Handley Elementary School

Handley Elementary School is an elementary campus of close-knit scale in LaPorte, Indiana, run under La Porte Community School Corp, hosting 366 students in grades pre-K through 4.

La Porte Community School Corp runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 6,089 students. Handley Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Handley Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 64%; the rest looks like 21% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Handley Elementary School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 53% of students at Handley Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Handley Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Indiana public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 38.2%; Handley Elementary School posts 59.1%, +20.9 points above that line.

In the broader community, census data for LaPorte County shows median household income runs about $71,055, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Handley Elementary School is one of 38 public schools in LaPorte County (combined enrollment of about 15,515 students).

Nearest neighbor: LaPorte High School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Handley Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 41.7%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Handley Elementary School has held roughly steady, going from 368 students in 2018 to 366 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 72% to 64% over that span.

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