Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Thomas Jefferson Middle School operates as a reasonably sized middle-grades school in Valparaiso, Indiana, part of Valparaiso Community Schools. Current enrollment sits at 632 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Valparaiso Community Schools runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 6,325 students. Thomas Jefferson Middle School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Thomas Jefferson Middle School lists that 72% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 16% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting Thomas Jefferson Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Thomas Jefferson Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.4%; this one delivers 53.1%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Porter County put median household earnings sit near $87,972, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), Thomas Jefferson Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Thomas Jefferson Middle School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Thomas Jefferson Middle School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 68.2%.

Thomas Jefferson Middle School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 641 students in 2018 compared to 632 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.