Enrollment
131
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALPARAISO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 181197001882
Central Elementary School
653 Hayes Leonard Rd, Valparaiso, IN 46385 · (219) 531-3030 · Porter County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL131 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
66 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 21 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 20% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
62.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
79.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 28 points, placing it in Indiana's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Porter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #62 of 983 | #7 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #45 of 986 | #5 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #93 of 986 | #9 of 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 131 | #1,049 of 1,079 | #31 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -51.3% | #11 of 597 | #1 of 21 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
131
-138 (-51%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 16.8:1
% White
63%
was 65%
% Hispanic
25%
was 20%
% Black
5%
was 4%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 131 | 9.5 | 13.8:1 | 50% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 130 | 9.6 | 13.5:1 | 44% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 134 | 9.9 | 13.6:1 | 54% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 269 | 16 | 16.8:1 | 46% (125) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary School.
About Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School, located in Valparaiso, Indiana, is a small elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 131 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436 students.
Valparaiso Community Schools includes 11 schools. Together they enroll 6,325 students.
White students are the majority at Central Elementary School, with 63% of enrollment. It is also 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Porter County's residents are about 84% White, 20 points above the school's share. Central Elementary School's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.8:1. This ratio sits 1.7 below the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 50%. That rate is above the 34% average among public schools in Porter County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Central Elementary School beats its 39.9% prediction with 68.3%, a top-10% result in Indiana.
Central Elementary School is located in Porter County, where the median household income is $87,972, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Central Elementary School is one of 55 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Benjamin Franklin Middle School, is about 0.3 miles from Central Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Central Elementary School ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Small, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Central Elementary School reported 269 students in 2017-18 and 131 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. In 2017-18, 20% of students were Hispanic; in 2024-25, 25% were. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.8:1 to 13.8:1 over the same years.
The Central Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Porter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
174,818
Census ACS
Median income
$87,972
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
25,813 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Valparaiso Community Schools
- Valparaiso High SchoolHigh · 2,089 students
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 823 students
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Cooks Corners Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Heavilin Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Flint Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
Other schools in Valparaiso
- Valparaiso High SchoolHigh · 2,089 students
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 823 students
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Cooks Corners Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Heavilin Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Flint Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
Nearby schools
- Benjamin Franklin Middle School0.3 mi · 823
- Memorial Elementary School0.7 mi · 434
- Northview Elementary School0.8 mi · 276
- Parkview Elementary School0.9 mi · 213
- Thomas Jefferson Middle School1.1 mi · 632
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School1.2 mi · 285
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elementary SchoolHow large is Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 131 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Central Elementary School serve?
Central Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Central Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Central Elementary School.
How diverse is Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School reports a student body of 63% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Central Elementary School in?
Central Elementary School is part of Valparaiso Community Schools.
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