Wm A Wirt/Emerson Vpa Overview

Overview

At Wm A Wirt/Emerson Vpa, students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Wm A Wirt/Emerson Vpa is 15 percent. The student body makeup is 40 percent male and 60 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 98 percent. Wm A Wirt/Emerson Vpa is 1 of 4 high schools in the Gary Community School Corp.

Rankings / Awards

This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.

Medal Awarded

Bronze

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Students / Teachers

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Total Enrollment	466
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total)	98%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total)	71%
Full-Time Teachers	32

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Test Scores

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work (AP®/IB exams).

Proficient in English	49%
Proficient in Algebra	76%
College Readiness Index	4.8

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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served	06 – 12
Setting	Small City
Charter School	No
Magnet School	No
Receives Title I Funding	Yes

District

This information relates to high schools run by this school's state operating agency. Many districts contain only one high school.

Total Schools	4
Total Students	4,647
Proficient in English (district average)	31%
Proficient in Algebra (district average)	35%
College Readiness (district average)	4.1