public middle schools	99.6%	1		68.7	68.5	78.2	71.7		68.3	72.6	80.6	73.7	70.5	70.5			$10,506	$746	$9,760
Concord Junior High School	Public	7-8	59397 Cr 11 S	Elkhart	46517	Elkhart County	Concord Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 875-5122	855	49	17.3	60.4%	296 (34.6%)	78 (9.1%)	426 (49.8%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.0%)	44.7	270^th of 480 public middle schools	43.8%		38.6	306^th of 491 public middle schools	37.7%	36			31.3	38.6	35.0			28.8	22.5	25.6				90.0	$10,016	$1,201	$8,815
Concord Intermediate School	Public	5-6	59197 Cr 13 S	Elkhart	46517	Elkhart County	Concord Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 830-0300	756	41	18.2	62.0%	270 (35.7%)	62 (8.2%)	380 (50.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.2%)								(n/a)	35.5	34.8			35.2	41.6	31.9			37.2	24.8	24.8	25.6		$10,813	$1,370	$9,443
Schmucker Middle School	Public	6-8	56045 Bittersweet Rd	Mishawaka	46545	St. Joseph County	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 259-5661	1,041	56	18.7	40.1%	702 (67.4%)	99 (9.5%)	114 (11.0%)	46 (4.4%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (7.2%)	86.2	52^nd of 480 public middle schools	89.2%		85.4	56^th of 491 public middle schools	88.6%	4		51.4	53.1	57.8	54.2		43.6	53.7	60.7	52.9	57.3	57.3			$9,959	$493	$9,466
Virgil I Grissom Middle School	Public	6-8	13881 Kern Rd	Mishawaka	46544	St. Joseph County	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 633-4061	662	43	15.5	50.6%	450 (68.0%)	58 (8.8%)	81 (12.2%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (9.5%)	71.3	120^th of 480 public middle schools	75.0%		66.7	160^th of 491 public middle schools	67.4%	40		48.0	41.7	54.4	48.0		39.6	39.0	43.8	40.8	41.1	41.1			$11,165	$827	$10,338
John J Young Middle School	Public	7-8	1801 N Main St	Mishawaka	46545	St. Joseph County	School City of Mishawaka	No	No	No	No	(574) 254-3600	709	50	14.1	29.2%	441 (62.2%)	112 (15.8%)	75 (10.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (11.1%)	30	341^st of 480 public middle schools	29.0%		37.8	313^th of 491 public middle schools	36.3%	28			25.4	28.7	27.0			23.7	17.0	20.4					$13,017	$617	$12,400

Frequently Asked Questions about West Side Middle School

What is the racial makeup of West Side Middle School?

Students at West Side Middle School are 41% White, 36% Hispanic, 14% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of West Side Middle School attend?

Students who attend West Side Middle School usually go on to attend Elkhart High School

Is West Side Middle School a good school?

West Side Middle School ranks 333^rd of 480 Indiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend West Side Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 569 students attended West Side Middle School.

What district is West Side Middle School in?

Elkhart Community Schools

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