Best Public Schools in Gaston, IN

Summary:

The city of Gaston, Indiana is home to two schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School and Wes-Del Elementary School. These schools, part of the Wes-Del Community Schools district, demonstrate a mix of strengths and areas for improvement based on the available data.

Wes-Del Elementary School stands out for its strong math performance, with 55.21% of students proficient or better in ILEARN Math for all grades in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the district and state averages. In contrast, Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School has lower proficiency rates than the district and state in both English Language Arts and Math for most grade levels. However, the high school does boast a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 90.9% for the 2022-2023 school year.

Both schools have a high percentage of white students, over 93%, suggesting a lack of racial diversity that could impact the educational experience and opportunities for students. Additionally, both schools face challenges with chronic absenteeism, with rates over 20% for the 2022-2023 school year. The difference in spending per student between the two schools, with the middle/high school spending $11,747 and the elementary school spending $10,011, may contribute to the observed performance disparities.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2024)							ILEARN Math (2024)							ILEARN Social Studies (2024)	ILEARN Biology (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wes-Del Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Jackson St	Gaston	47342	Delaware County	Wes-Del Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 358-3079	418	29	14.4	56.5%	390 (93.3%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	50.3	522^nd of 1010 public elementary schools	48.3%		56.7	466^th of 1016 public elementary schools	54.1%	56			22.1	36.4	37.7				31.8	69.1	67.3	31.9				55.2	26.1		$10,011	$1,940	$8,071
Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School	Public	6-12	10000 N Cr 600 W	Gaston	47342	Delaware County	Wes-Del Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 358-4091	430	33	13.0	52.1%	406 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	54.1	170^th of 431 public high schools	60.6%		48.5	186^th of 398 public high schools	53.3%	16	42.4	18.6				38.0	44.1	59.7	47.2				36.6	23.7	28.4	30.0		58.8	$11,747	$1,169	$10,578

Cities Near Gaston

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Summitville	7.43 mi	1
Muncie	7.73 mi	20	293^rd
Eaton	8.47 mi	1	49^th
Yorktown	8.73 mi	4	89^th
Alexandria	9.88 mi	3	312^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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