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West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School

Coordinates: 40°26′10″N 86°54′43″W / 40.43611°N 86.91194°W / 40.43611; -86.91194
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West Lafayette Junior-Senior Highschool
West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School in 2008
Address
Map
1105 North Grant Street

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47906

Coordinates40°26′10″N 86°54′43″W / 40.43611°N 86.91194°W / 40.43611; -86.91194
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1939
School districtWest Lafayette Community School Corporation
PrincipalChad Rodgers
Faculty74.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades7–12
Enrollment1,112 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.93[1]
Color(s)Scarlet and gray
   
Athletics conferenceHoosier Athletic Conference
Team nameRed Devils
RivalsJefferson High School, Harrison High School, and Central Catholic High School[citation needed]
WebsiteSchool website

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 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] As of 2021, the high school was ranked in U.S. News & World Report as 2nd in Indiana and 239th nationwide.[7]

Athletics

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The school offers athletic programs including football, baseball, basketball, cheerleading, 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 Red Devils have won 7 state championships.[8]

IHSAA State Championships
Sport Year(s)
Girls Basketball (1) 1998
Boys Cross Country (2) 1964, 2014
Football (3) 1993, 2009, 2018
Girls Soccer (1) 2013

Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Scheeres, Julia (2005). Jesus Land. Counterpoint. p. 32.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ U.S. News & World Report 2021
  8. ^ "State Championship History" (PDF). IHSAA. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  9. ^ "Dan Wodicka Named James F. Margraff Head Coach of Football". Johns Hopkins University Athletics. 2024-02-01. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
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