Benjamin Franklin Middle School

Located at 605 Campbell, in Valparaiso, Indiana, Benjamin Franklin Middle School is an average-sized 6-8 campus that hosts 823 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Valparaiso Community Schools. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 594 students each, so Benjamin Franklin Middle School sits 39% above that benchmark.

Within Valparaiso Community Schools, which oversees 11 schools and 6,325 students, Benjamin Franklin Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Benjamin Franklin Middle School reports that White students make up the majority at 78%. The remainder breaks down as 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian, 2% Black.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting Benjamin Franklin Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 25% of students at Benjamin Franklin Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Porter County's rate of about 34%.

With demographic context factored in, Benjamin Franklin Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.2%, the actual is 62.5%, a residual of +4.4 points.

In the area at large, census data for Porter County shows median household earnings sit near $87,972, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Porter County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,813 students), of which Benjamin Franklin Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Central Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Benjamin Franklin Middle School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Benjamin Franklin Middle School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 68.2%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Benjamin Franklin Middle School's enrollment has climbed 3% since 2018, when it stood at 798 (now 823).

On the community side, the feed for Benjamin Franklin Middle School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.