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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46383

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At a glance

Schools

5,917

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedMemorial Elementary School12^th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Washington Township Elementary School up 213 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Thomas Jefferson Middle School 12.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

ZIP code 46383 covers 16 schools in and around Valparaiso, Indiana — 13 elementary schools, one standalone middle school, and two combined middle/high schools — enrolling roughly 5,917 students across four districts. Nine of those schools belong to Valparaiso Community Schools (district rank 10 of 374, 5 stars), four to East Porter County School Corp (21st, 5 stars), one to Duneland School Corporation (40th, 4 stars), and two to Portage Township Schools (260th, 2 stars). That district split is the most important frame for comparing these schools.

The top performers cluster tightly. Memorial Elementary School ranks in the top 1% statewide in each of the last three years, with 80% ELA, 82.61% Math, and 71.95% Science. Heavilin Elementary School posts 80% ELA and 84.52% Math plus the ZIP's lowest chronic absenteeism at 2.9%. Thomas Jefferson Elementary School has the strongest composite (about 80.3) with 85% Math and 79.59% Science despite the highest free/reduced-lunch rate here (52.28%). Cooks Corners Elementary School and Jackson Elementary School also outperform their spending levels. At the secondary level, Morgan Township Middle/High School (98.3% graduation) and Washington Township Middle/High School (100% graduation) exceed state SAT averages.

The sharpest equity concern is Portage's South Haven Elementary School and Paul Saylor Elementary School, which hold the lowest ELA, Math, and Science proficiency and chronic absenteeism above 17% — despite spending $12,164 and $11,730. Spending is not the main driver: Central Elementary School spends the most ($14,846) but has 12.5% absenteeism, while Memorial and Cooks Corners spend among the least. Middle-school Math and ELA generally trail elementary results, and attendance remains a strong signal — the top academic schools stay under 8% chronic absenteeism.

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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 Social Studies (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 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	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
Jackson Elementary School	Public	K-4	811 N 400 E	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	Duneland School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(219) 983-3680	348	24	14.6	22.1%	293 (84.2%)	2 (0.6%)	38 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	91.3	56^th of 1015 public elementary schools	94.5%		97.3	11^th of 1005 public elementary schools	98.9%	45			59.7	78.8					68.8	68.1	84.9					76.1	71.2		71.2			$13,144	$526	$12,618
Morgan Township Middle/High School	Public	6-12	299 S Sr 49	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	East Porter County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 462-5883	440	31	14.1	12.3%	385 (87.5%)	5 (1.1%)	40 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	92.7	11^th of 415 public high schools	97.3%		86.8	24^th of 429 public high schools	94.4%	13	74.2	47.0				73.0	73.4	78.1	74.8				52.7	50.8	59.4	54.2		60.8	60.8		72.7	$10,258	$97	$10,161
Washington Township Middle/High School	Public	6-12	381 E Sr 2	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	East Porter County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 464-3598	456	33	14.0	29.2%	378 (82.9%)	3 (0.7%)	58 (12.7%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	88.7	20^th of 415 public high schools	95.2%		88.2	19^th of 429 public high schools	95.6%	1	65.2	43.5				62.5	65.2	77.5	68.9				44.6	47.8	59.2	51.0		55.4	55.4		72.5	$10,520	$109	$10,411
Morgan Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	299 S Sr 49	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	East Porter County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 462-5883	336	22	15.6	14.0%	295 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	85.7	133^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	86.9%		84.7	136^th of 1005 public elementary schools	86.5%	3			63.5	50.9	71.4				62.1	80.8	67.9	51.8				66.5	54.7		54.7	76.8		$8,947	$247	$8,700
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%)	72.3	264^th of 1015 public elementary schools	74.0%		52.9	477^th of 1005 public elementary schools	52.5%	213			63.6	41.2	51.1				52.1	61.8	64.7	52.3				58.3	51.0		51.0	48.9		$9,511	$483	$9,028
Paul Saylor Elementary School	Public	K-5	331 Midway	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8040	274	18	15.6	49.6%	126 (46.0%)	74 (27.0%)	61 (22.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	31.6	704^th of 1015 public elementary schools	30.6%		22.7	794^th of 1005 public elementary schools	21.0%	90			13.9	35.0	46.8				33.3	30.6	32.5	21.3				27.6	27.5		27.5	38.3		$11,730	$910	$10,820
South Haven Elementary School	Public	K-5	395 W Midway Dr	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 763-8045	311	22	14.4	47.6%	208 (66.9%)	34 (10.9%)	55 (17.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	44.8	574^th of 1015 public elementary schools	43.4%		40.7	614^th of 1005 public elementary schools	38.9%	40			22.9	60.0	29.6				38.0	41.7	60.0	22.7				42.3	50.0		50.0	13.6		$12,164	$744	$11,420
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%)	79.3	190^th of 1015 public elementary schools	81.3%		81.2	170^th of 1005 public elementary schools	83.1%	20			59.8	58.3	56.6				58.3	64.6	60.7	56.6				60.7	58.3		58.3	50.0		$11,577	$1,065	$10,513
Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	653 Hayes Leonard Rd	Valparaiso	46383	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%)	86.7	115^th of 1015 public elementary schools	88.7%		90	81^st of 1005 public elementary schools	91.9%	34			63.6	77.3	59.3				66.2	72.7	86.4	51.9				69.0	68.2		68.2	55.6		$14,846	$1,264	$13,582
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%)	91	60^th of 1015 public elementary schools	94.1%		87.5	117^th of 1005 public elementary schools	88.4%	57			58.3	71.4	68.8				66.5	72.2	76.2	63.8				70.8	69.1		69.1	68.8		$8,529	$329	$8,200
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	12^th of 1015 public elementary schools	98.8%		97	13^th of 1005 public elementary schools	98.7%	1			81.2	74.4	84.8				80.0	79.7	85.4	82.3				82.6	72.0		72.0	79.8		$8,732	$114	$8,617
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%)	87.6	99^th of 1015 public elementary schools	90.2%		94.5	34^th of 1005 public elementary schools	96.6%	65			73.9	69.2	51.1				65.0	76.1	84.6	53.3				72.0	59.6		59.6	62.2		$10,590	$537	$10,053
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%)	87.1	108^th of 1015 public elementary schools	89.4%		85.7	128^th of 1005 public elementary schools	87.3%	20			59.5	70.0	75.9				67.9	62.2	72.5	69.0				67.9	55.0		55.0	65.5		$12,224	$861	$11,362
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%)	96.4	16^th of 1015 public elementary schools	98.4%		94.2	37^th of 1005 public elementary schools	96.3%	21			77.4	77.6	73.7				76.4	88.7	89.8	73.7				85.0	79.6		79.6	65.8		$10,215	$676	$9,539
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	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
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%)	94.8	21^st of 1015 public elementary schools	97.9%		95.3	24^th of 1005 public elementary schools	97.6%	3			92.8	68.6	81.2				80.0	94.2	77.7	83.5				84.5	63.5		63.5	64.7		$9,558	$190	$9,368

Cities Near Zip Code 46383

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Valparaiso	0.45 mi	24	59^th
Chesterton	5.05 mi	9	104^th
Portage	6.47 mi	12	344^th
Hobart	8.42 mi	9	318^th
Porter	8.89 mi	2	105^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.