Enrollment
285
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALPARAISO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 181197001889
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
1700 Roosevelt Rd, Valparaiso, IN 46383 · (219) 531-3130 · Porter County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
149 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 17% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
68.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
81.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+32.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 33 points, placing it in Indiana's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Thomas Jefferson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Porter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #44 of 983 | #6 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.4% | #29 of 986 | #2 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #37 of 986 | #5 of 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #866 of 1,079 | #25 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #638 of 991 | #20 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #412 of 996 | #12 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #416 of 597 | #14 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
285
-22 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 19.2:1
% White
65%
was 65%
% Hispanic
20%
was 22%
% Black
6%
was 8%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 285 | 18 | 15.8:1 | 52% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 19.1 | 15.3:1 | 45% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 273 | 15.3 | 17.8:1 | 45% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 307 | 16 | 19.2:1 | 56% (173) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Jefferson Elementary School.
About Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Valparaiso Community Schools in Valparaiso, Indiana. There are 285 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 35% below the 436-student average for elementary schools in Indiana.
Valparaiso Community Schools is made up of 11 schools with 6,325 students in all.
More than half of the students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School are White (65%). Other reported shares: 20% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 84% White among all Porter County residents. The diversity index for Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is 53%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 15.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, which has 18. That is in line with the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is about 52%. The 34% average for public schools in Porter County is 18 points lower.
BeatsExpectations places Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in the top 10% of Indiana schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 32.8 points above it (71.3% actual, 38.5% predicted).
In Porter County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $87,972, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 55 public schools in the county, enrolling about 25,813, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School among them.
Thomas Jefferson Middle School is the nearest public school to Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 71.3% is above the 62.8% average for nearby schools.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Small locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 285 in 2024-25. In 2017-18, it was 307. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.2:1 to 15.8:1.
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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 Valparaiso Community Schools
- 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
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
- Thomas Jefferson Middle School0.1 mi · 632
- Parkview Elementary School0.9 mi · 213
- Northview Elementary School1.0 mi · 276
- Central Elementary School1.2 mi · 131
- Valparaiso High School1.3 mi · 2,089
- Benjamin Franklin Middle School1.4 mi · 823
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolHow large is Thomas Jefferson Elementary School?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School enrolls approximately 285 students in grades KG-05.
Is Thomas Jefferson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is approximately 15.8:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School are roughly 65% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is part of Valparaiso Community Schools.
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