Flint Lake Elementary School

Flint Lake Elementary School is an elementary school of reasonably sized scale in Valparaiso, Indiana, part of Valparaiso Community Schools, teacheing 476 students in grades K through 5.

Valparaiso Community Schools comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 6,325 students; Flint Lake Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Flint Lake Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Porter County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Flint Lake Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 42.2%; this one delivers 57.2%, a residual of +15.0 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Porter County put the typical household earns roughly $87,972 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Flint Lake Elementary School is one of 55 public schools in Porter County (combined enrollment of about 25,813 students).

The closest other public school is Cooks Corners Elementary School, roughly 1.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Flint Lake Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 64.3%.

Flint Lake Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Flint Lake Elementary School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 485 (now 476). White enrollment moved from 74% to 63% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Flint Lake Elementary School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.