Enrollment
246
Elementary
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA PORTE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180558002338
Indian Trail Elementary School
3214 S SR 104, LaPorte, IN 46350 · (219) 369-9016 · LaPorte County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
108 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 | 16 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 11% larger than its 4th grade class (46).
Student demographics
38%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.
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
35.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
43.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 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 Indian Trail Elementary School
Indian Trail Elementary School's state test result (37.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Trail Elementary School this school | 246 | 43.9% | 37.9% |
| Northview Elementary School Valparaiso | 276 | 42.0% | 72.2% |
| Tri-County Intermediate School Wolcott | 258 | 41.5% | 40.1% |
| Holland Elementary School Holland | 244 | 41.8% | 56.9% |
| York Elementary School Bristol | 260 | 42.3% | 50.7% |
| Middlebury Elementary School Middlebury | 211 | 41.2% | 83.0% |
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 Indian Trail Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In LaPorte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #569 of 983 | #13 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #537 of 986 | #12 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #552 of 986 | #12 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 246 | #932 of 1,079 | #18 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #104 of 991 | #1 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.9% | #560 of 996 | #13 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.9% | #719 of 1,058 | #16 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.2% | #41 of 597 | #2 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
246
-48 (-16%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 436
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 246 | 20 | 12.3:1 | 44% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 284 | 22 | 12.9:1 | 62% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 298 | 24.3 | 12.3:1 | 64% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 294 | 27 | 10.9:1 | 59% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 374 | 22 | 17.0:1 | 51% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 18 | 19.1:1 | 50% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 22 | 15.9:1 | 57% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 392 | 23 | 17.0:1 | 31% (122) |
| 1990-91 | 436 | 23 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Trail Elementary School.
About Indian Trail Elementary School
Indian Trail Elementary School is a public small elementary school in LaPorte, Indiana. It covers pre-K through 4, with a total enrollment of 246 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students each.
The district for Indian Trail Elementary School is La Porte Community School Corp, with 12 schools and 6,089 students.
White students are the majority at Indian Trail Elementary School, with 78% of enrollment. The school is also 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. That is close to the 78% White share among all LaPorte County residents. The school's diversity index is 38%, meaning two students picked at random have a 38% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 20 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.3:1. That is lower than the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 44%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Indian Trail Elementary School is 6.6 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 37.9% actual, 44.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Indiana.
In LaPorte County (population about 111,917), the median household income is $71,055, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. There are 38 public schools in LaPorte County, enrolling about 15,515 students in all.
Kingsbury Elementary School is the closest public school, about 5.7 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of Indian Trail Elementary School. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Indian Trail Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Indian Trail Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
2024-25 enrollment was 246, a 16% decrease from 294 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 10.9:1 to 12.3:1 over the same years.
The Indian Trail Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Handley Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 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
- Handley Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
Other Indian Trail Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 6 states are named Indian Trail Elementary. Indian Trail Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 9.
- Indian Trail Elementary SchoolCanal Winchester, OH · 870 students
- Indian Trail ElementaryLouisville, KY · 649 students
- Indian Trail ElementaryIndian Trail, NC · 633 students
- Indian Trail Elementary SchoolHighland Park, IL · 472 students
- Indian Trail Elementary SchoolFrankfort, IL · 466 students
Nearby schools
- Kingsbury Elementary School5.7 mi · 294
- Kesling Intermediate School6.1 mi · 847
- LaPorte Middle School6.1 mi · 862
- Hailmann Elementary School6.1 mi · 318
- Handley Elementary School6.6 mi · 366
- Lincoln Elementary School6.7 mi · 353
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Trail Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Indian Trail Elementary School?
Indian Trail Elementary School enrolls approximately 246 students in grades PK-04.
Is Indian Trail Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Indian Trail Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Indian Trail Elementary School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Indian Trail Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Indian Trail Elementary School?
Student demographics at Indian Trail Elementary School are roughly 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Indian Trail Elementary School?
Indian Trail Elementary School is overseen by La Porte Community School Corp in LaPorte County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.