The top reported proficiency rate is 71% in Science. The lowest is 57% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Morgan Township Elementary School
Morgan Township Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade and is part of East Porter County School Corp, a public school district in the northwest corner of Indiana. The school is located on State Road 49 in Valparaiso, a city that serves as the Porter County seat and is home to Valparaiso University. Valparaiso has a college-town feel, with a downtown corridor along Lincolnway, freight rail running through it, and proximity to the Indiana Dunes National Park. The city has been described as a growing community, situated roughly fifty miles southeast of Chicago and near several major interstates. The elementary school sits just outside the city’s more densely developed core, in an area that blends agricultural and suburban land.
The school’s academic results on the state’s ILEARN assessments place it among the top performers within Porter County’s ten districts, based on an overall proficiency index that averages tested subjects and grades. In both math and English language arts, the share of students scoring proficient or above is above the county median. Science proficiency is stronger, and the social studies results for fifth graders also come in above the midrange among peer schools. Because the school serves only elementary grades, there is no high school graduation rate to report, and data on chronic absenteeism was not available in the source materials. The school’s participation rates on the tests were high, which adds confidence to the results.
Enrollment is moderate for an elementary school, and the student body is predominantly white, with a small Hispanic population and a very small share of multiracial students. The proportion of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals is well below the national average, indicating a relatively low level of economic disadvantage among families. Data on students receiving special education services or English learner support was not reported, so it is unclear what share of students have those designations. No discipline data, staffing ratios, or attendance figures were available, so family questions about those areas would need to be directed to the school or district.
The housing market in the school’s zip code reflects home values above the state average, with rents also trending above typical levels for Indiana. That aligns with Porter County’s status as having among the higher per capita incomes in the state. The local economic context includes a mix of manufacturing (magnets, steel products, packaging, fire-protection equipment) and the anchor institutions of Valparaiso University and a regional Ivy Tech campus. The area has seen some institutional growth, though the district brief did not identify any recent major changes to school programming, referendums, or curriculum shifts.
For families considering this school, the academic picture is solid and above typical for the region, particularly in science. The setting is a small-town environment with easy highway access and a university presence. The student body is not highly diverse, and the economic profile of the community is relatively affluent. The school’s elementary-only structure means students would move on to a middle school and high school elsewhere within the East Porter County district, and those later grades were not covered in the available data. A parent looking for a strong elementary option in a stable, low-poverty community with decent test scores would find this school fitting that description, though the lack of information on special education and English learner services means families with children in those categories should confirm directly with the school what supports are in place.
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