John Simatovich Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 280 students
Union Center Elementary School
272 N 600 W, Valparaiso, IN 46385
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
386
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Union Township School Corp
Porter County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 986 Indiana elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Indiana elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Union Center Elementary School
Union Center Elementary School is a public elementary school in Valparaiso, Indiana, serving grades K–5. It is part of Union Township School Corp. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Porter County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 386 students were enrolled, with about 17.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Indiana elementary school (14.6 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 986 Indiana elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 386 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Union Township School Corp
- County
- Porter County
- NCES school ID
- 181170001872
Schools near Union Center Elementary School
All 31 schools in Valparaiso →
Northwest Adventist Christian School
Private · Grades K–8 · 11 students
Trinity Lutheran School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 54 students
Porter Lakes Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–3 · 552 students
Jerry Ross Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 650 students
South Haven Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 311 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.