Parkview Elementary School

As a tight-knit elementary-level community in Valparaiso, Indiana, Parkview Elementary School hosts 213 students from grades K through 5, part of Valparaiso Community Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 51% below the state mean of about 436.

Parkview Elementary School is one of 11 schools operated by Valparaiso Community Schools, a district that caters to 6,325 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Parkview Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 38% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Porter County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Parkview Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Indiana schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 37.0%; actual is 62.9%, +25.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Porter County reports that the typical household earns roughly $87,972 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), Parkview Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Thomas Jefferson Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Parkview Elementary School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 66.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Parkview Elementary School has shrank 15%, going from 252 students in 2018 to 213 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 63% to 47%.

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