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Union Center Elementary School
272 North 600 West
Valparaiso IN, 46385, Porter County
Phone: 219-759-2544
Ranking: 
(68 out of 1,449, top 5%)*
(68 out of 1,449, top 5%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Union Township School Corporation
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: | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 316 | 312 | 350 | 378 | 376 | 405 | 401 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 53 | 16.8% | 41 | 13.1% | 47 | 13.4% | 40 | 10.6% | 50 | 13.3% | 52 | 12.8% | 56 | 14.0% |
| Grade 1: | 46 | 14.6% | 51 | 16.3% | 45 | 12.9% | 59 | 15.6% | 53 | 14.1% | 61 | 15.1% | 63 | 15.7% |
| Grade 2: | 53 | 16.8% | 46 | 14.7% | 57 | 16.3% | 53 | 14.0% | 61 | 16.2% | 70 | 17.3% | 69 | 17.2% |
| Grade 3: | 49 | 15.5% | 57 | 18.3% | 54 | 15.4% | 63 | 16.7% | 80 | 21.3% | 70 | 17.3% | 58 | 14.5% |
| Grade 4: | 61 | 19.3% | 51 | 16.3% | 62 | 17.7% | 82 | 21.7% | 69 | 18.4% | 60 | 14.8% | 87 | 21.7% |
| Grade 5: | 54 | 17.1% | 66 | 21.2% | 85 | 24.3% | 81 | 21.4% | 63 | 16.8% | 92 | 22.7% | 68 | 17.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 159 | 50.3% | 152 | 48.7% | 168 | 48.0% | 189 | 50.0% | 165 | 43.9% | 181 | 44.7% | 187 | 46.6% |
| Female: | 157 | 49.7% | 160 | 51.3% | 182 | 52.0% | 189 | 50.0% | 187 | 49.7% | 193 | 47.7% | 193 | 48.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.2% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.7% | 9 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic: | 30 | 9.5% | 23 | 7.4% | 23 | 6.6% | 27 | 7.1% | 17 | 4.5% | 20 | 4.9% | 18 | 4.5% |
| Black: | 7 | 2.2% | 11 | 3.5% | 10 | 2.9% | 9 | 2.4% | 13 | 3.5% | 10 | 2.5% | 9 | 2.2% |
| White: | 270 | 85.4% | 264 | 84.6% | 303 | 86.6% | 321 | 84.9% | 323 | 85.9% | 345 | 85.2% | 343 | 85.5% |
| 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: | 8 | 2.5% | 13 | 4.2% | 12 | 3.4% | 15 | 4.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 10.4% | 40 | 12.8% | 41 | 11.7% | 47 | 12.4% | 44 | 11.7% | 38 | 9.4% | 23 | 5.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 2.5% | 7 | 2.2% | 6 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.1% | 9 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.7% | 7 | 1.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.39 | 17.24 | 18.32 | 21.47 | 16.31 | 18.20 | 18.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 92% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 86% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 81% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 87% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 95.1% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.6% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 81% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.2% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 89.3% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 89% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 88% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 83% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 87.7% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90.1% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 89.6% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.2% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 86.4% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 97% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 85% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 83% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 82% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 87.4% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 86.1% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 92% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 93.7% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 90.7% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 73% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 78% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 80.1% | 67% |
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* Union Center Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.