Enrollment
333
Middle
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION TOWNSHIP SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181170000793
Union Township Middle School
599 W 300 N, Valparaiso, IN 46385 · (219) 759-2562 · Porter County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Indiana public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
89 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 118 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 113 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 31% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Union Township Middle School→Wheeler High School
Based on grade levels within Union Township School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
63.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
60.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Union Township Middle School
Union Township Middle School's state test result (60.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township Middle School this school | 333 | 26.7% | 60.6% |
| Boone Grove Middle School Boone Grove | 292 | 28.8% | 50.7% |
| Westchester Intermediate School Chesterton | 404 | 30.4% | 64.9% |
| Liberty Middle School Chesterton | 423 | 23.6% | 66.9% |
| Lowell Intermediate School Lowell | 486 | 29.4% | N/A |
| Liberty Intermediate School Chesterton | 452 | 27.0% | 63.7% |
Matched among Indiana middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Union Township Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Porter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #25 of 324 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #24 of 325 | #4 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #12 of 325 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #262 of 334 | #9 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #122 of 314 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.4% | #187 of 315 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.7% | #298 of 330 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #92 of 110 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
333
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
+2% since 2000-01, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 333 | 23.5 | 14.2:1 | 27% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 22.5 | 13.9:1 | 27% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 324 | 24 | 13.5:1 | 30% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 341 | 22 | 15.5:1 | 23% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 325 | 22 | 14.8:1 | 26% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 361 | 20 | 18.1:1 | 23% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 20 | 20.8:1 | 15% (64) |
| 2000-01 | 327 | 19 | 17.2:1 | 9% (30) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Township Middle School.
About Union Township Middle School
Union Township Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school in Valparaiso, Indiana. The school serves 333 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Indiana is roughly 594 students; this school is 44% smaller than that.
The 4 schools of Union Township School Corp, including Union Township Middle School, enroll 1,386 students.
Union Township Middle School's enrollment is 80% White. The next largest groups are 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. County-wide, about 84% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 33% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. The school's lunch program data list 27% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Indiana public middle schools, Union Township Middle School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Indiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Union Township Middle School's results are 4.0 points above predicted: 60.6% against 56.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Porter County show that the median household income is $87,972, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Besides Union Township Middle School, Porter County has 54 other public schools.
Wheeler High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Union Township Middle School. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Union Township Middle School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Union Township Middle School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment at Union Township Middle School was 341 in 2020-21 and 333 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Students per teacher fell from 15.5 in 2020-21 to 14.2 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Union Township School Corp
- Wheeler High SchoolHigh · 387 students
- Union Center Elementary SchoolElementary · 386 students
- John Simatovich Elementary SchoolElementary · 280 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
Other Union Township Middle schools
One other US public school is named Union Township Middle. Union Township Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Union Township Middle SchoolHAMPTON, NJ · 246 students
Nearby schools
- Wheeler High School0.1 mi · 387
- Union Center Elementary School0.4 mi · 386
- John Simatovich Elementary School2.5 mi · 280
- Hobart High School3.9 mi · 1,320
- John Wood Elementary School4.2 mi · 227
- South Haven Elementary School4.9 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About Union Township Middle SchoolHow many students attend Union Township Middle School?
Union Township Middle School enrolls approximately 333 students in grades 06-08.
Is Union Township Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Union Township Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Union Township Middle School have?
Union Township Middle School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Union Township Middle School?
At Union Township Middle School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Union Township Middle School in?
Union Township Middle School is part of Union Township School Corp.
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