Best High Schools in Zip Code 46368

Summary:

The 46368 zip code area is home to two high schools: Portage High School and Neighbors' New Vistas High School. Based on the available data, Portage High School appears to be the stronger performing school, with higher enrollment, better graduation rates, and generally higher academic achievement compared to its counterpart.

Portage High School has a significantly larger student population of 2,243 students, with a racial makeup of 51.81% White, 16.05% African American, and 26.35% Hispanic. The school boasts a 91.0% four-year graduation rate and a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5%. Academically, Portage High School's students perform better on standardized tests, with 43.94% proficient or better in SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing and 13.52% proficient or better in SAT/Mathematics.

In contrast, Neighbors' New Vistas High School has a much smaller enrollment of 148 students and a concerning four-year graduation rate of only 50.0%. The school also struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 83.8%, which may be contributing to its lower academic performance, with only 29.03% of students proficient or better in SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing and 0% proficient or better in SAT/Mathematics. While Neighbors' New Vistas High School spends more per student ($12,498) compared to Portage High School ($10,741), this additional funding does not appear to translate into better outcomes for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	ILEARN Biology (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Neighbors' New Vistas High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5201 US Highway 6	Portage	46368	Porter County	Neighbors' New Vistas High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 850-4448	130	12	10.8	66.9%	62 (47.7%)	34 (26.2%)	32 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	13.7	376^th of 431 public high schools	12.8%		4.9	388^th of 398 public high schools	2.5%	12	29.0	0.0		$12,498	$1,783	$10,715
Portage High School	Public	9-12	6450 US Hwy 6	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 764-6026	2,198	138	15.8		1,108 (50.4%)	390 (17.7%)	582 (26.5%)	21 (1.0%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (4.1%)	30.2	305^th of 431 public high schools	29.2%		30.8	289^th of 398 public high schools	27.4%	16	43.9	13.5	16.9	$10,741	$885	$9,856

Cities Near Zip Code 46368

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Portage	0.62 mi	10	350^th
Lake Station	3 mi	4	380^th
Valparaiso	3.29 mi	24	53^rd
Gary	3.93 mi	27	392^nd
Hobart	4.63 mi	9	293^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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