Goal
Improve the educational attainment of K – 12 students.

Story Behind the Numbers
The Westside Education Task Force (WETF) formed in 1998 with support from the IUPUI Office of Neighborhood Partnerships in response to multiple school closings on the Near Westside and the reversal of the desegregation order. WETF understands that an excellent K – 12 education is an  investment in the future of the neighborhood; and that all children should graduate from high school and matriculate to post-secondary education. WETF has identified four main objectives for the next community education agenda – increase/maintain community and parental engagement in neighborhood schools; increase the number of third graders in the community’s elementary schools who can pass the ISTEP+ exam in language arts in reading; increase the percentage of graduates from area high schools, and ensure graduates enroll in postsecondary education opportunities.