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Schools in Dune Acres

Dune Acres’s public schools

Duneland School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dune Acres. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/7schools above Indiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Indiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
56%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▲ 2% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.3
IN 15.3
Schools in town
0
4,746 students on the public path
In brief

Dune Acres’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of Dune Acres’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Jackson Elementary School places highest (better than 92%); Newton Yost Elementary School lowest (53%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Dune Acres, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Chesterton Senior High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Dune Acres, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–45 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+
9–12Chesterton Senior High Schoolin ChestertonA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Duneland School Corporation.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Duneland School CorporationGrades K–12 · 11 schools · 5,732 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$13,969IN $13,688 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading56%
State average 41.3% · 3039 students tested
Math57%
State average 37.5% · 3036 students tested

Dune Acres vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Dune Acres’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dune Acres—Duneland School Corporation
PorterADuneland School Corporation
Burns HarborADuneland School Corporation

All 2 neighbors share Duneland School Corporation with Dune Acres, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Dune Acres

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Dune Acresin other towns
Liberty Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Chesterton
A−
491 students15:1Rate it →
Bailly Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Chesterton
A−
374 students14:1Rate it →
Brummitt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Chesterton
A
363 students13:1Rate it →
Newton Yost Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Porter
B−
362 students14:1Rate it →
Jackson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Valparaiso
A
348 students15:1Rate it →
Westchester Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Chesterton
448 students17:1Rate it →
Liberty Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Chesterton
B+
423 students15:1Rate it →
Chesterton Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chesterton
A
1,937 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Dune Acres’s schools

Are Dune Acres’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dune Acres. Duneland School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dune Acres. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dune Acres in?

Duneland School Corporation.

Where do Dune Acres kids go to high school?

Chesterton Senior High School.

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What Dune Acres families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.