Wheeler High School
587 West 300 North
Valparaiso IN, 46385, Porter County
Phone: 219-759-2561
Ranking: 
(12 out of 351, top 3%)*
(12 out of 351, top 3%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Union Township School Corporation
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 542 | 554 | 558 | 545 | 585 | 564 | 562 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 135 | 24.9% | 156 | 28.2% | 133 | 23.8% | 131 | 24.0% | 154 | 26.3% | 143 | 25.4% | 129 | 23.0% |
| Grade 10: | 148 | 27.3% | 131 | 23.6% | 132 | 23.7% | 144 | 26.4% | 152 | 26.0% | 132 | 23.4% | 162 | 28.8% |
| Grade 11: | 130 | 24.0% | 131 | 23.6% | 145 | 26.0% | 151 | 27.7% | 125 | 21.4% | 153 | 27.1% | 145 | 25.8% |
| Grade 12: | 129 | 23.8% | 136 | 24.5% | 148 | 26.5% | 119 | 21.8% | 154 | 26.3% | 136 | 24.1% | 126 | 22.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 282 | 52.0% | 282 | 50.9% | 275 | 49.3% | 272 | 49.9% | 283 | 48.4% | 273 | 48.4% | 272 | 48.4% |
| Female: | 260 | 48.0% | 272 | 49.1% | 283 | 50.7% | 273 | 50.1% | 268 | 45.8% | 261 | 46.3% | 270 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.1% | 11 | 2.0% |
| Hispanic: | 69 | 12.7% | 65 | 11.7% | 46 | 8.2% | 35 | 6.4% | 17 | 2.9% | 21 | 3.7% | 28 | 5.0% |
| Black: | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.3% | 12 | 2.2% | 10 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.8% |
| White: | 451 | 83.2% | 466 | 84.1% | 486 | 87.1% | 472 | 86.6% | 526 | 89.9% | 500 | 88.7% | 493 | 87.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 2.2% | 12 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.0% | 17 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 63 | 11.6% | 68 | 12.3% | 66 | 11.8% | 52 | 9.5% | 50 | 8.5% | 29 | 5.1% | 39 | 6.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 5.5% | 29 | 5.2% | 22 | 3.9% | 19 | 3.5% | 33 | 5.6% | 16 | 2.8% | 16 | 2.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.69 | 17.87 | 17.33 | 18.39 | 18.93 | 19.90 | 19.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 74% | 79% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 79.4% | 82.8% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 72.9% | 77.2% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 44% | 44% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 50% | 50% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 59.8% | 59.8% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 74% | 74% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 82.1% | 82.1% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Wheeler High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.