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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Kesling Intermediate School this year?
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Enrollment
847
Middle
DISTRICT 855 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA PORTE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180558001012
Kesling Intermediate School
306 E 18th St, LaPorte, IN 46350 · (219) 362-7507 · LaPorte County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL847 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
419 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 430 | 51% |
| Grade 6 | 417 | 49% |
Student demographics
45%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
Kesling Intermediate School→LaPorte Middle School
Feeds from
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
38.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
47.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Kesling Intermediate School
Kesling Intermediate School's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kesling Intermediate School this school | 847 | 49.5% | 44.8% |
| Shelbyville Middle School Shelbyville | 886 | 51.7% | 37.3% |
| Kankakee Valley Middle School Wheatfield | 728 | 45.9% | 37.9% |
| LaPorte Middle School LaPorte | 862 | 43.7% | 39.7% |
| Hobart Middle School Hobart | 905 | 52.6% | 39.2% |
| Virgil I Grissom Middle School Mishawaka | 662 | 50.6% | 43.8% |
Matched among Indiana middle 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 Kesling Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #107 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #88 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #160 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 847 | #67 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #90 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #146 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.5% | #167 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.8% | #33 of 110 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
847
-76 (-8%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 729
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 847 | 63.3 | 13.4:1 | 49% (419) |
| 2023-24 | 887 | 65.7 | 13.5:1 | 63% (559) |
| 2022-23 | 903 | 63.4 | 14.2:1 | 61% (547) |
| 2020-21 | 923 | 65 | 14.2:1 | 52% (477) |
| 2017-18 | 713 | 48.3 | 14.8:1 | 58% (410) |
| 2015-16 | 748 | 47 | 15.9:1 | 56% (422) |
| 2010-11 | 812 | 46 | 17.6:1 | 51% (415) |
| 2000-01 | 736 | 44 | 16.7:1 | 29% (213) |
| 1990-91 | 729 | 44 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kesling Intermediate School.
About Kesling Intermediate School
Kesling Intermediate School runs as a medium-sized middle school in LaPorte, Indiana. The latest federal count shows 847 students in grades 5 through 6. Against the 594-student average for middle schools in Indiana, enrollment here is 43% higher.
La Porte Community School Corp counts 6,089 students in its 12 schools, and Kesling Intermediate School is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, Kesling Intermediate School is 71% White. The rest of enrollment is 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Kesling Intermediate School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
Federal data list 63.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Kesling Intermediate School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.4:1. Among middle schools in Indiana, the typical ratio is 15.6:1. The lunch program counts 49% of students at Kesling Intermediate School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in LaPorte County, the average is about the same, 50%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 40.5% at Kesling Intermediate School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for LaPorte County show that median household income is about $71,055, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 38 public schools operate in LaPorte County, serving about 15,515 students.
The closest public school, LaPorte Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Kesling Intermediate School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Kesling Intermediate School ranks 4th of 7 on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 847 was 8% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 923.
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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
- F Willard Crichfield ElementaryElementary · 459 students
- Handley Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 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
- F Willard Crichfield ElementaryElementary · 459 students
- Handley Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Hailmann Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
Nearby schools
- LaPorte Middle School0.0 mi · 862
- Handley Elementary School0.6 mi · 366
- LaPorte High School0.9 mi · 1,807
- La Porte Online School1.2 mi · 96
- Lincoln Elementary School1.4 mi · 353
- Hailmann Elementary School1.7 mi · 318
Frequently asked questions
About Kesling Intermediate SchoolHow large is Kesling Intermediate School?
Kesling Intermediate School enrolls approximately 847 students in grades 05-06.
Is Kesling Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kesling Intermediate School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kesling Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kesling Intermediate School is approximately 13.4:1 (63 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kesling Intermediate School?
At Kesling Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Kesling Intermediate School public or private?
Kesling Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by La Porte Community School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.