Jackson Elementary School

Jackson Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment K-5 school in Valparaiso, Indiana, one of the schools within Duneland School Corporation. Current enrollment sits at 348 students spanning grades K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 20% smaller than the state mean of about 436.

Jackson Elementary School is one of 11 schools operated by Duneland School Corporation, a district that educates 5,732 students overall.

Demographically, Jackson Elementary School shows that nearly all students (84%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Porter County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Jackson Elementary School shows 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 22% of students at Jackson Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Porter County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Jackson Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Indiana public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 59.9%; Jackson Elementary School posts 79.6%, +19.7 points above that line.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Porter County indicate the typical household earns roughly $87,972 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jackson Elementary School is one of 55 public schools in Porter County (combined enrollment of about 25,813 students).

The closest other public school is Flint Lake Elementary School, roughly 4.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Jackson Elementary School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 51.8%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jackson Elementary School has grew 22%, going from 286 students in 2018 to 348 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Jackson Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.