📍 605 Campbell, Valparaiso, Porter County, 46385
Benjamin Franklin Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Valparaiso, Porter County. The school has 821 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Valparaiso Community Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benjamin Franklin Middle School enrolls 821 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 640 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 99 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 22 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
182 of the school's 821 students (22%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 165 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
Benjamin Franklin Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-10, state senate district 5, state house district 4.
Benjamin Franklin Middle School is one of 12 schools in Valparaiso Community Schools, based in Valparaiso, Indiana. The district serves 6,325 students district-wide and employs 358 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 821 students, Benjamin Franklin Middle School is larger than the district average of about 527 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small
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