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Shults-lewis School

325 S 150e Valparaiso, IN 46384

Tel: (219) 464-7669

www.shultslewis.org

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Quick Facts (26-27)

School Type: Alternative School
Grades: 7-11
Enrollment: 6 students
Average class size: 5 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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Quick Facts (26-27)

School Type: Alternative School
Grades: 7-11
Enrollment: 6 students
Average class size: 5 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

School Facts

School Type

Alternative School

Religious Affiliation

Church of Christ

Grades Offered

Grades 7-11

Students By Grade

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Distribution of Students By Grade

Grade	Shults-lewis School
7	1
8	2
9	2
11	1

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Grade 8 and 9 highest with 2 students each, while Grade 7 and Grade 11 have 1 student each.

Year Founded

1991

Summer School Offered

Yes

Student Body

Total Students

6 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

40%

State avg.: 26%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

3 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

2:1

National avg.: 11:1

% Faculty w/Advanced Degree

25%

Average Class Size

5 students

Classroom Dress Code

Casual

school uniform - khaki pants and polo shirt

Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Application URL

Online Application

School Notes

Shults-Lewis school is a dynamic treatment program for struggling teens and their families.
At Shults-Lewis, we believe that families shouldn’t have to struggle alone and our residential environment, staffed by Christian houseparents and counselors, offers counseling, love, acceptance and, most of all, hope to teens and their families.
The program is also integrated with an Indiana accredited, on-site, year-around school providing students with recognized high school credits.
Teens and their families are provided therapeutic services via a highly-trained and qualified group of counselors.
Shults-Lewis combines more than 50 years of experience in providing for the needs of today's families.
If you have a troubled teen, your family doesn’t have to face its problems alone.
Shults-Lewis can help.
Shults-Lewis operates a year-round, comprehensive, private Christian school that is accredited by the State of Indiana.
The free-standing school facility, dedicated in 1991, is complete with a gymnasium, science lab and library.
A well-qualified group of teachers offers well-rounded curriculum and children have the opportunity to earn high school credits accepted by the State of Indiana and/or earn a high school diploma.
Our faculty also prepares students to take the ged.
Residents receive a first-rate education and an excellent opportunity to further their educational goals during their time at Shults-Lewis.

Shults-Lewis school is a dynamic treatment program for struggling teens and their families.
At Shults-Lewis, we believe that families shouldn’t have to struggle alone and our residential environment, staffed by Christian houseparents and counselors, offers counseling, love, acceptance and, most of all, hope to teens and their families.
The program is also integrated with an Indiana accredited, on-site, year-around school providing students with recognized high school credits.
Teens and their families are provided therapeutic services via a highly-trained and qualified group of counselors.
Shults-Lewis combines more than 50 years of experience in providing for the needs of today's families.
If you have a troubled teen, your family doesn’t have to face its problems alone.
Shults-Lewis can help.
Shults-Lewis operates a year-round, comprehensive, private Christian school that is accredited by the State of Indiana.
The free-standing school facility, dedicated in 1991, is complete with a gymnasium, science lab and library.
A well-qualified group of teachers offers well-rounded curriculum and children have the opportunity to earn high school credits accepted by the State of Indiana and/or earn a high school diploma.
Our faculty also prepares students to take the ged.
Residents receive a first-rate education and an excellent opportunity to further their educational goals during their time at Shults-Lewis.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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