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Neighbors' New Vistas High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

386^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 10% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Neighbors' New Vistas High School is a public charter high school located in Portage, Indiana, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 130 students. The school is part of the Neighbors' New Vistas High School District, which is ranked 344 out of 380 districts in Indiana and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Neighbors' New Vistas High School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-20% of Indiana high schools, with significantly below-average performance on standardized tests. In 2021-2022, only 28.13% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing, compared to the state average of 50.51%, and only 9.38% were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 31.14%. The school's graduation rates have also been inconsistent, ranging from 40.3% to 88.4% in recent years, generally lower than the state average. Additionally, Neighbors' New Vistas High School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.8% to 83.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

In contrast, the nearby Chesterton Senior High School, Valparaiso High School, and Wheeler High School significantly outperform Neighbors' New Vistas High School in academic metrics, graduation rates, and other key indicators, with these schools generally ranked in the top 10-50 high schools in Indiana. This stark contrast in performance suggests that the students at Neighbors' New Vistas High School face significant challenges that are not being adequately addressed.

139

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,432

Per pupil spending ?

50.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5201 US Highway 6
Portage, IN 46368

(219) 850-4448

District: Neighbors' New Vistas High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.4%

African American:

22.3%

Hispanic:

15.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (12% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Indiana average (16% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg12%

Indiana avg40%

386^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

344^th of 380Neighbors' New Vistas High School among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	386 of 429	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	376 of 432	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	388 of 398	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	350 of 409	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	359 of 388	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	358 of 389	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	369 of 385	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	0.7	379 of 380	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.0	379 of 394	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.7	391 of 400	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2024	6.9	370 of 392	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	384 of 388	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2024	15.0	335 of 377	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	362 of 379	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	381 of 386	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	335 of 392	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	372 of 383	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2024	56.6	94 of 289	67.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	361 of 377	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	366 of 381	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	366 of 375	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	344 of 378	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2024)67th percentile+55 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)11th percentile~ school

Female (2024)6th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing21%-34 vs state

Mathematics4%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Biology (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th 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 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Neighbors' New Vistas High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5201 US Highway 6	Portage	46368	Porter County	Neighbors' New Vistas High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 850-4448	139	10	13.9	50.4%	77 (55.4%)	31 (22.3%)	21 (15.1%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	10.9	386^th of 429 public high schools	10.0%		13.7	376^th of 432 public high schools	13.0%	10	20.8	4.2												$16,432	$2,037	$14,394
Hobart High School	Public	9-12	2211 E Tenth St	Hobart	46342	Lake County	School City of Hobart	No	No	No	No	(219) 942-8521	1,320	66	20.1	51.3%	780 (59.1%)	120 (9.1%)	355 (26.9%)	16 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (3.6%)	50.9	200^th of 429 public high schools	53.4%		53.1	176^th of 432 public high schools	59.3%	24	53.8	19.0											36.9	$12,431	$881	$11,550
Portage High School	Public	9-12	6450 US Hwy 6	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 764-6026	2,163	123	17.5	40.5%	1,049 (48.5%)	397 (18.4%)	598 (27.6%)	21 (1.0%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (4.3%)	34.1	291^st of 429 public high schools	32.2%		30.2	305^th of 432 public high schools	29.4%	14	43.5	16.0											23.6	$12,579	$1,194	$11,385
Thomas A Edison Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	3304 Parkside Ave	Lake Station	46405	Lake County	Lake Station Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 962-8531	595	32	18.4	71.8%	204 (34.3%)	100 (16.8%)	262 (44.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.7%)	15.1	372^nd of 429 public high schools	13.3%		13.8	375^th of 432 public high schools	13.2%	3	31.3	2.5	17.7	15.9	22.4	18.8	12.7	8.7	4.0	8.5	22.1	22.1	22.3	$12,023	$790	$11,233
River Forest High School	Public	9-12	3300 Indiana St	Hobart	46342	Lake County	River Forest Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 962-7551	565	28	20.1	72.0%	152 (26.9%)	136 (24.1%)	238 (42.1%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	15.9	364^th of 429 public high schools	15.2%		17.6	354^th of 432 public high schools	18.1%	10	31.3	3.1											23.7	$12,283	$332	$11,952
Wheeler High School	Public	9-12	587 W 300 N	Valparaiso	46385	Porter County	Union Township School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 759-2561	387	32	12.2	25.3%	311 (80.4%)	6 (1.6%)	56 (14.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	83.4	35^th of 429 public high schools	91.8%		82.5	42^nd of 432 public high schools	90.3%	7	60.7	39.3											68.2	$16,325	$256	$16,069
Gary Career Center	Public	6-12	1800 E 35th Ave	Gary	46409	Lake County	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 962-7571	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Merrillville High School	Public	9-12	276 E 68th Pl	Merrillville	46410	Lake County	Merrillville Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 650-5307	2,115	139	15.2	47.3%	125 (5.9%)	1,476 (69.8%)	386 (18.3%)	15 (0.7%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	109 (5.2%)	28.3	311^th of 429 public high schools	27.5%		23.5	331^st of 432 public high schools	23.4%	20	37.4	13.1											28.9	$12,245	$663	$11,582
Gary Middle College	Public, Charter	9-12	131 East 5th Ave	Gary	46402	Lake County	Gary Middle College	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 888-7120	202	10	14.9	26.2%	5 (2.5%)	175 (86.6%)	16 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	4.9	414^th of 429 public high schools	3.5%		5.7	417^th of 432 public high schools	3.5%	3	5.3	0.0												$11,562	$2,542	$9,020
Chesterton Senior High School	Public	9-12	2125 S 11th St	Chesterton	46304	Porter County	Duneland School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(219) 983-3730	1,937	112	17.2	24.3%	1,505 (77.7%)	52 (2.7%)	285 (14.7%)	21 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	70 (3.6%)	79.3	48^th of 429 public high schools	88.8%		78.9	50^th of 432 public high schools	88.4%	2	69.1	39.5											45.5	$12,381	$144	$12,237

Frequently Asked Questions about Neighbors' New Vistas High School

Is Neighbors' New Vistas High School a good school?

Neighbors' New Vistas High School ranks in the bottom 10.0% of Indiana high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Neighbors' New Vistas High School?

Students at Neighbors' New Vistas High School are 55% White, 22% African American, 15% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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How many students attend Neighbors' New Vistas High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 139 students attended Neighbors' New Vistas High School.

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