John Simatovich Elementary School

Set in Valparaiso, Indiana, John Simatovich Elementary School is a small elementary-level community, one of the schools within Union Township School Corp. It enrolls 280 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 36% smaller than typical.

John Simatovich Elementary School is one of 4 schools operated by Union Township School Corp, a district that works with 1,386 students overall.

In terms of who attends, John Simatovich Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 21% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Porter County's rate of about 34%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, John Simatovich Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.7%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Porter County indicate median household income runs about $87,972, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Porter County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,813 students), John Simatovich Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Wheeler High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John Simatovich Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts John Simatovich Elementary School at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 50.0%.

John Simatovich Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 17%: 240 students in 2018 compared to 280 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 12% to 21% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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