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Best Elementary Schools in Porter County, IN

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11,001

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedMemorial Elementary School12^th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Washington Township Elementary School up 213 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Brummitt Elementary School 12.6 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Discovery Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	800 Canonie Dr	Porter	46304	Porter County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 983-9800	536	34	15.7	39.7%	343 (64.0%)	41 (7.6%)	99 (18.5%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.5%)	71.1	277^th of 1015 public elementary schools	72.7%		71.7	268^th of 1005 public elementary schools	73.3%	9	59.7	45.3	71.9	39.1	43.2	60.0	53.5	71.9	48.4	50.9	28.3	34.1	28.6	45.9	53.1	37.0	46.4	80.7	$8,602	$666	$7,937
Hebron Elementary School	Public	K-5	307 S Main St	Hebron	46341	Porter County	MSD Boone Township	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 996-4771	462	27	17.1	42.0%	388 (84.0%)	7 (1.5%)	53 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	50.5	520^th of 1015 public elementary schools	48.8%		54.9	462^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	54.0%	58	56.9	33.3	18.6				35.0	67.2	44.9	31.4				46.6	50.0		50.0	41.4	$13,761	$428	$13,333
Bailly Elementary School	Public	K-4	800 S 5th St	Chesterton	46304	Porter County	Duneland School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 983-3670	374	28	13.4	38.2%	274 (73.3%)	19 (5.1%)	59 (15.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	78.3	204^th of 1015 public elementary schools	79.9%		80.1	180^th of 1005 public elementary schools	82.1%	24	44.0	62.2					53.0	57.3	73.0					65.1	60.8		60.8		$13,753	$506	$13,247
Brummitt Elementary School	Public	K-4	2500 Indian Boundary	Chesterton	46304	Porter County	Duneland School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(219) 983-3660	363	29	12.6	28.7%	283 (78.0%)	11 (3.0%)	53 (14.6%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	89.3	76^th of 1015 public elementary schools	92.5%		90.8	69^th of 1005 public elementary schools	93.1%	7	79.4	66.7					72.6	84.1	69.4					76.3	52.8		52.8		$13,424	$392	$13,032
Jackson Elementary School	Public	K-4	811 N 400 E	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	Duneland School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(219) 983-3680	348	24	14.6	22.1%	293 (84.2%)	2 (0.6%)	38 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	91.3	56^th of 1015 public elementary schools	94.5%		97.3	11^th of 1005 public elementary schools	98.9%	45	59.7	78.8					68.8	68.1	84.9					76.1	71.2		71.2		$13,144	$526	$12,618
Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-4	50-1 W 900 N	Chesterton	46304	Porter County	Duneland School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 983-3650	491	34	14.5	26.1%	357 (72.7%)	9 (1.8%)	96 (19.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.5%)	88.4	88^th of 1015 public elementary schools	91.3%		93.5	41^st of 1005 public elementary schools	95.9%	47	75.5	59.3					67.0	82.7	64.8					73.3	59.3		59.3		$12,090	$416	$11,674
Newton Yost Elementary School	Public	K-4	100 W Beam St	Porter	46304	Porter County	Duneland School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 983-3640	362	26	13.8	40.3%	256 (70.7%)	17 (4.7%)	62 (17.1%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	85.9	131^st of 1015 public elementary schools	87.1%		81.6	165^th of 1005 public elementary schools	83.6%	34	58.6	65.8					62.3	68.6	65.8					67.1	61.8		61.8		$13,627	$579	$13,048
Kouts Elementary School	Public	K-5	302 E College Ave	Kouts	46347	Porter County	East Porter County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 766-2231	323	24	13.4	24.1%	291 (90.1%)	3 (0.9%)	25 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	81.8	161^st of 1015 public elementary schools	84.1%		67.3	315^th of 1005 public elementary schools	68.7%	154	54.8	57.1	50.0				54.1	76.2	68.3	53.9				65.6	57.1		57.1	62.8	$10,071	$830	$9,240
Morgan Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	299 S Sr 49	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	East Porter County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 462-5883	336	22	15.6	14.0%	295 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	85.7	133^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	86.9%		84.7	136^th of 1005 public elementary schools	86.5%	3	63.5	50.9	71.4				62.1	80.8	67.9	51.8				66.5	54.7		54.7	76.8	$8,947	$247	$8,700
Washington Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	383 E Sr 2	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	East Porter County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 464-3598	339	23	15.0	28.0%	261 (77.0%)	4 (1.2%)	59 (17.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	72.3	264^th of 1015 public elementary schools	74.0%		52.9	477^th of 1005 public elementary schools	52.5%	213	63.6	41.2	51.1				52.1	61.8	64.7	52.3				58.3	51.0		51.0	48.9	$9,511	$483	$9,028
Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	2825 Russell St	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8015	409	25	16.3	48.9%	187 (45.7%)	64 (15.6%)	121 (29.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.3%)	24	788^th of 1015 public elementary schools	22.4%		25.8	768^th of 1005 public elementary schools	23.6%	20	31.8	30.4	20.6				27.6	30.3	33.3	17.7				27.1	33.3		33.3	20.6	$10,864	$777	$10,087
Crisman Elementary School	Public	K-5	6161 Old Porter Rd	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8020	343	24	14.2	45.2%	167 (48.7%)	57 (16.6%)	93 (27.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	51.1	509^th of 1015 public elementary schools	49.9%		40.4	619^th of 1005 public elementary schools	38.4%	110	47.2	33.3	64.8				48.5	52.8	24.1	51.9				42.9	24.1		24.1	44.4	$11,181	$701	$10,479
Ethel R Jones Elementary School	Public	K-5	2374 McCool Rd	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8025	363	22	16.8	43.5%	197 (54.3%)	43 (11.8%)	111 (30.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	45.9	563^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	44.5%		51.3	495^th of 1005 public elementary schools	50.7%	68	47.5	32.6	25.8				35.4	52.5	51.2	40.3				47.6	37.2		37.2	32.3	$12,409	$752	$11,657
George L Myers Elementary School	Public	K-5	3100 Willowdale	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8035	332	22	15.0	41.3%	182 (54.8%)	20 (6.0%)	101 (30.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.8%)	53.6	478^th of 1015 public elementary schools	52.9%		44.2	579^th of 1005 public elementary schools	42.4%	101	45.8	49.2	52.8				49.4	50.0	55.6	26.4				44.5	25.4		25.4	45.3	$11,588	$1,273	$10,315
Paul Saylor Elementary School	Public	K-5	331 Midway	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8040	274	18	15.6	49.6%	126 (46.0%)	74 (27.0%)	61 (22.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	31.6	704^th of 1015 public elementary schools	30.6%		22.7	794^th of 1005 public elementary schools	21.0%	90	13.9	35.0	46.8				33.3	30.6	32.5	21.3				27.6	27.5		27.5	38.3	$11,730	$910	$10,820
Rowena Kyle Elementary School	Public	K-5	2701 Hamstrom Rd	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8030	437	25	17.8	35.0%	183 (41.9%)	61 (14.0%)	175 (40.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	39	628^th of 1015 public elementary schools	38.1%		46	562^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	44.1%	66	40.3	40.6	35.4				38.4	49.3	43.5	20.8				35.8	36.2		36.2	28.1	$10,036	$749	$9,287
South Haven Elementary School	Public	K-5	395 W Midway Dr	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8045	311	22	14.4	47.6%	208 (66.9%)	34 (10.9%)	55 (17.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	44.8	574^th of 1015 public elementary schools	43.4%		40.7	614^th of 1005 public elementary schools	38.9%	40	22.9	60.0	29.6				38.0	41.7	60.0	22.7				42.3	50.0		50.0	13.6	$12,164	$744	$11,420
Wallace Aylesworth Elementary	Public	K-5	5910 Central Ave	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8010	401	26	15.4	48.6%	181 (45.1%)	81 (20.2%)	99 (24.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.5%)	22.6	802^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	21.0%		24.3	782^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	22.2%	20	32.1	33.9	22.8				29.3	33.3	32.8	14.1				26.5	23.4		23.4	19.2	$10,347	$700	$9,647
Boone Grove Elementary School	Public	4-5	325 W 550 S	Boone Grove	46302	Porter County	Porter Township School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 462-1032	198	12	17.2	26.8%	155 (78.3%)	1 (0.5%)	34 (17.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	68.2	310^th of 1015 public elementary schools	69.5%		75.2	230^th of 1005 public elementary schools	77.1%	80		39.5	47.8				43.2		58.7	50.0				54.8	54.1		54.1	53.3	$10,370	$750	$9,620
Porter Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	208 S 725 W	Hebron	46341	Porter County	Porter Township School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 476-3455	552	28	19.7	32.4%	441 (79.9%)	9 (1.6%)	84 (15.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (2.0%)								(n/a)	58.7						58.7	72.8						72.8					$9,884	$441	$9,443
Union Center Elementary School	Public	K-5	272 N 600 W	Valparaiso	46385	Porter County	Union Township School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 759-2544	386	22	17.5	19.4%	315 (81.6%)	10 (2.6%)	47 (12.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	90.2	66^th of 1015 public elementary schools	93.5%		91.4	63^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	93.7%	3	74.3	74.0	64.6				71.3	85.1	70.1	56.9				71.3	57.1		57.1	67.7	$9,519	$150	$9,369
John Simatovich Elementary School	Public	K-5	424 W 500 N	Valparaiso	46385	Porter County	Union Township School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 759-2508	280	19	14.7	45.7%	205 (73.2%)	1 (0.4%)	59 (21.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.6%)	87.5	100^th of 1015 public elementary schools	90.1%		76.2	221^st of 1005 public elementary schools	78.0%	121	62.2	63.2	67.4				64.4	67.6	89.5	48.8				67.8	79.0		79.0	62.8	$13,068	$593	$12,475
Flint Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	4106 N Calumet Ave	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	Valparaiso Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 531-3160	476	34	14.0	47.1%	299 (62.8%)	51 (10.7%)	79 (16.6%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	79.3	190^th of 1015 public elementary schools	81.3%		81.2	170^th of 1005 public elementary schools	83.1%	20	59.8	58.3	56.6				58.3	64.6	60.7	56.6				60.7	58.3		58.3	50.0	$11,577	$1,065	$10,513
Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	653 Hayes Leonard Rd	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	Valparaiso Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 531-3030	131	10	13.7	50.4%	83 (63.4%)	6 (4.6%)	33 (25.2%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	86.7	115^th of 1015 public elementary schools	88.7%		90	81^st of 1005 public elementary schools	91.9%	34	63.6	77.3	59.3				66.2	72.7	86.4	51.9				69.0	68.2		68.2	55.6	$14,846	$1,264	$13,582
Cooks Corners Elementary School	Public	K-5	358 Bullseye Lake Rd	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	Valparaiso Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 531-3040	487	25	19.4	23.2%	387 (79.5%)	12 (2.5%)	71 (14.6%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	91	60^th of 1015 public elementary schools	94.1%		87.5	117^th of 1005 public elementary schools	88.4%	57	58.3	71.4	68.8				66.5	72.2	76.2	63.8				70.8	69.1		69.1	68.8	$8,529	$329	$8,200
Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	1052 Park Ave	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	Valparaiso Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 531-3090	434	24	18.4	24.9%	325 (74.9%)	9 (2.1%)	72 (16.6%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	97	12^th of 1015 public elementary schools	98.8%		97	13^th of 1005 public elementary schools	98.7%	1	81.2	74.4	84.8				80.0	79.7	85.4	82.3				82.6	72.0		72.0	79.8	$8,732	$114	$8,617
Northview Elementary School	Public	K-5	257 Northview Dr	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	Valparaiso Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 531-3100	276	20	13.8	42.0%	217 (78.6%)	8 (2.9%)	43 (15.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	87.6	99^th of 1015 public elementary schools	90.2%		94.5	34^th of 1005 public elementary schools	96.6%	65	73.9	69.2	51.1				65.0	76.1	84.6	53.3				72.0	59.6		59.6	62.2	$10,590	$537	$10,053
Parkview Elementary School	Public	K-5	1405 Wood St	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	Valparaiso Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 531-3110	213	15	14.2	54.5%	101 (47.4%)	16 (7.5%)	80 (37.6%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	87.1	108^th of 1015 public elementary schools	89.4%		85.7	128^th of 1005 public elementary schools	87.3%	20	59.5	70.0	75.9				67.9	62.2	72.5	69.0				67.9	55.0		55.0	65.5	$12,224	$861	$11,362
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	1700 Roosevelt Rd	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	Valparaiso Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 531-3130	285	18	15.8	52.3%	186 (65.3%)	18 (6.3%)	56 (19.6%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.3%)	96.4	16^th of 1015 public elementary schools	98.4%		94.2	37^th of 1005 public elementary schools	96.3%	21	77.4	77.6	73.7				76.4	88.7	89.8	73.7				85.0	79.6		79.6	65.8	$10,215	$676	$9,539
Heavilin Elementary School	Public	K-5	2450 Heavilin Road	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	Valparaiso Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 476-8820	479	30	15.9	18.8%	357 (74.5%)	12 (2.5%)	67 (14.0%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	94.8	21^st of 1015 public elementary schools	97.9%		95.3	24^th of 1005 public elementary schools	97.6%	3	92.8	68.6	81.2				80.0	94.2	77.7	83.5				84.5	63.5		63.5	64.7	$9,558	$190	$9,368

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