Valparaiso High School
2727 North Campbell St
Valparaiso IN, 46385, Porter County
Phone: 219-531-3070
Ranking: 
(20 out of 351, top 6%)*
(20 out of 351, top 6%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Valparaiso Community Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 95 | 97 | 107 | 94 | 108 | 100 | 97 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,105 | 2,178 | 2,159 | 2,114 | 2,070 | 2,072 | 2,054 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 506 | 24.0% | 540 | 24.8% | 571 | 26.4% | 539 | 25.5% | 534 | 25.8% | 530 | 25.6% | 548 | 26.7% |
| Grade 10: | 520 | 24.7% | 565 | 25.9% | 538 | 24.9% | 543 | 25.7% | 529 | 25.6% | 540 | 26.1% | 502 | 24.4% |
| Grade 11: | 556 | 26.4% | 522 | 24.0% | 541 | 25.1% | 505 | 23.9% | 527 | 25.5% | 495 | 23.9% | 504 | 24.5% |
| Grade 12: | 523 | 24.8% | 551 | 25.3% | 509 | 23.6% | 527 | 24.9% | 480 | 23.2% | 507 | 24.5% | 500 | 24.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,061 | 50.4% | 1,110 | 51.0% | 1,099 | 50.9% | 1,088 | 51.5% | 1,008 | 48.7% | 1,000 | 48.3% | 1,012 | 49.3% |
| Female: | 1,044 | 49.6% | 1,068 | 49.0% | 1,060 | 49.1% | 1,026 | 48.5% | 978 | 47.2% | 1,006 | 48.6% | 991 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 11 | 0.5% | 11 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 41 | 1.9% | 41 | 1.9% | 45 | 2.1% | 39 | 1.8% | 43 | 2.1% | 42 | 2.0% | 43 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 175 | 8.3% | 181 | 8.3% | 132 | 6.1% | 127 | 6.0% | 110 | 5.3% | 86 | 4.2% | 78 | 3.8% |
| Black: | 76 | 3.6% | 90 | 4.1% | 99 | 4.6% | 78 | 3.7% | 71 | 3.4% | 54 | 2.6% | 54 | 2.6% |
| White: | 1,725 | 81.9% | 1,793 | 82.3% | 1,788 | 82.8% | 1,776 | 84.0% | 1,767 | 85.4% | 1,829 | 88.3% | 1,831 | 89.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 76 | 3.6% | 61 | 2.8% | 88 | 4.1% | 88 | 4.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 398 | 18.9% | 430 | 19.7% | 409 | 18.9% | 371 | 17.5% | 330 | 15.9% | 227 | 11.0% | 211 | 10.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 105 | 5.0% | 88 | 4.0% | 101 | 4.7% | 84 | 4.0% | 112 | 5.4% | 99 | 4.8% | 90 | 4.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.16 | 22.45 | 20.12 | 22.38 | 19.19 | 20.70 | 21.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 66% | 74% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 77.5% | 82.7% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 69.9% | 75.9% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 50% | 50% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 52.3% | 52.3% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 57.9% | 61.5% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 81% | 81% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 80.5% | 80.5% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Valparaiso High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.