📍 331 Midway, Valparaiso, Porter County, 46383
Paul Saylor Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Valparaiso, Porter County. The school has 292 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Portage Township Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Paul Saylor Elementary School enrolls 292 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 24% Black or African American and 22% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 139 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 70 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 63 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
218 of the school's 292 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 205 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Paul Saylor Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-10, state senate district 4, state house district 10.
Paul Saylor Elementary School is one of 11 schools in Portage Township Schools, based in Portage, Indiana. The district serves 6,519 students district-wide and employs 369 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 292 students, Paul Saylor Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 593 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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