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What's the most underrated thing about Lake Prairie Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
356
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRI-CREEK SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 181146001850
Lake Prairie Elementary School
11601 W 181st Ave, Lowell, IN 46356 · (219) 696-7541 · Lake County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Indiana public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
18.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
96 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 | 84 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 25% larger than its 4th grade class (67).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Lake Prairie Elementary School→Lowell Intermediate School→Lowell Middle School→Lowell Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Tri-Creek School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
53.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
79.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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
68.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Prairie Elementary School
Lake Prairie Elementary School's state test result (68.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Prairie Elementary School this school | 356 | 27.0% | 68.1% |
| Jane Ball Elementary School Cedar Lake | 356 | 27.0% | N/A |
| Washington Twp Elementary School Valparaiso | 339 | 28.0% | 40.8% |
| Brummitt Elementary School Chesterton | 363 | 28.7% | 67.8% |
| Jackson Elementary School Valparaiso | 348 | 22.1% | 79.6% |
| Fred J Hums Elementary School Mishawaka | 327 | 25.1% | 48.1% |
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 Prairie Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #66 of 983 | #3 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #44 of 986 | #2 of 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #191 of 986 | #14 of 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #713 of 1,079 | #56 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #913 of 991 | #53 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.5% | #669 of 996 | #62 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.0% | #944 of 1,058 | #58 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #488 of 597 | #30 of 39 |
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
356
-25 (-7%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 337
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 356 | 19 | 18.7:1 | 27% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 22 | 19.4:1 | 23% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 25 | 16.6:1 | 25% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 381 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 22% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 20.5 | 18.1:1 | 30% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 18 | 19.9:1 | 29% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 22 | 21.7:1 | 26% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 321 | 15 | 21.4:1 | 15% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 337 | 15 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Prairie Elementary School.
About Lake Prairie Elementary School
Lake Prairie Elementary School sits in Lowell, Indiana, and is classified as an elementary school. It had 356 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 4.
The 6 schools in Tri-Creek School Corporation enroll 3,280 students altogether, Lake Prairie Elementary School among them.
Of every 100 students at Lake Prairie Elementary School, about 83 are White. It is also 15% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Lake County is roughly 55% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 28%.
Its staff includes 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 18.7 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Indiana, the average ratio is 15.5:1. Lake Prairie Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 27%. That is 20 points below the 47% average for public schools in Lake County.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, Lake Prairie Elementary School outscored 92%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
In Indiana, Lake Prairie Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 68.1% actual against a predicted 56.5%.
The school's county is Lake County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $71,493 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Lake County number 121, with about 74,661 students.
Measured in a straight line, Oak Hill Elementary School is about 2.3 miles from Lake Prairie Elementary School. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Lake Prairie Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Lake Prairie Elementary School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 356 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 381. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.7:1 to 18.7:1.
Lake Prairie Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
500,379
Census ACS
Median income
$71,493
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
74,661 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tri-Creek School Corporation
- Lowell Senior High SchoolHigh · 981 students
- Lowell Middle SchoolMiddle · 498 students
- Oak Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Lowell Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 486 students
- Three Creeks Elem SchoolElementary · 472 students
Other schools in Lowell
- Lowell Senior High SchoolHigh · 981 students
- Lowell Middle SchoolMiddle · 498 students
- Oak Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Lowell Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 486 students
- Three Creeks Elem SchoolElementary · 472 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Hill Elementary School2.3 mi · 487
- Lowell Intermediate School2.5 mi · 486
- Lowell Middle School2.5 mi · 498
- Three Creeks Elem School3.8 mi · 472
- Lowell Senior High School4.1 mi · 981
- Red Cedars Elementary4.5 mi · 666
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Prairie Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lake Prairie Elementary School?
Lake Prairie Elementary School enrolls approximately 356 students in grades KG-04.
Is Lake Prairie Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lake Prairie Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Lake Prairie Elementary School?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at Lake Prairie Elementary School.
How diverse is Lake Prairie Elementary School?
Lake Prairie Elementary School reports a student body of 83% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Lake Prairie Elementary School in?
Lake Prairie Elementary School is part of Tri-Creek School Corporation.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.