Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST PORTER COUNTY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180900002378
Morgan Township Elementary School
299 S SR 49, Valparaiso, IN 46383 · (219) 462-5883 · Porter County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Indiana public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
15.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
47 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 45% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
59.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
59.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
63.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 →
Schools most like Morgan Township Elementary School
Morgan Township Elementary School's state test result (63.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Township Elementary School this school | 336 | 14.0% | 63.6% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Cedar Lake | 305 | 11.8% | N/A |
| Haubstadt Community School Haubstadt | 403 | 14.6% | 62.5% |
| Union Center Elementary School Valparaiso | 386 | 19.4% | 67.2% |
| Joseph J. Bingham School 84 Center for Inquiry Indianapolis | 360 | 11.9% | 67.6% |
| Greenville Elementary School Greenville | 474 | 15.8% | 78.7% |
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 Morgan Township Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Porter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #120 of 983 | #10 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #249 of 986 | #17 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #120 of 986 | #10 of 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #751 of 1,079 | #21 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #592 of 991 | #17 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.2% | #729 of 996 | #28 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.0% | #1,027 of 1,058 | #31 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #372 of 597 | #13 of 21 |
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
336
-42 (-11%) vs 2020
+33% since 2000-01, when it was 252
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 336 | 21.5 | 15.6:1 | 14% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 23.5 | 14.7:1 | 14% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 22 | 16.3:1 | 12% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 11% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 369 | 21.7 | 17.0:1 | 15% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 343 | 21 | 16.3:1 | 12% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | 14 | 20.9:1 | 10% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 252 | 14 | 18.0:1 | 4% (11) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morgan Township Elementary School.
About Morgan Township Elementary School
Morgan Township Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Valparaiso, Indiana. The school had 336 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436, so this school runs 23% smaller than that.
Morgan Township Elementary School is part of a district of 6 schools: East Porter County School Corp, with 2,275 students.
The large majority of students at Morgan Township Elementary School, 88%, are White. Other reported shares: 8% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Morgan Township Elementary School has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 21.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.6:1. Elementary schools in Indiana have a similar average ratio of 15.5:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Morgan Township Elementary School is 14%. It compares with 34% for public schools in Porter County.
Morgan Township Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 68% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Morgan Township Elementary School scores 63.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 65.6%.
In the county around the school, Porter County, median household income is about $87,972, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. A total of 55 public schools operate in Porter County, serving about 25,813 students.
Morgan Township Middle/High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Morgan Township Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The school's 63.6% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 378 to 336.
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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 East Porter County School Corp
- Washington Twp Middle/High SchoolHigh · 456 students
- Morgan Township Middle/High SchoolHigh · 440 students
- Kouts Middle/High SchoolHigh · 381 students
- Washington Twp Elementary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- Kouts Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 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
- Morgan Township Middle/High School0.0 mi · 440
- Heavilin Elementary School4.6 mi · 479
- Kouts Middle/High School5.3 mi · 381
- Kouts Elementary School5.3 mi · 323
- Parkview Elementary School5.6 mi · 213
- Central Elementary School5.8 mi · 131
Frequently asked questions
About Morgan Township Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Morgan Township Elementary School?
Morgan Township Elementary School enrolls approximately 336 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Morgan Township Elementary School serve?
Morgan Township Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Morgan Township Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Morgan Township Elementary School.
How diverse is Morgan Township Elementary School?
Morgan Township Elementary School reports a student body of 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Morgan Township Elementary School in?
Morgan Township Elementary School is part of East Porter County School Corp.
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