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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 46383

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School

632

Students

Top rankedThomas Jefferson Middle School62^nd of 480 Indiana middle schools

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Summary:

In zip code 46383, there is one middle school, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, serving grades 6-8. This public school is part of the highly-regarded Valparaiso Community Schools district, which ranks 10th out of 380 districts in Indiana and holds a 5-star rating.

Thomas Jefferson Middle School has a student enrollment of 641 students and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.9. The school spends $11,849 per student. While the school's statewide rankings have fluctuated between 41st and 75th in recent years, it consistently earns 4 or 5 SchoolDigger stars, indicating strong performance. However, a notable concern is the chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% for the 2023-2024 school year.

Academically, Thomas Jefferson Middle School shows mixed results when compared to district averages. Proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math are generally lower than the district's performance, particularly in 7th grade. However, the school excels in Science, with proficiency rates slightly below the district average in 2024-2025. Most impressively, the school demonstrates exceptionally high proficiency rates in Biology, significantly exceeding both district and state averages.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Biology (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 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
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%)	84.4	62^nd of 480 public middle schools	87.1%		77.8	91^st of 491 public middle schools	81.5%	29	51.2	43.6	59.3	51.5	56.7	43.6	48.6	49.6	63.7	63.7	94.6	$11,849	$194	$11,654

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.

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