Northview Elementary School

Set in Valparaiso, Indiana, Northview Elementary School is an intimate primary school, run under Valparaiso Community Schools. It enrolls 276 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Northview Elementary School sits 37% below that benchmark.

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

On demographics, Northview Elementary School reports that 79% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 16% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Northview Elementary School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Northview Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Northview Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Indiana schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 45.8%; actual is 72.2%, +26.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Porter County) records that median household earnings sit near $87,972, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Northview Elementary School is one of 55 public schools in Porter County (combined enrollment of about 25,813 students).

Nearest neighbor: Benjamin Franklin Middle School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Northview Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Northview Elementary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 65.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 4%: 266 students in 2018 compared to 276 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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