Enrollment
280
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION TOWNSHIP SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181170002218
John Simatovich Elementary School
424 W 500 N, Valparaiso, IN 46385 · (219) 759-2508 · Porter County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
128 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 27 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 18% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Union Township School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
52.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
69.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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
55.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
Where John Simatovich Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Porter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #212 of 983 | #17 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #117 of 986 | #13 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #207 of 986 | #17 of 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 280 | #873 of 1,079 | #26 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #442 of 991 | #13 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.7% | #515 of 996 | #18 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.7% | #682 of 1,058 | #10 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.7% | #113 of 353 | #5 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
280
+46 (+20%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 429
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 280 | 19 | 14.7:1 | 46% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 237 | 19 | 12.5:1 | 44% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 238 | 18 | 13.2:1 | 48% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 234 | 15 | 15.6:1 | 44% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 240 | 14 | 17.1:1 | 43% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 237 | 15 | 15.8:1 | 41% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 19 | 16.8:1 | 31% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 287 | 18 | 15.9:1 | 18% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 429 | 23 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Simatovich Elementary School.
About John Simatovich Elementary School
John Simatovich Elementary School is a small elementary school in Indiana, with an address in Valparaiso. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 280 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Indiana enroll about 436 students on average.
John Simatovich Elementary School reports to Union Township School Corp, which has 4 schools and 1,386 students.
More than half of the students at John Simatovich Elementary School are White (73%). The remaining shares are 21% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Porter County's population at about 84%. The diversity index for John Simatovich Elementary School is 42%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.7 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Indiana have an average ratio of 15.5:1. The school reported 46% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Porter County averages 34%, lower than here.
John Simatovich Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 55.7% is 12.5 points above the 43.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Looking at the county, Porter County, the median household earns about $87,972 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting John Simatovich Elementary School, Porter County has 55 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Wheeler High School, is about 2.5 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, John Simatovich Elementary School is 4th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school grew from 234 students in 2020-21 to 280 in 2024-25.
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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 Union Township School Corp
- Wheeler High SchoolHigh · 387 students
- Union Center Elementary SchoolElementary · 386 students
- Union Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 333 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
Nearby schools
- Wheeler High School2.5 mi · 387
- Union Township Middle School2.5 mi · 333
- South Haven Elementary School2.6 mi · 311
- Paul Saylor Elementary School2.7 mi · 274
- Union Center Elementary School2.9 mi · 386
- Portage High School3.3 mi · 2,163
Frequently asked questions
About John Simatovich Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at John Simatovich Elementary School?
John Simatovich Elementary School enrolls approximately 280 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does John Simatovich Elementary School serve?
John Simatovich Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John Simatovich Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John Simatovich Elementary School is approximately 14.7:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at John Simatovich Elementary School?
At John Simatovich Elementary School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 21% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is John Simatovich Elementary School public or private?
John Simatovich Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Union Township School Corp.
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