Union Township Middle School

Union Township Middle School operates as a compact 6-8 campus in Valparaiso, Indiana, operated by Union Township School Corp. Current enrollment sits at 333 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 44% smaller than the state mean of about 594.

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

Demographically, Union Township Middle School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%); the rest reads as 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Porter County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting Union Township Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Union Township Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.6%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Porter County indicate median household income runs about $87,972, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Union Township Middle School is one of 55 public schools in Porter County (combined enrollment of about 25,813 students).

Nearest neighbor: Wheeler High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Union Township Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.3%.

Union Township Middle School operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Union Township Middle School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 325 (now 333). White enrollment moved from 84% to 80% across the same window.

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