Summary:
ZIP code 46406 has one public high school in this dataset, West Side Leadership Academy, serving grades 9–12 in Gary, Indiana, as part of Gary Community School Corp, with 1,232 students. It is the only listed public high school option for this ZIP code, so there is no local school-to-school comparison. The district is ranked 365 of 374 districts, at the 2nd percentile with 0 stars, which gives important context for interpreting the school’s results.
The school’s rank history shows improvement: 406 of 432 (6th percentile, 0 stars) in 2023–2024, 380 of 429 (11th percentile, 1 star) in 2024–2025, and 347 of 415 (16th percentile, 1 star) in 2025–2026—a 59-position gain. Academically, the picture is mixed. Biology ILEARN rose from 9.35% to 11.18%, and SAT Math rose from 9.09% to 15.32%, while SAT ERW fell from 20.45% to 18.02%. In 2025–2026, the school was slightly above its district in Biology (11.18% vs. 10.99%), SAT ERW (18.02% vs. 17.02%), and SAT Math (15.32% vs. 14.47%), but far below the state, where SAT ERW was 51.9% and SAT Math was 25.6%.
The most serious concern is chronic absenteeism: 75.3% at the school in 2024–2025, compared with 63.6% in the district and 16.7% statewide. Graduation was 58.6%, slightly above the district’s 57.1% but 31.1 points below Indiana’s 89.7%. The school reported 62.58% free/reduced lunch, $21,037 per-student spending in 2023–2024, and a 17.9:1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025. Overall, the school shows encouraging rank and SAT Math/Biology gains and generally edges out its district, but attendance, graduation, and proficiency remain far below state levels.
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