Union Center Elementary School

Union Center Elementary School is one of the average-sized elementary schools in Valparaiso, Indiana, overseen by Union Township School Corp, with 386 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Within Union Township School Corp, which oversees 4 schools and 1,386 students, Union Center Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Union Center Elementary School records that nearly all students (82%) are White. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. Compared to Porter County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Union Center Elementary School reports 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.6:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 19% of students at Union Center Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Porter County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Union Center Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.8%, the actual is 67.2%, a residual of +5.4 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Porter County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $87,972 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Union Center Elementary School is one of 55 public schools in Porter County (combined enrollment of about 25,813 students).

The closest other public school is Union Township Middle School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Union Center Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 54.0%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Union Center Elementary School has climbed 13%, going from 341 students in 2018 to 386 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

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