📍 424 W 500 N, Valparaiso, Porter County, 46385
John Simatovich Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Valparaiso, Porter County. The school has 238 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 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John Simatovich Elementary School enrolls 238 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 177 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 5% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
114 of the school's 238 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 96 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
John Simatovich Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 4.
John Simatovich 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 238 students, John Simatovich Elementary School is smaller 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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