Cooks Corners Elementary School
358 Bullseye Lake Rd, Valparaiso, IN, 46383-1978 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Cooks Corners Elementary School
School Level Primary school
Grades Offered Grades KG - 5
County Porter County, IN
Awards Honored for National Blue Ribbon Award Blue Ribbon School – Selected in 2007  
Students & Faculty
Total Students 309 students
% Male / % Female 54%  /  46%
Total Classroom Teachers 13 teachers
Students by Grade
Kind - 49 students
Grade 1 - 47 students
Grade 2 - 51 students
Grade 3 - 58 students
Grade 4 - 49 students
Grade 5 - 55 students
This School
(IN) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:24 1:18
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(IN) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 2% 1%
% Hispanic 5% 6%
% Black 1% 13%
% White 92% 79%
Additional Student Information
This School
(IN) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 8% 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:
  • Science truck lights up Valpo students (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
    posted on November 11, 2009 at 02:05:26 am
    VALPARAISO | The homework assignment for 22 Cooks Corners Elementary School fourth graders was simple enough: have parents stare at a banana for 10 seconds.
  • Your Porter County briefs (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
    posted on November 5, 2009 at 06:00:10 pm
    Find out all the events going on in your community, and plan your week's activities with The Times.
  • Robbie Hummel: 'We're a very confident team right now' (SportingNews)
    posted on October 20, 2009 at 12:46:20 am
    The top two teams in the Big Ten are Michigan State and Purdue, in that order. But forward Robbie Hummel and the Boilermakers hope to reverse that this season. Hummel talks Big Ten hoops, playing in Europe and Bryce Drew with Sporting News' Matt Crossman. Sporting News: You played for the U.S. team in Serbia this summer. How is the international game different than the college game? Robbie ...
  • ISTEP-Plus scores in; region results mixed (Post-Tribune)
    posted on September 17, 2009 at 09:29:22 am
    The new spring ISTEP-Plus exam challenged students across the state, which was evident by a slight decrease in the number of students passing the test. The Indiana Department of Education released scores on Wednesday, and it was a mixed bag for local schools. Because the test is new, it doesn't invite direct comparison with previous years.
  • Proposed eatery to offer a garden of delights (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
    posted on June 18, 2009 at 05:21:42 am
    VALPARAISO | A new restaurant the owner described as a cross between a garden and a Hawaiian thing could open in the city's Eastgate corridor by the end of September.
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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%
School Map:
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2. Flint Lake Elementary School - 552 students - 1.4 mi. away - view location
3. Thomas Jefferson Elementary School - 289 students - 1.5 mi. away - view location
4. Memorial Elementary School - 313 students - 1.9 mi. away - view location
5. Morgan Township Elementary School - 304 students - 1.9 mi. away - view location
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