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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)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Distance	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 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 5th Grade	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 Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westchester Middle School	0.0mi	Public	7-8	1050 S. 5th St.	Chesterton	46304	Porter County	Duneland School Corporation	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 450-2735	448	26	17.0	33.5%	336 (75.0%)	14 (3.1%)	62 (13.8%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (5.8%)	96	10^th of 486 public middle schools	97.9%					(n/a)			72.8	69.2	71.0			60.4	56.6	58.5				90.9
Westchester Intermediate School	0.0mi	Public	5-6	1050 S 5th St	Chesterton	46304	Porter County	Duneland School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 983-3710	404	31	13.0	30.4%	305 (75.5%)	17 (4.2%)	61 (15.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)								(n/a)	60.9	72.5			66.3	75.1	72.5			73.9	62.2	62.2	66.7		$13,308	$491	$12,817
Liberty Middle School	0.7mi	Public	7-8	651 W Morgan Ave	Chesterton	46304	Porter County	Duneland School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(219) 983-3776	423	29	14.5	23.6%	319 (75.4%)	5 (1.2%)	70 (16.5%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	97	6^th of 486 public middle schools	98.8%		97.2	6^th of 480 public middle schools	98.8%				68.8	74.2	71.4			72.9	55.9	64.5				87.6	$12,366	$132	$12,234
Liberty Intermediate School	2.6mi	Public	5-6	50 W 900 N	Chesterton	46304	Porter County	Duneland School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(219) 983-3690	452	27	16.6	27.0%	331 (73.2%)	6 (1.3%)	96 (21.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)								(n/a)	73.0	66.4			69.3	64.7	59.8			62.0	62.9	62.9	79.7		$13,208	$434	$12,774
Willowcreek Middle School	6.5mi	Public	6-8	5962 Central Ave	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8090	920	55	16.6	41.7%	474 (51.5%)	145 (15.8%)	245 (26.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.5%)	37.6	309^th of 486 public middle schools	36.4%		39.1	309^th of 480 public middle schools	35.6%			21.5	30.1	39.4	30.6		25.0	20.1	34.0	26.5	29.2	29.2		80.0	$11,089	$319	$10,770
William Fegely Middle School	7.9mi	Public	6-8	5384 Stone Ave	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8150	566	45	12.4	48.2%	256 (45.2%)	111 (19.6%)	160 (28.3%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.3%)	34	323^rd of 486 public middle schools	33.5%		33.8	328^th of 480 public middle schools	31.7%	5		30.0	27.0	35.1	31.1		26.5	21.3	17.8	21.5	32.3	32.3		76.9	$12,312	$401	$11,911
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	8.1mi	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
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	8.8mi	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
Gary Middle School	9.6mi	Public	6-8	301 Parke St	Gary	46403	Lake County	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 321-8547	365	25	14.4	62.5%	2 (0.5%)	334 (91.5%)	18 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	6.4	471^st of 486 public middle schools	3.1%		6.8	464^th of 480 public middle schools	3.3%	7		5.9	9.1	11.1	8.6		5.2	5.8	7.6	6.1	5.9	5.9			$18,400	$6,070	$12,331
Union Township Middle School	10.4mi	Public	6-8	599 W 300 N	Valparaiso	46385	Porter County	Union Township School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 759-2562	333	24	14.1	26.7%	267 (80.2%)	9 (2.7%)	49 (14.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	85.8	51^st of 486 public middle schools	89.5%		92.5	23^rd of 480 public middle schools	95.2%	28		54.0	63.1	69.5	62.1		48.4	57.4	52.5	52.8	44.4	44.4			$12,033	$71	$11,962

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