Western High School

Western High School

Public High School | Grade 8-12
2600 S 600 W,  Russiaville, IN
Western School Corporation
3.9
1.8
824 Students
B+
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Steven Edwards
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Average SAT Score
1170
Average ACT Score
25
Math Proficiency
42%
Reading Proficiency
62%
Average GPA
3.57
Graduation Rate
92%

Niche Grade

B+
Academics
A-
Teachers
B-
College Prep
B
Administration
B
Resources/Facilities
B+
Clubs and Activities
A-
Sports
B
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.57
Reading Proficiency
62%
Math Proficiency
42%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Teachers
50
Full Time Teachers
50
Teachers in First or Second Year
10%
College Prep
Average SAT
1170
Math
590
Verbal
590
Average ACT
25
Math
25
English
25
Reading
27
Science
25
Number of AP Courses
18
AP Pass Rate
36.2%
AP Math Enrollment
Very High
AP Science Enrollment
Very Low
Other AP Enrollment
Very Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
High
Boys Athletic Participation
High

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
276:1

Student Diversity

Male
55%
Female
45%
White
87.1%
Hispanic
4.1%
Two or more races
3.9%
Black
2.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander
2.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Indiana University - Bloomington 275 Students
Purdue University 254 Students
Ball State University 191 Students
Indiana University Indianapolis 185 Students
Indiana University - Kokomo 184 Students
University of Indianapolis 98 Students
Butler University 92 Students
Indiana State University 87 Students
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion 69 Students
University of Evansville 58 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing 100 Students
Psychology 73 Students
Business 66 Students
Biology 58 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 43 Students
Physical Therapy 34 Students
Computer Science 25 Students
Veterinary Sciences 22 Students
Engineering 20 Students
Kinesiology and Exercise Science 19 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.9 163 Reviews
3.0 Senior
11/5/2024
Overall I think western is a good school. I believe there are things they can work on to improve but generally a decent school.
5.0 Senior
4/19/2024
Western was a great environment for me. The sports I participated in grew me as a person, and the teachers (most of them, at least) cared about their students performances. There is a good variety of clubs and the food is much better than the worst I've seen at schools. The school offers plenty of AP to ready a student for college.
1.0 Alum
4/12/2024
Terrible school has no respect for the students, especially ones that don't play sports. They try to keep their reputation "clean" to the outside eye, however there system sucks. Never seen a school preach so much about how they are against hate speech and fighting, but fail to punish students the way their handbook says. They have some amazing teachers there but sadly the place is falling apart.
GreatSchools Reviews
1.8 4 Reviews
3.0 other
6/17/2020
I would rate my experience at this school a 6 out of 10
1.0 parent
5/6/2014
Seriously? Does this school pay people to write positive reviews? This school is not as great and everyone makes it out to be. This year was the worst for my son. His teacher cares more about her looks than actually teaching! I mean really don't the teachers have to follow the dress code? Do NOT sen...
2.0 parent
5/23/2013
Before we moved into the Kokomo area in early 2012, we performed a lot of research on which high school to send our kids to. Western stood out as one of the top choices, so we enrolled them here. After a year and a half I must say I am truly dissapointed with our choice. Both of our boys have been c...
1.0 other
10/24/2012
I am a regular at the ISSMA Marching Band competitions and this school should be ashamed of themselves with the way they treat other schools competing in the competitions. I have witnessed disrespect on behalf of the students of Western to other schools as well as the Band Director himself. If this...

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