📍 2600 S 600 W, Russiaville, Howard County, 46979
Western Intermediate School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Russiaville, Howard County. The school has 574 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Western School Corporation school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Western Intermediate School enrolls 574 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 487 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 16 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
222 of the school's 574 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 210 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Western Intermediate School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-50, state senate district 21, state house district 38.
Western Intermediate School is one of 4 schools in Western School Corporation, based in Russiaville, Indiana. The district serves 2,542 students district-wide and employs 166 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 574 students, Western Intermediate School is close to the district average of about 636 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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