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Valparaiso Community Schools

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At a glance

10^thof 374 Indiana districts

Better than 97% of Indiana districts

Elementary 8 Middle 2 High 1Grades K-12

3801 N Campbell St
Valparaiso, IN 46385·(219) 531-3000·All Indiana district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 97.3% of districts

Schools

6,325

Students

5-star schools

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

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Biggest riser

Cooks Corners Elementary School up 57 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Thomas Jefferson Middle School 12.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

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Summary:

Valparaiso Community Schools serves the Valparaiso, Indiana area with 11 schools — one high school, two middle schools, and eight elementary schools — enrolling about 6,325 students. The district ranks 10th of 374 Indiana districts (97th percentile) with a 5-star rating, and every school in the list earns at least 4 stars, a strong system-wide signal.

Elementary performance leads the way. Memorial Elementary School (rank 12 of 1,015, 99th percentile) is the most consistent top performer, with 80% ELA and 82.61% Math. Heavilin Elementary School (rank 21) posts 84.52% Math, the lowest chronic absenteeism in the district at 2.9%, and the lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 18.79%. Thomas Jefferson Elementary School jumped from rank 90 to 16 and now leads elementary Math (85%) and Science (79.59%), despite a 52.28% free/reduced lunch rate. At the middle level, Benjamin Franklin Middle School ranks 11 of 486. Valparaiso High School has a 99.4% graduation rate and SAT scores far above state averages. Cooks Corners Elementary School spends the least ($8,529) yet ranks in the top 6% of elementaries.

Watch items: Central Elementary School has the highest spending ($14,846) but a declining rank (56 → 115) and the highest chronic absenteeism (12.5%). The high school's Biology EOC is 46.72%, below the district's 58.47%. Elementary Science is uneven: Parkview Elementary School (55%), Flint Lake Elementary School (58.33%), and Northview Elementary School (59.62%) trail the district's 68.28%. Thomas Jefferson Middle School earns 4 stars with a 100% Biology EOC, but its all-grade ELA (52.15%) and Math (50.08%) are below district averages. Spending and poverty rates do not neatly predict outcomes here.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (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	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	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	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	605 Campbell	Valparaiso	46385	Porter County	Valparaiso Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 531-3020	823	56	14.6	24.5%	640 (77.8%)	18 (2.2%)	108 (13.1%)	19 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.5%)	95.8	11^th of 486 public middle schools	97.7%		94.5	18^th of 480 public middle schools	96.3%	7						69.6	68.0	65.2	67.7				72.4	61.3	54.2	62.9		72.1	72.1		98.5	$11,328	$387	$10,941
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
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 Roosevelt Rd	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	Valparaiso Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 531-3140	632	52	12.1	39.7%	453 (71.7%)	35 (5.5%)	104 (16.5%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.6%)	83.7	61^st of 486 public middle schools	87.4%		84.4	62^nd of 480 public middle schools	87.1%	1						60.5	49.3	46.2	52.2				56.7	49.3	43.9	50.1		69.4	69.4		100.0	$11,849	$194	$11,654
Valparaiso High School	Public	9-12	2727 N Campbell St	Valparaiso	46385	Porter County	Valparaiso Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 531-3070	2,089	113	18.4	30.3%	1,521 (72.8%)	100 (4.8%)	324 (15.5%)	50 (2.4%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	92 (4.4%)	83.9	34^th of 415 public high schools	91.8%		84.8	30^th of 429 public high schools	93.0%	4	73.4	48.4																			46.7	$9,990	$237	$9,753
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Porter County Education Services	1.69 mi	1
East Porter County School Corp	2.64 mi	6	21^st
Duneland School Corporation	4.27 mi	11	40^th
Portage Township Schools	5.45 mi	12	260^th
Union Township School Corp	5.74 mi	4	14^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.