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Northview Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Northview Elementary School is a public elementary school in Valparaiso, Indiana, serving 280 students in grades K-5. As part of the highly-ranked Valparaiso Community Schools district, Northview Elementary consistently performs among the top elementary schools in the state, with impressive academic achievements and favorable student-teacher ratios.

Northview Elementary's ILEARN test scores significantly outpace the district and state averages, with 71.21% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 77.27% in Math, compared to the district averages of 60.83% and 65.7%, respectively. The school's strong academic performance is further evidenced by its statewide ranking between 20-293 over the past 10 years. In contrast, nearby schools like Heavilin Elementary and Memorial Elementary also demonstrate impressive results, while others, such as Flint Lake Elementary, Cooks Corners Elementary, and Parkview Elementary, have lower proficiency rates.

Northview Elementary's success may be attributed to its lower student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.2 to 16.5 over the past three years, as well as its higher per-student spending of $10,590 in the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 8.1% in 2020-2021 to 17.8% in 2023-2024, mirroring the trend in the surrounding schools. The Valparaiso Community Schools district will need to address this issue to ensure all students have the opportunity to thrive academically.

276

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,590

Per pupil spending ?

42%

Free/discounted lunch ?

257 Northview Dr
Valparaiso, IN 46383

(219) 531-3100

District: Valparaiso Community Schools

Students who attend Northview Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Valparaiso High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.6%

Hispanic:

15.6%

African American:

2.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (73% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Indiana elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg64%

Indiana avg38%

34^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8Elementary Schools in the Valparaiso Community Schools

10^th of 380Valparaiso Community Schools 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	34 of 1005	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	70.5	293 of 1011	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	117 of 1016	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	168 of 1020	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	88.0	90 of 1016	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	43 of 1031	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	31 of 1027	97.0%	★★★★★
2017	92.7	20 of 1033	98.1%	★★★★★
2016	86.3	75 of 1046	92.8%	★★★★★
2015	91.6	31 of 1040	97.0%	★★★★★
2014	88.7	20 of 1036	98.1%	★★★★★
2013	90.2	10 of 1035	99.0%	★★★★★
2012	89.8	18 of 1015	98.2%	★★★★★
2011	88.4	30 of 1025	97.1%	★★★★★
2010	89.3	33 of 1009	96.7%	★★★★★
2009	86.3	75 of 1003	92.5%	★★★★★
2008	89.0	45 of 996	95.5%	★★★★★
2007	87.9	49 of 985	95.0%	★★★★★
2006	89.4	46 of 961	95.2%	★★★★★
2005	91.3	29 of 959	97.0%	★★★★★

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Math77%

Social Studies73%+35 vs state

English Language Arts71%

Science64%

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by a parent
Monday, February 6, 2017

So far, our child has seen the following: First-grade teacher overturning students' desks if "contraband" was discovered (like a small car or so)--students were made into an "island" while picking up desk contents in front of all classmates. Second-grade teacher demoted from third grade because of bad iSTEP scores in her previous class and doling out discipline notes like they're candy wrappers. Third-grade teacher completely lost at how to manage a room full of 8 and 9 year olds. Gender-biased discipline in the lunchroom (girls get punished, boys don't). The only good thing about this school are the STEM class and the library teacher. Close Quote

Schools Near Northview Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Social Studies (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	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th 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
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%)	94.5	34^th of 1005 public elementary schools	96.6%		70.5	293^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	71.0%	259	73.5	64.3	75.6	71.2	89.8	71.4	68.3	77.3	64.3	64.3	73.2	$10,590	$537	$10,053
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	13^th of 1005 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.7	10^th of 1011 public elementary schools	99.0%	3	70.4	84.8	79.5	78.2	79.0	87.3	73.5	79.8	74.7	74.7	71.1	$8,732	$114	$8,617
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%)	94.2	37^th of 1005 public elementary schools	96.3%		88.3	90^th of 1011 public elementary schools	91.1%	53	73.9	72.1	60.8	68.6	93.5	76.7	74.5	81.4	72.1	72.1	54.9	$10,215	$676	$9,539
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%)	87.5	117^th of 1005 public elementary schools	88.4%		87.9	97^th of 1011 public elementary schools	90.4%	20	50.0	56.6	55.2	53.8	76.5	76.3	65.5	72.6	68.4	68.4	57.0	$8,529	$329	$8,200
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%)	85.7	128^th of 1005 public elementary schools	87.3%		79.6	186^th of 1011 public elementary schools	81.6%	58	47.5	71.4	57.1	57.3	67.5	85.7	57.1	70.8	67.9	67.9	52.4	$12,224	$861	$11,362
Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	653 Hayes Leonard Rd	Valparaiso	46385	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%)	90	81^st of 1005 public elementary schools	91.9%		92.2	56^th of 1011 public elementary schools	94.5%	25	60.0	50.0	76.9	62.5	80.0	76.9	80.8	79.2	53.9	53.9	73.1	$14,846	$1,264	$13,582
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%)	81.2	170^th of 1005 public elementary schools	83.1%		79.7	185^th of 1011 public elementary schools	81.7%	15	48.7	54.1	55.0	52.7	78.2	67.1	53.1	66.0	54.1	54.1	51.9	$11,577	$1,065	$10,513
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%)	95.3	24^th of 1005 public elementary schools	97.6%		94.9	29^th of 1011 public elementary schools	97.1%	5	64.4	76.3	66.7	68.8	75.9	91.3	78.1	81.4	67.5	67.5	67.7	$9,558	$190	$9,368
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%)	52.9	477^th of 1005 public elementary schools	52.5%		56.2	456^th of 1011 public elementary schools	54.9%	21	35.2	44.1	33.9	38.7	42.6	51.2	39.3	45.4	47.6	47.6	32.1	$9,511	$483	$9,028
John Simatovich Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	76.2	221^st of 1005 public elementary schools	78.0%		85.9	114^th of 1011 public elementary schools	88.7%	107	63.4	44.4	50.0	52.2	73.2	84.4	54.0	69.9	62.2	62.2	26.0	$13,068	$593	$12,475

Frequently Asked Questions about Northview Elementary School

Is Northview Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Northview Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 34^th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools.

How many students attend Northview Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended Northview Elementary School.

What district is Northview Elementary School in?

Valparaiso Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Northview Elementary School?

Students at Northview Elementary School are 79% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Northview Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Northview Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Valparaiso High School

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