The top reported proficiency rate is 80% in Social studies. The lowest is 48% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Morgan Township Middle/high School
Morgan Township Middle/High School, part of the East Porter County School Corp, is a single-building public school serving students from sixth through twelfth grade in a rural area near Valparaiso. The school shares an address on State Road 49, placing it outside the city center of Valparaiso, which is the county seat of Porter County and a community with a notable college-town character thanks to Valparaiso University and a regional Ivy Tech campus. Valparaiso sits at the junction of several major highways and is a short drive from the Indiana Dunes National Park. The local housing market reflects a mix of suburban and rural properties; home values in the area have risen modestly over the past year, and rents have increased at a slightly faster pace, though owning a home remains more affordable on a monthly basis than renting, a pattern common in many Midwestern communities.
The school’s enrollment is small, with roughly even class sizes across each grade from sixth through twelfth. Its student body is predominantly white, with a small share of Hispanic students and even smaller shares of Black students and students identifying as two or more races. A relatively modest proportion of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a sign that the school serves a population with above-average economic circumstances compared to many public schools. The school is not a charter or magnet school, and data on Title I status, special education enrollment, and English learner enrollment were not available in the provided records.
Academically, Morgan Township Middle/High School delivers strong results overall. On the state’s ILEARN assessments, proficiency rates for students in tested grades place the school in the top quartile among Porter County districts when looking across subjects. In English language arts, a solid majority of tested students met or exceeded the proficiency standard, and in math, roughly half did, a performance that sits near the higher end for the county. In science, a similar pattern holds, with a majority of the relatively small number of tested students reaching proficiency. The small number of fifth graders tested in social studies posted a very high proficiency rate, though that group is not representative of the full middle and high school population. The school did not have available data for a four-year graduation rate, which is a meaningful gap for a family evaluating the high school’s completion outcomes; this is an area a prospective parent may want to ask the school about directly.
The comparison against other districts in Porter County is favorable for Morgan Township Middle/High School. Its overall proficiency index, which averages results across all tested subjects and grades, sits above the midpoint for the county and near the top of the ten districts measured. No data was available for chronic absenteeism or graduation rates in the comparison set, so the picture of student engagement and completion is incomplete.
The district brief, which looked for recent parent-relevant changes such as referendums, curriculum shifts, or property tax adjustments, returned no specific findings from publicly reported sources. That means families will need to rely on direct contact with the school or district office for information about any recent developments.
For a family considering this school, the key takeaway is a rural small-school setting with solid academic performance relative to other schools in the county, particularly in literacy. The lack of a reported graduation rate is a missing piece worth clarifying. The community context of Valparaiso offers college-town amenities and regional access without the density of a larger city. The school’s size means students move through all seven grades in one building, which can foster a close-knit environment but also means the middle and high school experiences blend together rather than being separate.
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