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Schools in Zip Code 46385

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At a glance

Schools

5,122

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedBenjamin Franklin Middle School11^th of 486 Indiana middle schools

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Biggest riser

John Simatovich Elementary School up 121 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Wheeler High School 12.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 46385 contains seven public schools — two elementary, two middle and three high schools — enrolling roughly 4,765 students across three districts: Valparaiso Community Schools (ranked 10 of 374, 97th percentile, 5 stars), Union Township School Corp (14 of 374, 96th percentile, 5 stars) and Porter Township School Corp (52 of 374, 86th percentile, 4 stars). High schools hold about 62% of enrollment; the largest school is Valparaiso High School (2,089 students) and the smallest is John Simatovich Elementary School (280).

The ZIP's standout is Benjamin Franklin Middle School, ranked 11 of 486 (98th percentile, 5 stars) and improving three years running, with Biology End-of-Course proficiency of 98.46%. Union Center Elementary School (66 of 1,015, 93rd percentile) posts the lowest chronic absenteeism at 2.6% against the state's 16.7%, with all-grade ELA and Math both at 71.3%. Valparaiso High School (34 of 415, 92nd percentile) graduates 99.4% of students versus the state's 89.7%, with SAT EBRW at 73.4% and Math at 48.35%. Wheeler High School (44 of 415) has the highest per-student spending at $16,325 and the lowest student-teacher ratio at 12.2, while John Simatovich Elementary School (100 of 1,015) reports all-grade Science of 78.95%.

Every school here has chronic absenteeism below the state's 16.7%, and all three high schools beat the state graduation rate. SAT results vary more: Valparaiso is far above state, Wheeler is above in both subjects, and Boone Grove High School sits at the state in EBRW (51.89% vs. 51.9%) but below it in Math (23.58% vs. 25.6%). Spending and class size don't track simply with outcomes. Science is the biggest differentiator — John Simatovich's 78.95% versus Union Center's 57.14%, and Benjamin Franklin's 72.08% versus Union Township Middle School's 44.35%.

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Ranking:

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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
Porter County Education Services	Public, Alternative	K-12	750 Ransom Rd	Valparaiso	46385	Porter County	Porter County Education Services	No	No	No	No	(219) 464-9607	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)									0.0							0.0
Boone Grove High School	Public	9-12	260 S 500 W	Valparaiso	46385	Porter County	Porter Township School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 476-3455	467	36	12.9	27.2%	352 (75.4%)	17 (3.6%)	87 (18.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	68.4	85^th of 415 public high schools	79.5%		65.8	104^th of 429 public high schools	75.8%	19	51.9	23.6																			68.6	$13,266	$354	$12,912
Union Township Middle School	Public	6-8	599 W 300 N	Valparaiso	46385	Porter County	Union Township School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 759-2562	333	24	14.1	26.7%	267 (80.2%)	9 (2.7%)	49 (14.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	85.8	51^st of 486 public middle schools	89.5%		92.5	23^rd of 480 public middle schools	95.2%	28						54.0	63.1	69.5	62.1				48.4	57.4	52.5	52.8		44.4	44.4			$12,033	$71	$11,962
Union Center Elementary School	Public	K-5	272 N 600 W	Valparaiso	46385	Porter County	Union Township School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 759-2544	386	22	17.5	19.4%	315 (81.6%)	10 (2.6%)	47 (12.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	90.2	66^th of 1015 public elementary schools	93.5%		91.4	63^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	93.7%	3			74.3	74.0	64.6				71.3	85.1	70.1	56.9				71.3	57.1		57.1	67.7		$9,519	$150	$9,369
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
John Simatovich Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	87.5	100^th of 1015 public elementary schools	90.1%		76.2	221^st of 1005 public elementary schools	78.0%	121			62.2	63.2	67.4				64.4	67.6	89.5	48.8				67.8	79.0		79.0	62.8		$13,068	$593	$12,475
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	605 Campbell	Valparaiso	46385	Porter County	Valparaiso Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 531-3020	823	56	14.6	24.5%	640 (77.8%)	18 (2.2%)	108 (13.1%)	19 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.5%)	95.8	11^th of 486 public middle schools	97.7%		94.5	18^th of 480 public middle schools	96.3%	7						69.6	68.0	65.2	67.7				72.4	61.3	54.2	62.9		72.1	72.1		98.5	$11,328	$387	$10,941
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
Emmanuel Baptist Academy	Private, Baptist	PK, KG-12	760 McCool Rd	Valparaiso	46385	Porter County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(219) 759-3317	86	7	11.5		62 (72.1%)	1 (1.2%)	14 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.8%)								(n/a)
St Paul Catholic School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	1755 W Harrison Blvd	Valparaiso	46385	Porter County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(219) 462-3374	271	15	15.2		149 (55.0%)	3 (1.1%)	52 (19.2%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	9 (3.3%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 46385

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Valparaiso	0.29 mi	24	59^th
Chesterton	6.22 mi	9	104^th
Portage	7.75 mi	12	344^th
Boone Grove	8.86 mi	2	67^th
Hebron	8.9 mi	4	179^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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