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How has Westville High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
409
High
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD OF NEW DURHAM TOWNSHIP·NCES 180747001294
Westville High School
207 E Valparaiso St, Westville, IN 46391 · (219) 785-2531 · LaPorte County
GRADES 07–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Indiana public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
154 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 81 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 50 | 12% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MSD of New Durham Township. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
36.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
36.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Westville High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westville High School this school | 409 | 37.7% | 36.7% |
| Tipton High School Tipton | 437 | 36.8% | N/A |
| Prairie Heights Sr High School LaGrange | 432 | 39.8% | N/A |
| Oak Hill High School Converse | 528 | 37.5% | N/A |
| North Decatur Jr-Sr High School Greensburg | 441 | 37.2% | 47.9% |
| Brownstown Central High School Brownstown | 463 | 35.2% | N/A |
Matched among Indiana high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Westville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In LaPorte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #37 of 103 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #32 of 104 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #49 of 104 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #258 of 392 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #156 of 359 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.6% | #196 of 360 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #254 of 373 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #108 of 201 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
409
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+67% since 1990-91, when it was 245
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 409 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 38% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 29 | 14.7:1 | 36% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 427 | 31 | 13.8:1 | 39% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 28 | 14.7:1 | 35% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 25.7 | 17.3:1 | 41% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 23 | 20.8:1 | 36% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 424 | 21 | 20.2:1 | 33% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 258 | 18 | 14.3:1 | 17% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 245 | 18 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westville High School.
About Westville High School
Westville High School operates as a small high school in Westville, Indiana. In all, 409 students attend the school in grades 7 through 12. The school is 50% below the average for high schools in Indiana.
MSD of New Durham Township is responsible for 2 schools, Westville High School included, with 908 students in all.
White students are 87% of those enrolled at Westville High School. The rest of enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of LaPorte County's population at about 78%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 24, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 29 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.1:1. The average for high schools in Indiana, 16.6:1, is higher. Of all students at Westville High School, 38% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in LaPorte County, the average is 50%.
Westville High School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 52% of Indiana public high schools.
The model predicts 48.9% for a school in Indiana with Westville High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Westville High School posts 36.7%.
In LaPorte County, the median household earns about $71,055 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. LaPorte County has 38 public schools with about 15,515 students, including Westville High School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Westville Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Westville High School places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Westville High School is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
Enrollment at Westville High School was 412 in 2020-21 and 409 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
LaPorte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,917
Census ACS
Median income
$71,055
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
15,515 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MSD of New Durham Township
- Westville Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
Other Westville High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Westville High. Westville High School is the largest of the 3.
- Westville High SchoolWestville, OK · 338 students
- Westville High SchoolWestville, IL · 334 students
Nearby schools
- Westville Elementary School0.0 mi · 499
- Jackson Elementary School4.7 mi · 348
- Washington Twp Elementary School6.4 mi · 339
- Washington Twp Middle/High School6.6 mi · 456
- South Central Jr-Sr High School6.7 mi · 463
- South Central Elementary School6.7 mi · 523
Frequently asked questions
About Westville High SchoolHow many students attend Westville High School?
Westville High School enrolls approximately 409 students in grades 07-12.
Is Westville High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westville High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westville High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westville High School is approximately 14.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Westville High School?
At Westville High School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Westville High School in?
Westville High School is part of MSD of New Durham Township.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.