📍 272 N 600 W, Valparaiso, Porter County, 46385
Union Center Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Valparaiso, Porter County. The school has 413 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union Township School Corp school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union Center Elementary School enrolls 413 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 345 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 3.4% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
74 of the school's 413 students (18%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 63 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
Union Center Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-10, state senate district 4, state house district 4.
Union Center Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Union Township School Corp, based in Valparaiso, Indiana. The district serves 1,386 students district-wide and employs 100 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 413 students, Union Center Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 347 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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