Memorial Elementary School

Located at 1052 Park Ave, in Valparaiso, Indiana, Memorial Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus that serves 434 students (grades K through 5), part of Valparaiso Community Schools.

Across the 11 schools in Valparaiso Community Schools (6,325 students total), Memorial Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Memorial Elementary School logs that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Memorial Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Porter County's rate of about 34%.

After controlling for student poverty, Memorial Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 57.9%; this one delivers 77.0%, a residual of +19.1 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Porter County) reports that 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), Memorial Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Benjamin Franklin Middle School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Memorial Elementary School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 64.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 30%: 334 students in 2018 compared to 434 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 75% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 today.

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