📍 1800 New York Ave, Whiting, Lake County, 46394
Whiting Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Whiting, Lake County. The school has 270 pupils enrolled. It is part of the School City of Whiting school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Whiting Middle School enrolls 270 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 4.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 203 | 75% |
| White | 52 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
211 of the school's 270 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 186 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Whiting Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-10, state senate district 2, state house district 1.
Whiting Middle School is one of 3 schools in School City of Whiting, based in Whiting, Indiana. The district serves 1,091 students district-wide and employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 270 students, Whiting Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 364 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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