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Does Memorial Elementary School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALPARAISO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 181197001886
Memorial Elementary School
1052 Park Ave, Valparaiso, IN 46383 · (219) 531-3090 · Porter County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
108 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
Community
4
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 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 19% |
Student demographics
41%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
78.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
79.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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
77.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% 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 19 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 →
Where Memorial Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Porter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #18 of 983 | #2 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #41 of 986 | #4 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #9 of 986 | #1 of 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #528 of 1,079 | #9 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #899 of 991 | #27 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.9% | #523 of 996 | #19 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.9% | #60 of 353 | #3 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
434
+100 (+30%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 20.9:1
% White
75%
was 85%
% Hispanic
17%
was 9%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
3%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 434 | 23.5 | 18.5:1 | 25% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 23.1 | 20.3:1 | 26% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 22.2 | 21.5:1 | 25% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 334 | 16 | 20.9:1 | 22% (75) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Memorial Elementary School.
About Memorial Elementary School
Memorial Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Valparaiso, Indiana, (ZIP code 46383). Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 434 students enrolled.
Memorial Elementary School is among 11 schools run by Valparaiso Community Schools, which serves 6,325 students.
By race and ethnicity, Memorial Elementary School is 75% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. In Porter County overall, about 84% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Memorial Elementary School comes in at 41%.
Federal data list 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Memorial Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 18.5:1. Among elementary schools in Indiana, the typical ratio is 15.5:1. The lunch program counts 25% of students at Memorial Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Porter County average 34%.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 57.9% for Memorial Elementary School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 77.0%. The 19.1-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Indiana schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Porter County, median household income is about $87,972, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of Porter County number 55 and enroll about 25,813.
The school nearest to Memorial Elementary School is Benjamin Franklin Middle School, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Memorial Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Small. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
From 2017-18 to 2024-25, Memorial Elementary School went from 334 students to 434. White students went from 85% of enrollment in 2017-18 to 75% in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.9:1 in 2017-18 to 18.5:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Heavilin Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Flint Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 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
- Benjamin Franklin Middle School0.4 mi · 823
- Central Elementary School0.7 mi · 131
- Northview Elementary School0.7 mi · 276
- Valparaiso High School1.3 mi · 2,089
- Thomas Jefferson Middle School1.6 mi · 632
- Parkview Elementary School1.6 mi · 213
Frequently asked questions
About Memorial Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Memorial Elementary School?
Memorial Elementary School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Memorial Elementary School serve?
Memorial Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Memorial Elementary School have?
Memorial Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Memorial Elementary School?
At Memorial Elementary School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Memorial Elementary School public or private?
Memorial Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Valparaiso Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.