Enrollment
345
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MICHIGAN CITY AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 180657001155
Lake Hills Elementary School
201 Ferguson Rd, Michigan City, IN 46360 · (219) 873-2105 · LaPorte County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
252 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 10% smaller than its 6th grade class (52).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
18.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
20.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
17.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Lake Hills Elementary School
Lake Hills Elementary School's state test result (17.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Hills Elementary School this school | 345 | 73.0% | 17.5% |
| Muessel Elementary School South Bend | 295 | 68.8% | 5.3% |
| Lincoln School Evansville | 280 | 75.7% | 9.4% |
| Paramount School of Excellence South Bend South Bend | 476 | 75.4% | 20.2% |
| Paramount Cottage Home Indianapolis | 381 | 68.0% | 49.1% |
| Edgewood Elementary School Michigan City | 350 | 65.1% | 24.6% |
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 Lake Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In LaPorte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #877 of 983 | #21 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #864 of 986 | #21 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #863 of 986 | #21 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #734 of 1,079 | #10 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #354 of 991 | #5 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #241 of 996 | #6 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.0% | #108 of 1,058 | #1 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.0% | #67 of 597 | #7 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
345
-88 (-20%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 234
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 8.5:1
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 | 345 | 24.1 | 14.3:1 | 73% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 26.1 | 13.8:1 | 73% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 27.1 | 14.1:1 | 87% (332) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 51 | 8.5:1 | 92% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 30 | 16.4:1 | 81% (398) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 30 | 16.9:1 | 83% (420) |
| 2000-01 | 355 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 65% (231) |
| 1990-91 | 234 | 15 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Hills Elementary School.
About Lake Hills Elementary School
This page covers Lake Hills Elementary School, a small elementary school in Michigan City, Indiana. Enrollment is 345 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 6. Against the 436-student average for elementary schools in Indiana, enrollment here is 21% lower.
Michigan City Area Schools serves 5,030 students across 13 schools.
At 55%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Lake Hills Elementary School combined. The remaining students are 21% White, 14% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. Among people living in LaPorte County, the Black share is about 11%. Lake Hills Elementary School has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 24.1 full-time equivalents, or about 14.3 students per teacher. The 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is higher than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 73%. Across public schools in LaPorte County, the average is 50%.
The allk12 Grade for Lake Hills Elementary School is D. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 13% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Indiana, Lake Hills Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 17.5% actual against a predicted 23.9%.
In the county around the school, LaPorte County, median household income is about $71,055, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Lake Hills Elementary School is among the 38 public schools in LaPorte County.
Nearby, A K Smith Area Career Center is about 1.4 miles away. Lake Hills Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 27.4% on proficiency, and Lake Hills Elementary School is below that at 17.5%.
Lake Hills Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
Lake Hills Elementary School saw enrollment fall 20% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 8.5:1 to 14.3:1 over the same years.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. 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 Michigan City Area Schools
- Michigan City High SchoolHigh · 1,506 students
- Joy Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Knapp Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Pine Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Barker Middle SchoolMiddle · 390 students
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
Other schools in Michigan City
- Michigan City High SchoolHigh · 1,506 students
- Joy Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Knapp Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Pine Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Barker Middle SchoolMiddle · 390 students
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
Other Lake Hills Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Lake Hills Elementary. Lake Hills Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Lake Hills ElementaryRiverside, CA · 638 students
- Lake Hills ElementaryBellevue, WA · 498 students
- Lake Hills Elementary SchoolSPRING LAKE, MI · 273 students
Nearby schools
- A K Smith Area Career Center1.4 mi · 1
- Marsh Elementary School1.5 mi · 296
- Martin T Krueger Middle School2.0 mi · 324
- Joy Elementary School2.4 mi · 416
- Knapp Elementary School2.5 mi · 407
- Edgewood Elementary School2.5 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Hills Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lake Hills Elementary School?
Lake Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 345 students in grades KG-06.
Is Lake Hills Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lake Hills Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Hills Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lake Hills Elementary School is approximately 14.3:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lake Hills Elementary School?
At Lake Hills Elementary School, the student body is approximately 21% White, 9% Hispanic, 55% Black, 14% Two or more.
Is Lake Hills Elementary School public or private?
Lake Hills Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Michigan City Area Schools.
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