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Enrollment
339
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST PORTER COUNTY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180900002379
Washington Twp Elementary School
383 E SR 2, Valparaiso, IN 46383 · (219) 464-3598 · Porter County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
95 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
38.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
45.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 56% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Washington Twp Elementary School
Washington Twp Elementary School's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Twp Elementary School this school | 339 | 28.0% | 40.8% |
| Brummitt Elementary School Chesterton | 363 | 28.7% | 67.8% |
| Lake Prairie Elementary School Lowell | 356 | 27.0% | 68.1% |
| Jane Ball Elementary School Cedar Lake | 356 | 27.0% | N/A |
| Fred J Hums Elementary School Mishawaka | 327 | 25.1% | 48.1% |
| O R Baker Elementary School Winchester | 303 | 30.0% | N/A |
Matched among Indiana elementary 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 Washington Twp Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Porter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #495 of 983 | #22 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #507 of 986 | #22 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #491 of 986 | #23 of 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 339 | #746 of 1,079 | #20 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #500 of 991 | #14 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.5% | #564 of 996 | #20 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.0% | #933 of 1,058 | #22 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #217 of 597 | #5 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. 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
339
-70 (-17%) vs 2020
+13% since 2000-01, when it was 300
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 339 | 22.5 | 15.1:1 | 28% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 28% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 22 | 18.3:1 | 28% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 22 | 18.6:1 | 25% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 21.6 | 18.9:1 | 25% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 21 | 17.2:1 | 26% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 18 | 20.7:1 | 28% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 300 | 15 | 20.0:1 | 18% (53) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Twp Elementary School.
About Washington Twp Elementary School
Washington Twp Elementary School is a small elementary school in Valparaiso, Indiana, under East Porter County School Corp. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 339 students. That is 22% below the average of about 436 students for elementary schools in Indiana.
In East Porter County School Corp, 6 schools enroll a combined 2,275 students.
The largest group at Washington Twp Elementary School is White students, at 77%. Other groups include 17% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 38%.
Teacher count: 22.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.1:1. The 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is close to this figure. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 28%.
Washington Twp Elementary School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 30% of Indiana public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 55.7% for Washington Twp Elementary School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 40.8%. The 14.9-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Indiana schools.
In the wider Porter County area, median household income comes to about $87,972, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Porter County counts 55 public schools with about 25,813 students.
Washington Twp Elementary School's nearest public school is Washington Twp Middle/High School (about 0.1 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 63.4%; Washington Twp Elementary School's is 40.8%, ranking 9th of 9.
Federal data place Washington Twp Elementary School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 339, compared with 409 in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.1:1) than in 2020-21 (18.6:1).
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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 East Porter County School Corp
- Washington Twp Middle/High SchoolHigh · 456 students
- Morgan Township Middle/High SchoolHigh · 440 students
- Kouts Middle/High SchoolHigh · 381 students
- Morgan Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
- Kouts Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 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
- Washington Twp Middle/High School0.1 mi · 456
- Flint Lake Elementary School2.7 mi · 476
- Thomas Jefferson Middle School2.8 mi · 632
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School2.8 mi · 285
- Parkview Elementary School2.8 mi · 213
- Central Elementary School3.6 mi · 131
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Twp Elementary SchoolHow large is Washington Twp Elementary School?
Washington Twp Elementary School enrolls approximately 339 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Washington Twp Elementary School serve?
Washington Twp Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Washington Twp Elementary School have?
Washington Twp Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Washington Twp Elementary School?
Student demographics at Washington Twp Elementary School are roughly 77% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Washington Twp Elementary School in?
Washington Twp Elementary School is part of East Porter County School Corp.
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