Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUNELAND SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180280000334
Jackson Elementary School
811 N 400 E, Valparaiso, IN 46383 · (219) 983-3680 · Porter County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
14.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
77 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 4 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 16% smaller than its 4th grade class (76).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
71.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
86.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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
79.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 60% 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 20 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 →
Schools most like Jackson Elementary School
Jackson Elementary School's state test result (79.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Elementary School this school | 348 | 22.1% | 79.6% |
| Kouts Elementary School Kouts | 323 | 24.1% | 49.5% |
| Union Center Elementary School Valparaiso | 386 | 19.4% | 67.2% |
| Pittsboro Elementary School Pittsboro | 350 | 23.4% | 69.0% |
| Lake Prairie Elementary School Lowell | 356 | 27.0% | 68.1% |
| Millersburg Elementary- Middle Sch Millersburg | 296 | 22.0% | 48.3% |
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 Jackson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Porter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #12 of 983 | #1 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.3% | #7 of 986 | #1 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #24 of 986 | #2 of 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #727 of 1,079 | #18 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #429 of 991 | #12 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.7% | #675 of 996 | #27 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.1% | #979 of 1,058 | #28 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.7% | #83 of 353 | #4 of 9 |
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
348
+23 (+7%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 348 | 23.7 | 14.7:1 | 22% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 21.6 | 15.1:1 | 20% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 315 | 21.1 | 14.9:1 | 17% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | 22 | 14.8:1 | 16% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 286 | 16 | 17.9:1 | 15% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 266 | 15 | 17.7:1 | 21% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 351 | 18 | 19.5:1 | 19% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 453 | 24 | 18.9:1 | 7% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 437 | 22 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Elementary School.
About Jackson Elementary School
Jackson Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Duneland School Corporation in Valparaiso, Indiana. The student body numbers 348 students, from kindergarten through 4. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Indiana) has about 436 students.
Duneland School Corporation is made up of 11 schools with 5,732 students in all.
White students are the large majority at Jackson Elementary School, with 84% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 11% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 84% White, within a few points of the school. Jackson Elementary School has a diversity index of 28%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.7:1, with 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Jackson Elementary School is 22%. The average for public schools in Porter County is 34%.
The allk12 Grade for Jackson Elementary School is A+. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 98% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations places Jackson Elementary School in the top 10% of Indiana schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 19.7 points above it (79.6% actual, 59.9% predicted).
According to the American Community Survey, in Porter County, median household income is about $87,972, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jackson Elementary School is one of 55 public schools in Porter County, which together enroll about 25,813 students.
The closest public school to Jackson Elementary School is Flint Lake Elementary School, about 4.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 51.8%, lower than Jackson Elementary School's 79.6%.
Jackson Elementary School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 348 was 7% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 325.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Jackson Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Duneland School Corporation
- Chesterton Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,937 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Liberty Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 452 students
- Westchester Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
- Westchester Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 404 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
Other Jackson Elementary schools
41 other US public schools in 20 states are named Jackson Elementary. Jackson Elementary School is the 21st largest of the 42.
- Jackson Elementary SchoolLawrenceville, GA · 1,430 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 705 students
- Jackson ElementarySHAKOPEE, MN · 683 students
- Jackson ElementaryRiverside, CA · 657 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolMCALLEN, TX · 548 students
Nearby schools
- Flint Lake Elementary School4.3 mi · 476
- Washington Twp Elementary School4.6 mi · 339
- Westville Elementary School4.7 mi · 499
- Westville High School4.7 mi · 409
- Washington Twp Middle/High School4.7 mi · 456
- Brummitt Elementary School4.8 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jackson Elementary School?
Jackson Elementary School enrolls approximately 348 students in grades KG-04.
Is Jackson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jackson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Jackson Elementary School have?
Jackson Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Jackson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Jackson Elementary School are roughly 84% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Jackson Elementary School in?
Jackson Elementary School is part of Duneland School Corporation.
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