West Side Leadership Academy

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Public high school in Gary, Lake County, Indiana, United States

West Side Leadership Academy

Location

9th & Gerry St

Gary

Lake County

Indiana

46406

United States

Coordinates| 41°35′42″N 87°24′28″W﻿ / ﻿41.595006°N 87.407737°W﻿ / 41.595006; -87.407737
Information
Type| Public high school
Established| 1968
School district| Gary Community School Corporation
Principal| Brandi Herrod
Faculty| 49.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades| 9-12
Enrollment| 1,013 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 20.67[1]
Color(s)|
Athletics conference| Great Lakes
Team name| Cougars
Website| Official Site

West Side Leadership Academy is a four-year (9-12) public school of the Gary Community School Corporation in Gary, Indiana, United States.

## Notable alumni

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* Dana Evans, WNBA player[2]
* LaTroy Hawkins, MLB player

* Jon'Vea Johnson, NFL player
* Lonnie Johnson Jr., NFL player
* Brandon Moore, former NFL player

## See also

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* List of high schools in Indiana

## References

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1. ^ a b c "West Side Leadership Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
2. ^ Carlson, Carole (10 August 2022). "WNBA player brings hoop dreams to kids at first camp in Gary". Chicago Tribune.

## External links

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* West Side High School Official Site

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Gary, Indiana

Neighborhoods|

* Aetna
* Ambridge Mann
* Black Oak
* Brunswick
* Downtown
* Downtown West
* Emerson
* Glen Park
* Midtown
* Miller Beach
* Pulaski
* Tolleston
* Westside

Education|

| Schools|

* List of schools

| Gary Community
School Corporation|

* West Side Leadership Academy
* Emerson School for the Visual and Performing Arts
* Lincoln Achievement Center

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Other public schools|

* Lake Ridge Schools Corporation
* River Forest Community School Corporation
* Gary Charter Schools

Colleges and
universities|

* Indiana University Northwest
* Ivy Tech Northwest

Landmarks|

* Marquette Park

Transportation|

* Gary Public Transportation Corporation
* Gary/Chicago International Airport
* Adam Benjamin Metro Center

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Education in Lake County, Indiana

School
districts|

* Crown Point
* East Chicago
* Gary
* Griffith
* Hammond
* Hanover
* Highland
* Hobart
* Lake Central
* Lake Station
* Lake Ridge
* Munster
* Merrillville
* River Forest
* Tri-Creek
* Whiting

Public
schools|

| Gary CSC|

* West Side Leadership Academy
* Wirt-Emerson Visual and Performing Arts
* Lincoln Achievement Center

| Closed|

* William Merritt Chase Alternative School
* Martin Luther King Jr. Academy
* Lew Wallace
* William Wirt
* Emerson (1909-2008)
* Horace Mann High School

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SC of Hammond|

* Hammond Central High
* Oliver P. Morton

| Closed|

* George Rogers Clark
* Donald E. Gavit
* Hammond High

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Other public schools|

* Calumet New Tech
* East Chicago Central High
* Crown Point High
* Thomas A. Edison
* Hanover Central
* Highland High
* Hobart High
* Lake Central High
* Lowell High
* Munster High
* River Forest High

| Closed|

* Ensweiler Academy

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Charter schools|

* 21st Century Charter School of Gary
* Theodore Roosevelt College and Career Academy
* Thea Bowman Leadership Academy
* Gary Lighthouse Charter School

Private schools|

* Andrean High School
* Bishop Noll Institute

Authority control databases: Geographic |

* NCES

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