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Central Elementary School
305 Franklin St, Valparaiso, IN, 46383-4792 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Central Elementary School
School Level Primary school
Grades Offered Grades KG - 5
County Porter County, IN
Students & Faculty
Total Students 314 students
% Male / % Female 53%  /  47%
Total Classroom Teachers 14 teachers
Students by Grade
Kind - 46 students
Grade 1 - 56 students
Grade 2 - 50 students
Grade 3 - 59 students
Grade 4 - 46 students
Grade 5 - 57 students
This School
(IN) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:22 1:18
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(IN) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 2% 1%
% Hispanic 6% 6%
% Black 4% 13%
% White 89% 79%
Additional Student Information
This School
(IN) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 27% 33%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 5% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(IN) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Valparaiso Community s School District
This School's Agency
(IN) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 12 4
Number of Students Managed 6,188 students 1,853 students
District Total Revenue $79,415,000 $20,544,000
District Expenditure $64,218,000 $19,015,000
District Revenue / Student $12,834 $11,087
District Expenditure / Student $10,378 $10,262
In the News:
  • St. Mary tops state in spelling (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
    posted on November 21, 2009 at 02:45:02 am
    GRIFFITH | The good news for the St. Mary School Spell Bowl teamcame midmorning Friday.
  • Valpo event recognizes value of children walking to school (Post-Tribune)
    posted on October 15, 2009 at 09:40:51 am
    P arent Duane Davison called the three groups of students going to Central Elementary School recently "walking school buses." As part of the Valparaiso school's sixth annual participation in International Walk to School Month, students and parents met at the intersections of Napoleon and Institute streets, Morgan Boulevard and Erie Street, and Washington and Willow streets. Although many ...
  • EDUCATION BRIEFS (The Plainfield Sun)
    posted on July 10, 2009 at 09:00:23 am
    Media centers open to all summer students
  • Valpo commissions more street work (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
    posted on June 15, 2009 at 05:42:50 am
    VALPARAISO | With bids for the North Calumet Avenue street landscaping project between Glendale Boulevard and Wall Street coming in within budget, the city's Redevelopment Commission plans to fill in a few more "missing links" in the sidewalks between downtown and Bullseye Lake Road.
  • Children donate books won in a national contest (Post-Tribune)
    posted on June 2, 2009 at 09:19:23 am
    VALPARAISO -- The boxes of books were heavy and the loose ones no better, with the occasional book clunking to the ground. But several Central Elementary School second-graders did their best to deliver almost 250 books to The Caring Place. When they returned to school, the other half of Linda Davis' class of 23 students took another batch of books to Hilltop Neighborhood House. Davis won the ...
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (46383)
School Zip (46383)
(IN) State Average
Population (Approximate) 35,933 people 5,873,444 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 37% 20%
Population Average Age 35 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.4 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $50,478 $42,007
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.6 rooms 5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 35 years old 43 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (46383)


Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 66% / 34% 69% / 31%
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2. Porter County Career Center - n/a - view location
3. Parkview Elementary School - 298 students - 2.3 mi. away - view location
4. Washington Twp Middle/high School - 404 students - 2.3 mi. away - view location
5. Thomas Jefferson Elementary School - 289 students - 2.9 mi. away - view location
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