Paul Saylor Elementary School
331 Midway
Valparaiso IN, 46383, Porter County
Phone: 219-763-8040
Ranking: 
(314 out of 1,449, top 22%)*
(314 out of 1,449, top 22%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Portage Township Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 315 | 314 | 335 | 321 | 351 | 372 | 366 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 53 | 16.8% | 48 | 15.3% | 57 | 17.0% | 45 | 14.0% | 48 | 13.7% | 55 | 14.8% | 69 | 18.9% |
| Grade 1: | 46 | 14.6% | 64 | 20.4% | 50 | 14.9% | 61 | 19.0% | 55 | 15.7% | 66 | 17.7% | 59 | 16.1% |
| Grade 2: | 60 | 19.0% | 45 | 14.3% | 58 | 17.3% | 51 | 15.9% | 65 | 18.5% | 64 | 17.2% | 53 | 14.5% |
| Grade 3: | 52 | 16.5% | 58 | 18.5% | 56 | 16.7% | 58 | 18.1% | 58 | 16.5% | 48 | 12.9% | 65 | 17.8% |
| Grade 4: | 55 | 17.5% | 50 | 15.9% | 57 | 17.0% | 54 | 16.8% | 53 | 15.1% | 74 | 19.9% | 58 | 15.8% |
| Grade 5: | 49 | 15.6% | 49 | 15.6% | 57 | 17.0% | 52 | 16.2% | 72 | 20.5% | 65 | 17.5% | 62 | 16.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 156 | 49.5% | 169 | 53.8% | 181 | 54.0% | 168 | 52.3% | 177 | 50.4% | 196 | 52.7% | 203 | 55.5% |
| Female: | 159 | 50.5% | 145 | 46.2% | 154 | 46.0% | 153 | 47.7% | 136 | 38.7% | 131 | 35.2% | 140 | 38.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 56 | 17.8% | 40 | 12.7% | 39 | 11.6% | 29 | 9.0% | 44 | 12.5% | 35 | 9.4% | 42 | 11.5% |
| Black: | 37 | 11.7% | 35 | 11.1% | 42 | 12.5% | 41 | 12.8% | 41 | 11.7% | 30 | 8.1% | 38 | 10.4% |
| White: | 202 | 64.1% | 218 | 69.4% | 216 | 64.5% | 216 | 67.3% | 235 | 67.0% | 268 | 72.0% | 267 | 73.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 19 | 6.0% | 20 | 6.4% | 38 | 11.3% | 34 | 10.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 180 | 57.1% | 176 | 56.1% | 204 | 60.9% | 191 | 59.5% | 200 | 57.0% | 182 | 48.9% | 174 | 47.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 10.8% | 46 | 14.6% | 47 | 14.0% | 34 | 10.6% | 65 | 18.5% | 61 | 16.4% | 60 | 16.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.50 | 16.53 | 16.75 | 19.60 | 16.88 | 18.80 | 18.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 76% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 81% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 88% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 90.9% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 87.8% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 75% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 78% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 81% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 84% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 86% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 86.6% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 85.8% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 79% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 83% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 76% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 85% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 90% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 92.3% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 80% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 80% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 87.9% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 87.4% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 76% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 78% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 81.3% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 84.7% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 76% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 81% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 77% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 86.2% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 87.6% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 77% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 83% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 86% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 88% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 90% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 94.3% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 94% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 60% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 68.6% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 68.2% | 67% |
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* Paul Saylor Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.