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West Side Leadership Academy

Q: Is West Side Leadership Academy a good school?

West Side Leadership Academy ranks in the bottom 11.4% of Indiana high schools.

Q: How many students attend West Side Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,232 students attended West Side Leadership Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of West Side Leadership Academy?

Students at West Side Leadership Academy are 89% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into West Side Leadership Academy?

West Side Leadership Academy is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Banneker Elementary at Marquette Elementary : Beveridge Elementary School Elementary : Daniel Hale Williams Elementary School Elementary : Frankie Woods McCullough Academy Elementary : Glen Park Academy for Excel in Learning Elementary : Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Center Middle : Bailly Middle School Middle : Gary Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

380^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 11% of Indiana high schools

Summary

West Side Leadership Academy is a public high school located in Gary, Indiana, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 998 students. The school is part of the Gary Community School Corporation, which is ranked 364 out of 380 districts in Indiana and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Side Leadership Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 10-20% of Indiana high schools, with academic performance significantly below state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 9.35% of students were proficient or better in ILEARN/Biology, compared to the district average of 9.09%. The school's four-year graduation rates have ranged from 60.4% to 88.4% in recent years, lower than the state average. Additionally, West Side Leadership Academy has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.8% to 75.5% in recent years.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as East Chicago Central High School and Highland High School, West Side Leadership Academy performs significantly worse on various academic metrics. For example, in 2024-2025, the proficiency rate in ILEARN/Biology for East Chicago Central High School was 23.15%, and Highland High School had a proficiency rate of 44.4%, more than four times higher than West Side Leadership Academy's 9.35%.

1,232

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,037

Per pupil spending ?

62.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9th & Gerry St
Gary, IN 46406

(219) 413-9870

District: Gary Community School Corp

Feeder schools for West Side Leadership Academy:

Elementary:	Banneker Elementary at Marquette
	Beveridge Elementary School
	Daniel Hale Williams Elementary School
	Frankie Woods McCullough Academy
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	Glen Park Academy for Excel in Learning
	Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Center
Middle:	Bailly Middle School
	Gary Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.4%

Hispanic:

6.3%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (13% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Indiana average (59% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg13%

Indiana avg42%

380^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

364^th of 380Gary Community School Corp 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	12.3	380 of 429	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	406 of 432	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	379 of 398	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	379 of 409	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	365 of 388	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	356 of 389	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	343 of 385	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.1	324 of 380	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.0	349 of 394	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	4.0	386 of 400	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.8	362 of 379	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.4	352 of 353	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.8	368 of 373	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.4	362 of 364	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.8	352 of 362	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.0	346 of 364	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.1	345 of 360	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.4	343 of 354	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.5	331 of 349	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.1	337 of 349	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	80 of 132	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	117 of 132	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	103 of 125	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	99 of 125	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	362 of 387	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	381 of 392	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	372 of 388	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	121 of 181	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	157 of 184	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	322 of 377	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	366 of 377	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	356 of 379	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	351 of 386	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	378 of 392	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	370 of 383	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2023	5.4	104 of 104	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	88 of 94	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	268 of 298	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	286 of 289	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	271 of 285	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)39th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing20%-34 vs state

Biology9%-36 vs state

Mathematics9%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (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	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th 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 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Side Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	9th & Gerry St	Gary	46406	Lake County	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 413-9870	1,232	69	17.9	62.6%	7 (0.6%)	1,102 (89.4%)	78 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.7%)	12.3	380^th of 429 public high schools	11.4%		7.2	406^th of 432 public high schools	6.0%	26	20.5	9.1											9.4	$21,037	$6,127	$14,910
Morton Senior High School	Public	9-12	6915 Grand Ave	Hammond	46323	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 989-7316	1,446	77	18.9	49.0%	122 (8.4%)	669 (46.3%)	570 (39.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	78 (5.4%)	8.9	396^th of 429 public high schools	7.7%		12	380^th of 432 public high schools	12.0%	16	22.5	1.7											12.3	$11,910	$1,620	$10,290
Excel Center - Hammond	Public, Charter	9-12	3438 169th Street	Hammond	46323	Lake County	Excel Center - Hammond	Yes	No	No	No	(219) 844-1911	205	6	34.1	7.8%	25 (12.2%)	70 (34.1%)	107 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	15.3	367^th of 429 public high schools	14.5%					(n/a)	33.3	0.0												$4,789	$93	$4,696
Excel Center - Gary	Public, Charter	9-12	4610 W Ridge Road	Gary	46408	Lake County	Excel Center - Gary	Yes	No	No	No	(219) 789-5236	125	8	15.6	3.2%	13 (10.4%)	84 (67.2%)	20 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.6%)	4.6	416^th of 429 public high schools	3.0%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0												$6,052	$594	$5,458
Calumet New Technical High School	Public	9-12	3900 Calhoun St	Gary	46408	Lake County	Lake Ridge New Technical Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 838-6990	620	42	14.9	90.6%	136 (21.9%)	309 (49.8%)	142 (22.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	11.2	383^rd of 429 public high schools	10.7%		15.8	367^th of 432 public high schools	15.0%	16	23.6	4.9											14.1	$14,358	$1,857	$12,500
Gary Middle College	Public, Charter	9-12	131 East 5th Ave	Gary	46402	Lake County	Gary Middle College	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 888-7120	202	10	14.9	26.2%	5 (2.5%)	175 (86.6%)	16 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	4.9	414^th of 429 public high schools	3.5%		5.7	417^th of 432 public high schools	3.5%	3	5.3	0.0												$11,562	$2,542	$9,020
Highland High School	Public	9-12	9135 Erie St	Highland	46322	Lake County	School Town of Highland	No	No	No	No	(219) 922-5610	971	53	18.3	37.6%	476 (49.0%)	116 (11.9%)	328 (33.8%)	19 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.2%)	57.9	155^th of 429 public high schools	63.9%		57.3	153^rd of 432 public high schools	64.6%	2	59.5	21.2											44.4	$11,753	$482	$11,271
Griffth Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	600 N Wiggs St	Griffith	46319	Lake County	Griffith Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 924-4281	1,112	70	16.0	55.9%	465 (41.8%)	236 (21.2%)	347 (31.2%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	53 (4.8%)	40.4	264^th of 429 public high schools	38.5%		36.8	277^th of 432 public high schools	35.9%	13	54.8	11.5	36.6	21.2	32.6	30.0	44.8	26.0	20.2	30.7	42.1	42.1	33.3	$10,281	$547	$9,735
East Chicago Central High School	Public	9-12	1100 W Columbus Drive	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4000	1,052	79	13.2	72.3%	7 (0.7%)	446 (42.4%)	576 (54.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.9%)	16.5	359^th of 429 public high schools	16.3%		15	371^st of 432 public high schools	14.1%	12	31.0	5.0											23.2	$15,291	$2,398	$12,893
Hammond Central High School	Public	9-12	5926 Calumet Ave	Hammond	46320	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 933-2442	1,814	86	21.1	52.3%	104 (5.7%)	668 (36.8%)	972 (53.6%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (3.5%)	9.3	392^nd of 429 public high schools	8.6%		9	391^st of 432 public high schools	9.5%	1	23.8	2.6											10.2	$10,821	$1,729	$9,092

Frequently Asked Questions about West Side Leadership Academy

What district is West Side Leadership Academy in?

Gary Community School Corp

Is West Side Leadership Academy a good school?

West Side Leadership Academy ranks in the bottom 11.4% of Indiana high schools.

What is the racial makeup of West Side Leadership Academy?

Students at West Side Leadership Academy are 89% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend West Side Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,232 students attended West Side Leadership Academy.

What schools feed into West Side Leadership Academy?

West Side Leadership Academy is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Banneker Elementary at Marquette
Elementary : Beveridge Elementary School
Elementary : Daniel Hale Williams Elementary School
Elementary : Frankie Woods McCullough Academy
Elementary : Glen Park Academy for Excel in Learning
Elementary : Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Center
Middle : Bailly Middle School
Middle : Gary Middle School

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