Westchester Intermediate School

Located at 1050 S 5th St, in Chesterton, Indiana, Westchester Intermediate School is a close-knit 6-8 campus that hosts 404 students (grades 5 through 6), part of Duneland School Corporation. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 594 students each, so Westchester Intermediate School sits 32% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Duneland School Corporation, which oversees 11 schools and 5,732 students, Westchester Intermediate School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Westchester Intermediate School shows that White students make up the majority at 76%; the rest consists of 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Westchester Intermediate School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.0%, the actual is 64.9%, a residual of +10.9 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Porter County) records that median household income runs about $87,972, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Westchester Intermediate School is one of 55 public schools in Porter County (combined enrollment of about 25,813 students).

The closest other public school is Westchester Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Westchester Intermediate School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 63.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Westchester Intermediate School has declined 22%, going from 517 students in 2018 to 404 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.