📍 1050 S 5th St, Chesterton, Porter County, 46304
Westchester Intermediate School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Chesterton, Porter County. The school has 478 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Duneland School Corporation school district. It serves grades 5–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westchester Intermediate School enrolls 478 students across grades 5–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 5.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 369 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 5.9% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
170 of the school's 478 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 154 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Westchester Intermediate School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-10, state senate district 4, state house district 10.
Westchester Intermediate School is one of 10 schools in Duneland School Corporation, based in Chesterton, Indiana. The district serves 5,732 students district-wide and employs 331 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 478 students, Westchester Intermediate School is smaller than the district average of about 573 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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