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Whiting High School

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Whiting High School ranks 303 rd of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

303^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 27% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Whiting High School is a small public high school serving grades 9–12 in the School City of Whiting in northwest Indiana, with an enrollment of 445 students. In 2025–2026, the school ranked 303rd of 415 Indiana high schools (27th percentile, 1 star), a notable decline from the 62nd percentile it held in 2018–2019. Academically, Whiting is below the state average: SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing proficiency was 40.19% versus the state's 51.9%, and SAT Mathematics was 16.82% versus 25.6%. About 68.31% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, so these results come in a high-poverty context.

The clearest strength is the graduation rate: 92.3% in 2024–2025, above Indiana's 89.7% and above most nearby urban schools, including East Chicago Central High School (90.9%), Hammond Central High School (80.4%), Morton Senior High School (76.0%), and West Side Leadership Academy (58.6%). Chronic absenteeism is 19.2%, higher than the state's 16.7% and up from prior years, but far lower than those same schools. Whiting also shows some of its strongest relative results with particular groups of students: English Language Learner students ranked in the 77th percentile with 4 stars, Special Education students in the 59th percentile with 3 stars, and African American students in the 89th percentile with 4 stars in the single year reported.

Overall, Whiting sits between struggling urban peers and higher-performing suburban and magnet schools. It outperforms East Chicago Central High School, Morton Senior High School, Hammond Central High School, West Side Leadership Academy, and Excel Center - Hammond on graduation and SAT proficiency, but trails Highland High School, Hammond Academy of Science & Technical, and Munster High School by wide margins on nearly every academic measure. Spending ($11,942 per student) and class size (18.6 students per teacher) are similar to Highland and Morton, so resources alone do not explain the gap.

445

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,528

Per pupil spending ?

68.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1751 Oliver St
Whiting, IN 46394

(219) 659-0255

District: School City of Whiting

Feeder schools for Whiting High School:

Elementary:	Nathan Hale Elementary School
Middle:	Whiting Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.2%

White:

17.5%

African American:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 14th percentile in 2023 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 27th (2026) from a 14th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (25% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Evidence-based Reading and Writing scores 12 pts below the Indiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

Indiana avg39%

303^rd of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 34 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

223^rd of 374School City of Whiting 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
2026	28.4	303 of 415	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	297 of 429	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	314 of 432	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	341 of 398	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	261 of 409	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	221 of 388	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.5	149 of 389	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	192 of 385	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.8	201 of 380	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.5	153 of 394	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.0	84 of 400	79.0%	★★★★☆
2014	66.4	65 of 379	82.8%	★★★★☆
2013	49.2	143 of 353	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.0	185 of 373	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.8	161 of 364	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.3	160 of 362	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.8	217 of 364	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	70.8	85 of 360	76.4%	★★★★☆
2007	77.4	61 of 354	82.8%	★★★★☆
2006	62.7	129 of 349	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.5	99 of 349	71.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	15 of 132	88.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	28 of 122	77.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	284 of 395	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	305 of 387	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	302 of 392	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	351 of 388	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	102 of 194	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.3	87 of 181	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.9	111 of 184	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	121 of 166	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.2	67 of 164	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	263 of 390	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.0	223 of 377	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	278 of 377	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	315 of 379	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	313 of 397	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.1	264 of 386	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	293 of 392	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	323 of 383	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	121 of 292	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.9	172 of 298	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	161 of 285	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	238 of 387	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.7	279 of 377	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	219 of 381	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.6	352 of 375	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	56.0	157 of 378	58.5%	★★★☆☆

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)89th percentile+58 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)77th percentile+50 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile+20 vs school

White (2026)39th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile~ school

Male (2026)21st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing40%-12 vs state

Biology21%

Mathematics17%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)				ILEARN Math (2026)				ILEARN Science (2026)		ILEARN Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Whiting High School	Public	9-12	1751 Oliver St	Whiting	46394	Lake County	School City of Whiting	No	No	No	No	(219) 659-0255	445	24	18.6	68.3%	78 (17.5%)	28 (6.3%)	330 (74.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	28.4	303^rd of 415 public high schools	27.0%		33	297^th of 429 public high schools	30.8%	6	40.2	16.8											20.5	$12,528	$387	$12,141
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%)	11.5	368^th of 415 public high schools	11.3%		16.5	359^th of 429 public high schools	16.3%	9	18.3	4.6											21.8	$17,037	$3,419	$13,618
Hammond Academy of Science & Technical	Public, Charter	6-12	33 Muenich Ct	Hammond	46320	Lake County	Hammond Academy of Science & Technical	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 852-0500	578	47	12.2	68.0%	45 (7.8%)	110 (19.0%)	405 (70.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	61.5	123^rd of 415 public high schools	70.4%		64	116^th of 429 public high schools	73.0%	7	52.2	20.3	29.3	40.0	39.4	36.2	30.3	23.2	24.2	25.9	32.3	32.3	59.4	$11,532	$1,198	$10,334
Area Career Center	Public	6-12	5727 Sohl Ave	Hammond	46320	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	No	(219) 933-2428	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)														$00
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	385^th of 415 public high schools	7.2%		9.3	392^nd of 429 public high schools	8.6%	7	24.0	2.0											10.1	$8,889	$1,022	$7,867
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%)								(n/a)														$4,463	$108	$4,354
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%)	10.2	379^th of 415 public high schools	8.7%		8.9	396^th of 429 public high schools	7.7%	17	27.6	2.9											6.8	$9,659	$1,046	$8,613
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%)	17.4	347^th of 415 public high schools	16.4%		12.3	380^th of 429 public high schools	11.4%	33	18.0	15.3											11.2	$16,077	$3,462	$12,615
Munster High School	Public	9-12	8808 Columbia Ave	Munster	46321	Lake County	School Town of Munster	No	No	No	No	(219) 836-3200	1,474	88	16.6	25.0%	663 (45.0%)	152 (10.3%)	472 (32.0%)	117 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (4.7%)	90.6	17^th of 415 public high schools	95.9%		90.8	10^th of 429 public high schools	97.7%	7	77.1	48.3											65.7	$13,364	$281	$13,083
Highland Online Public Education (HOPE)	Public	6-12	9145 Kennedy Avenue	Highland	46322	Lake County	School Town of Highland	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(219) 922-7400	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Whiting High School

Is Whiting High School a good school?

Whiting High School ranks 303^rd of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Whiting High School?

Students at Whiting High School are 74% Hispanic, 18% White, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Whiting High School?

Whiting High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Nathan Hale Elementary School
Middle : Whiting Middle School

How many students attend Whiting High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Whiting High School.

What district is Whiting High School in?

School City of Whiting

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2023–24 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

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