Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA PORTE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180558001011
Handley Elementary School
408 10th St, LaPorte, IN 46350 · (219) 362-2561 · LaPorte County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
193 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 16% smaller than its 4th grade class (73).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within La Porte Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
54.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
66.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Indiana's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Handley Elementary School
Handley Elementary School's state test result (59.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handley Elementary School this school | 366 | 52.7% | 59.1% |
| Lincoln Elementary School LaPorte | 353 | 53.3% | 33.0% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Goshen | 344 | 55.5% | 85.6% |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Valparaiso | 285 | 52.3% | 71.3% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Winona Lake | 481 | 51.8% | 32.2% |
| Rensselaer Central Primary School Rensselaer | 398 | 51.0% | N/A |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Handley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In LaPorte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #166 of 983 | #4 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #156 of 986 | #5 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #173 of 986 | #3 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #687 of 1,079 | #7 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #582 of 991 | #9 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #409 of 996 | #9 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.7% | #530 of 1,058 | #10 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #587 of 597 | #15 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
366
+14 (+4%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 438
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 11.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 366 | 23.5 | 15.6:1 | 53% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 23.5 | 16.0:1 | 73% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 24.3 | 16.1:1 | 75% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 30 | 11.7:1 | 66% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 368 | 23 | 16.0:1 | 71% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 72% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 382 | 19 | 20.1:1 | 68% (260) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 20 | 17.3:1 | 40% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 438 | 21 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Handley Elementary School.
About Handley Elementary School
Handley Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in LaPorte, Indiana. The school reports 366 students in pre-K through 4.
La Porte Community School Corp enrolls 6,089 students, and its 12 schools include Handley Elementary School.
Roughly 64% of students at Handley Elementary School are White. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Black. By comparison, LaPorte County residents are about 78% White. Handley Elementary School's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 23.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Handley Elementary School is 53%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 59.1%, is 20.9 points above the 38.2% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Indiana schools.
County data help place the school in context: in LaPorte County, the median household income is $71,055, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. In all, LaPorte County has 38 public schools and roughly 15,515 students.
The closest other public school is LaPorte High School, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Handley Elementary School is 1st of 7 on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment has grown by 14 students since 2020-21, to 366. The number of students per teacher rose from 11.7 to 15.6 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
LaPorte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,917
Census ACS
Median income
$71,055
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
15,515 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in La Porte Community School Corp
- LaPorte High SchoolCombined · 1,807 students
- LaPorte Middle SchoolMiddle · 862 students
- Kesling Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 847 students
- F Willard Crichfield ElementaryElementary · 459 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Hailmann Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
Other schools in LaPorte
- LaPorte High SchoolCombined · 1,807 students
- LaPorte Middle SchoolMiddle · 862 students
- Kesling Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 847 students
- F Willard Crichfield ElementaryElementary · 459 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Hailmann Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
Other Handley Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Handley Elementary. Handley Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Handley Elementary SchoolGARLAND, TX · 180 students
Nearby schools
- LaPorte High School0.3 mi · 1,807
- Kesling Intermediate School0.6 mi · 847
- LaPorte Middle School0.6 mi · 862
- La Porte Online School0.7 mi · 96
- Lincoln Elementary School0.9 mi · 353
- Riley Elementary School1.3 mi · 291
Frequently asked questions
About Handley Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Handley Elementary School?
Handley Elementary School enrolls approximately 366 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Handley Elementary School serve?
Handley Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Handley Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Handley Elementary School.
How diverse is Handley Elementary School?
Handley Elementary School reports a student body of 64% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Handley Elementary School?
Handley Elementary School is overseen by La Porte Community School Corp in LaPorte County.
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