Summary
Northview Elementary School is a K–5 school serving 276 students in Valparaiso, Indiana, within the high-performing Valparaiso Community Schools district.
In 2025–2026, Northview ranked 99th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools (90th percentile, 5 stars), while its district ranked 10th of 374 (97th percentile, 5 stars). Among eight same-district elementary schools, Northview ranked 5th, behind Memorial (12th), Thomas Jefferson (16th), Heavilin (21st), and Cooks Corners (60th), and ahead of Parkview, Central, and Flint Lake. That is down from 2024–2025, when it was 34th statewide and 3rd among these peers. Math is the clearest strength: all-grades Math was 72.03% proficient versus the district’s 65.95%, ranking 4th of 8 peers. ELA was 65.03%, slightly below the district’s 65.76%, and ranked 7th of 8; Science was 59.62% versus the district’s 68.28%, ranking 6th of 8. Fourth-grade Math stood out at 84.62% versus the district’s 77.71%. Fifth grade was the main concern: ELA 51.11% versus the district’s 70.37%, and Math 53.33% versus the district’s 68.85%. Northview’s 5th-grade ELA was the lowest among same-district peers, though above the state’s 42.2%; 5th-grade Math ranked 7th of 8. Science at 4th grade was 59.62% versus the district’s 65.66%, and 5th-grade Social Studies was 62.22% versus the district’s 64.92%.
Attendance is strong versus the state but middling locally: chronic absenteeism was 8.3% in 2024–2025, below the district’s 9.0% and the state’s 16.7%, but Heavilin (2.9%), Thomas Jefferson (4.4%), and Memorial (5.1%) were lower. Its student–teacher ratio was 13.8, second only to Central’s 13.7. Regionally, Northview far outpaces Paul Saylor (rank 704, 31st percentile) and Washington Township (rank 264, 74th percentile), and is closely ranked to John Simatovich (rank 100, 90th percentile), though John Simatovich has much higher Science (78.95% vs. 59.62%) while Northview has higher Math (72.03% vs. 67.8%) and slightly higher ELA (65.03% vs. 64.41%). Overall, Northview is a high-performing school inside a very strong district; Math and a favorable student–teacher ratio are strengths, while 5th-grade ELA and Math, Science consistency, and chronic absenteeism relative to top district peers are areas to watch. It remains above state averages in every reported subject and grade level.
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