Enrollment
274
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTAGE TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS·NCES 180915001513
Paul Saylor Elementary School
331 Midway, Valparaiso, IN 46383 · (219) 763-8040 · Porter County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL274 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
136 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 18% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
22.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
27.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Paul Saylor Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Porter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #778 of 983 | #29 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #790 of 986 | #31 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #807 of 986 | #31 of 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 274 | #883 of 1,079 | #28 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #602 of 991 | #18 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #153 of 996 | #4 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.6% | #606 of 1,058 | #5 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #137 of 597 | #4 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
274
-15 (-5%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 472
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 274 | 17.5 | 15.7:1 | 50% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 18 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 292 | 17 | 17.2:1 | 75% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 27 | 10.7:1 | 71% (206) |
| 2017-18 | 352 | 22 | 16.0:1 | 76% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 325 | 20 | 16.3:1 | 73% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 16 | 20.1:1 | 70% (225) |
| 2000-01 | 403 | 19 | 21.2:1 | 39% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 472 | 23 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paul Saylor Elementary School.
About Paul Saylor Elementary School
Paul Saylor Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Portage Township Schools in Valparaiso, Indiana. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 274 students in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 436 students for elementary schools in Indiana.
Portage Township Schools has 11 schools; together they serve 6,519 students.
No group is above 50% at Paul Saylor Elementary School; the largest is White, at 46%. After that, the student body is 27% Black, 22% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Porter County, the White share is about 84%. The diversity index for Paul Saylor Elementary School is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Paul Saylor Elementary School reported 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is about 15.5:1. Roughly 50% of students at Paul Saylor Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Porter County average 34%.
Paul Saylor Elementary School is a bottom-10% school in Indiana on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 25.6% against a predicted 40.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for Porter County show that 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.
Measured in a straight line, South Haven Elementary School is about 0.6 miles from Paul Saylor Elementary School. The five-mile area around Paul Saylor Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 25.6% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Paul Saylor Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment decreased 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 15.7:1, from 10.7:1.
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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 Portage Township Schools
- Portage High SchoolHigh · 2,163 students
- Willowcreek Middle SchoolMiddle · 920 students
- William Fegely Middle SchoolMiddle · 566 students
- Rowena Kyle Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Wallace Aylesworth ElementaryElementary · 401 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
- South Haven Elementary School0.6 mi · 311
- Portage High School2.0 mi · 2,163
- John Simatovich Elementary School2.7 mi · 280
- Rowena Kyle Elementary School2.9 mi · 437
- Ethel R Jones Elementary School2.9 mi · 363
- Liberty Elementary School3.0 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About Paul Saylor Elementary SchoolHow large is Paul Saylor Elementary School?
Paul Saylor Elementary School enrolls approximately 274 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Paul Saylor Elementary School serve?
Paul Saylor Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paul Saylor Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Paul Saylor Elementary School is approximately 15.7:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Paul Saylor Elementary School?
At Paul Saylor Elementary School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 22% Hispanic, 27% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Paul Saylor Elementary School public or private?
Paul Saylor Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Portage Township Schools.
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