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Enrollment
479
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALPARAISO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 181197002637
Heavilin Elementary School
2450 Heavilin Road, Valparaiso, IN 46383 · (219) 476-8820 · Porter County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Indiana public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
90 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
42%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
68.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
81.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Heavilin Elementary School
Heavilin Elementary School's state test result (72.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavilin Elementary School this school | 479 | 18.8% | 72.8% |
| Mohawk Trails Elementary School Carmel | 543 | 18.6% | 66.8% |
| Cooks Corners Elementary School Valparaiso | 487 | 23.2% | 63.1% |
| Kolling Elementary School Saint John | 529 | 14.9% | 60.5% |
| Carey Ridge Elementary School Westfield | 612 | 20.9% | 65.0% |
| Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School Crown Point | 494 | 14.0% | 65.3% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Heavilin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Porter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #35 of 983 | #3 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.4% | #30 of 986 | #3 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #36 of 986 | #4 of 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #418 of 1,079 | #5 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #658 of 991 | #21 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.0% | #513 of 996 | #17 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.8% | #1,007 of 1,058 | #30 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #461 of 597 | #16 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
479
-18 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 17.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 479 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 19% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 29.6 | 16.2:1 | 17% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 505 | 30.2 | 16.7:1 | 13% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 28 | 17.8:1 | 12% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 506 | 26 | 19.5:1 | 12% (61) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heavilin Elementary School.
About Heavilin Elementary School
At 2450 Heavilin Road in Valparaiso, Indiana, Heavilin Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school. Federal data show 479 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Heavilin Elementary School reports to Valparaiso Community Schools, which has 11 schools and 6,325 students.
At Heavilin Elementary School, 75% of students are White. Other students are 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. That is lower than the 84% White share among all Porter County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
Heavilin Elementary School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. The 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is close to this figure. At Heavilin Elementary School, 19% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 34% average for public schools in Porter County is 15 points higher.
Heavilin Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 93% of Indiana public elementary schools.
In Indiana, Heavilin Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 72.8% actual against a predicted 62.2%.
In the wider Porter County area, the median household earns about $87,972 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Heavilin Elementary School shares Porter County with 54 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Benjamin Franklin Middle School, is about 1.9 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Heavilin Elementary School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Small: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 4%. The school's ratio dropped from 17.8:1 to 16.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Heavilin Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Flint Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 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
- Flint Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Boone Grove High SchoolHigh · 467 students
Nearby schools
- Benjamin Franklin Middle School1.9 mi · 823
- Central Elementary School1.9 mi · 131
- Memorial Elementary School1.9 mi · 434
- Parkview Elementary School2.4 mi · 213
- Northview Elementary School2.6 mi · 276
- Thomas Jefferson Middle School3.0 mi · 632
Frequently asked questions
About Heavilin Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Heavilin Elementary School?
Heavilin Elementary School enrolls approximately 479 students in grades KG-05.
Is Heavilin Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Heavilin Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Heavilin Elementary School have?
Heavilin Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Heavilin Elementary School?
Student demographics at Heavilin Elementary School are roughly 75% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Heavilin Elementary School?
Heavilin Elementary School is overseen by Valparaiso Community Schools in Porter County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.