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PACE Virtual Academy

Public Grades 6-12

381^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 8% of Indiana high schools

Summary

PACE Virtual Academy is a public virtual school serving grades 6–12 in Portage, Indiana, part of Portage Township Schools, located at 6450 US Highway 6 about a tenth of a mile from Portage High School, with a reported enrollment of 0 students — an unusual figure that likely reflects a virtual-program reporting nuance rather than an empty school.

For 2025–2026, PACE ranks 381st of 415 Indiana high schools (8th percentile, 0 stars), below Portage High School (265th, 36th percentile) and below its own district (260th of 374, 30th percentile). It also trails nearby lower-ranked schools including Thomas A Edison Junior-Senior High School (360th), River Forest High School (337th), and Merrillville High School (324th), and sits far below Valparaiso High School (34th), Chesterton Senior High School (30th), and Wheeler High School (44th). Test results mirror this: 11th-grade SAT reading/writing is 20.34% versus 42.83% district and 51.9% state, SAT math is 3.39% versus 16.6% and 25.6%, and Biology end-of-course is 18.75% versus 35.47% district. Eighth-grade ELA and math proficiency are both 0%, compared with 36.89% and 26.83% district-wide and 44% and 34.2% statewide. Grades 6 and 7 ELA and math, plus science, are suppressed by the state — unknown, not zero.

Key context is missing: no free/reduced lunch percentage, student-teacher ratio, graduation rate, chronic absenteeism, or per-student spending. Effectiveness also differs by student group — special education students rank near the state median (54th percentile, 3 stars), while low-income students rank in the bottom fifth (16th percentile). Because PACE is a virtual academy with an anomalous enrollment count, comparisons with traditional brick-and-mortar high schools should be read cautiously, but on the available state measures it is the lowest-ranked school in its local group and an outlier performer.

Students ?

n/a

Student/teacher ratio ?

6450 US Highway 6
Portage, IN 46368

(219) 762-6511

District: Portage Township Schools

Racial breakdown:

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At a glance

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (11% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Evidence-based Reading and Writing scores 32 pts below the Indiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg32%

Indiana avg39%

381^st of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 8%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

260^th of 374Portage Township Schools among Indiana districts

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)

African American (2026)80th percentile+72 vs school

Special Education (2026)54th percentile+46 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile~ school

White (2026)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing20%-32 vs state

Biology19%

English Language Arts10%

Math5%

Mathematics3%-22 vs state

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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 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 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
PACE Virtual Academy	Public	6-12	6450 US Highway 6	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(219) 762-6511	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	9.8	381^st of 415 public high schools	8.2%					(n/a)	20.3	3.4			0.0	9.5			0.0	4.8			18.8
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%)	37.9	265^th of 415 public high schools	36.1%		34.1	291^st of 429 public high schools	32.2%	26	45.7	18.3											22.7	$12,579	$1,194	$11,385
Options New Vistas High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5201 US Highway 6	Portage	46368	Porter County	Options Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(219) 850-4448	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	13.1	359^th of 415 public high schools	13.5%					(n/a)	30.8	0.0
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%)	52.6	177^th of 415 public high schools	57.3%		50.9	200^th of 429 public high schools	53.4%	23	55.7	19.2											33.5	$12,431	$881	$11,550
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%)	13	360^th of 415 public high schools	13.3%		15.1	372^nd of 429 public high schools	13.3%	12	24.7	3.5	5.5	17.1	16.9	13.9	9.1	9.8	6.2	8.4	18.0	18.0	22.8	$12,023	$790	$11,233
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%)	80.2	44^th of 415 public high schools	89.4%		83.4	35^th of 429 public high schools	91.8%	9	60.2	28.4											75.0	$16,325	$256	$16,069
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%)	18.9	337^th of 415 public high schools	18.8%		15.9	364^th of 429 public high schools	15.2%	27	31.4	5.0											28.9	$12,283	$332	$11,952
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%)	85	30^th of 415 public high schools	92.8%		79.3	48^th of 429 public high schools	88.8%	18	74.2	43.1											49.5	$12,381	$144	$12,237
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
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about PACE Virtual Academy

What district is PACE Virtual Academy in?

Portage Township Schools

How many students attend PACE Virtual Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 0 students attended PACE Virtual Academy.

What is the racial makeup of PACE Virtual Academy?

Students at PACE Virtual Academy are .

Is PACE Virtual Academy a good school?

PACE Virtual Academy ranks in the bottom 8.2% of Indiana high schools.

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2025–26 ILEARN & SAT test scoresNewSep 25, 2026

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