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Enrollment
440
High
DISTRICT 426 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST PORTER COUNTY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180900001214
Morgan Township Middle/High School
299 S SR 49, Valparaiso, IN 46383 · (219) 462-5883 · Porter County
GRADES 06–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of Indiana public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
54 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 61 | 14% |
Student demographics
23%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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
60.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
46.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Middle/High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Township Middle/High School this school | 440 | 12.3% | 53.9% |
| Kouts Middle/High School Kouts | 381 | 16.3% | 49.0% |
| North Putnam Sr High School Roachdale | 397 | 8.6% | N/A |
| Northeast Dubois Jr/Sr High School Dubois | 358 | 19.6% | 58.4% |
| Tri-West Senior High School Lizton | 613 | 20.1% | N/A |
| Options Noblesville Noblesville | 183 | 10.4% | N/A |
Matched among Indiana high 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 Middle/High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Porter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #7 of 103 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #16 of 104 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #2 of 104 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #239 of 392 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #160 of 359 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.5% | #201 of 360 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.3% | #363 of 373 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #105 of 133 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
440
+16 (+4%) vs 2020
+41% since 2000-01, when it was 313
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 440 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 12% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 29 | 14.9:1 | 12% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 29.5 | 14.8:1 | 11% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 424 | 30 | 14.1:1 | 10% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 427 | 27.5 | 15.5:1 | 14% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 10% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | 22 | 18.4:1 | 8% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 313 | 17 | 18.4:1 | 2% (7) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morgan Township Middle/High School.
About Morgan Township Middle/High School
Morgan Township Middle/High School serves students in Valparaiso, Indiana, as a small high school. It is open to students in grades 6 through 12 and enrolls 440 students. That is 46% below the average of about 816 students for high schools in Indiana.
East Porter County School Corp has a total of 6 schools and 2,275 students, Morgan Township Middle/High School among them.
A large majority of enrollment at Morgan Township Middle/High School is White, at 88%. It is also 9% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among Porter County residents, the White share is about 84%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.
The school has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.2 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Indiana is 16.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 12% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. It compares with 34% for public schools in Porter County.
Morgan Township Middle/High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 73% of Indiana public high schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Morgan Township Middle/High School would be expected to post about 66.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.9%.
In 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 roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Porter County, 55 public schools serve about 25,813 students.
Of the public schools around it, Morgan Township Middle/High School is closest to Morgan Township Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Morgan Township Middle/High School ranks 5th of 9 nearby schools, at 53.9% versus a 58.8% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment increased 4% from 2020-21 to 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 East Porter County School Corp
- Washington Twp Middle/High SchoolHigh · 456 students
- Kouts Middle/High SchoolHigh · 381 students
- Washington Twp Elementary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- Morgan Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 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 Elementary School0.0 mi · 336
- Heavilin Elementary School4.6 mi · 479
- Kouts Middle/High School5.4 mi · 381
- Kouts Elementary School5.4 mi · 323
- Parkview Elementary School5.5 mi · 213
- Central Elementary School5.7 mi · 131
Frequently asked questions
About Morgan Township Middle/High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Morgan Township Middle/High School?
Morgan Township Middle/High School enrolls approximately 440 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Morgan Township Middle/High School serve?
Morgan Township Middle/High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Morgan Township Middle/High School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Morgan Township Middle/High School.
What is the student diversity at Morgan Township Middle/High School?
Student demographics at Morgan Township Middle/High School are roughly 88% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Morgan Township Middle/High School public or private?
Morgan Township Middle/High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Porter County School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.