Total enrollment
6,325
+94 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
12 schools in Valparaiso Community Schools
Indiana · 6,325 students · 1 city
For a Indiana district, Valparaiso Community Schools runs a mid-sized public-school system: 12 schools and roughly 6,325 students (8 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Valparaiso Community Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Valparaiso Community Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Indiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #7 of 147 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,325 | #42 of 286 | #1,492 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 11 | #37 of 286 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #206 of 285 | #6,456 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 32.7% | #246 of 286 | #6,371 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.6% | #68 of 235 | #3,546 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Valparaiso Community Schools
State test results across the district's 10 scored schools run from Memorial Elementary School at 77.0% proficient to Thomas Jefferson Middle School at 53.1%, a gap of 23.9 points. That is the 53rd widest gap among 117 Indiana districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaiso High School | Valparaiso | High | 09-12 | 2,089 |
| Benjamin Franklin Middle School | Valparaiso | Middle | 06-08 | 823 |
| Thomas Jefferson Middle School | Valparaiso | Middle | 06-08 | 632 |
| Cooks Corners Elementary School | Valparaiso | Elementary | KG-05 | 487 |
| Heavilin Elementary School | Valparaiso | Elementary | KG-05 | 479 |
| Flint Lake Elementary School | Valparaiso | Elementary | KG-05 | 476 |
| Memorial Elementary School | Valparaiso | Elementary | KG-05 | 434 |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | Valparaiso | Elementary | KG-05 | 285 |
| Northview Elementary School | Valparaiso | Elementary | KG-05 | 276 |
| Parkview Elementary School | Valparaiso | Elementary | KG-05 | 213 |
| Central Elementary School | Valparaiso | Elementary | KG-05 | 131 |
| Porter County Career Center | Valparaiso | Combined | M-M | · |
About Valparaiso Community Schools
As a compact district in Indiana, Valparaiso Community Schools teaches 6,325 students across 12 schools.
On the school-mix side, Valparaiso Community Schools covers 8 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high school, and 1 combined or other.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 6,231 students in SY 2020-21 versus 6,325 in SY 2024-25.
On allk12, the community for Valparaiso Community Schools discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.