West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School

West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School (also informally known as West Side High School or simply West Side[2][3][4]) is the only high school within the West Lafayette city limits, and is administered by the West Lafayette Community School Corporation.

West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School
Address
1105 North Grant Street

West Lafayette
,
Tippecanoe County
,
Indiana
47906

United States
Coordinates40°26′10″N 86°54′43″W
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1939
School districtWest Lafayette Community School Corporation
PrincipalRon Shriner
Faculty71.99 (FTE)[1]
Grades7–12
Enrollment1,141 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.85[1]
Color(s)Scarlet and gray
   
Athletics conferenceHoosier Athletic Conference
Team nameRed Devils
WebsiteSchool website

About

West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School was constructed in 1939 of cream brick and glass at a cost of $225,000, and was remodeled in the late 1990s. The school is located near Purdue University, and the children of many Purdue faculty and staff attend West Side.[2][3] In 2012, the school was ranked as the 2nd and 4th best public high school in Indiana by U.S. News & World Report and Newsweek, respectively.[5][6] Currently West Side is ranked in US News and World Report as 4th in Indiana and 284th nation wide.

Athletics

The school offers athletic programs including football, baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer, wrestling, golf, track and field, swimming, tennis and volleyball. The teams play under the nickname of the Red Devils and belong to the Hoosier Athletic Conference. The West Lafayette football team won Indiana high school state football championships in Class 2A in 1993, and in Class 3A in 2009 and 2018. Other state championships include the 1964 and 2014 boys cross country, 1998 girls Class 3A basketball, and 2013 girls soccer titles.[7]

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  2. Scheeres, Julia (2005). Jesus Land. Counterpoint. p. 32.
  3. King, Michael (17 January 2014). "What is the Typical West Sider?". The Scarlette. West Lafayette.
  4. "Meet some West Side grads". West Lafayette Schools Education Foundation. 2015.
  5. West Lafayette Jr/Sr High Sch Overview
  6. America’s Best High Schools 2012
  7. "IHSAA State Championships by School". Ihsaa.org. Ihsaa. Retrieved 7 November 2014.



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