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Enrollment
737
High
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKELAND SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180552000996
Lakeland Jr/Sr High School
0805 E 075 N, LaGrange, IN 46761 · (260) 499-2470 · LaGrange County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL737 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Indiana public high schools
- C-Test 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
372 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 125 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 153 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 123 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lakeland School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
24.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
22.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Lakeland Jr/Sr High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Jr/Sr High School this school | 737 | 50.5% | 23.5% |
| Crawfordsville Sr High School Crawfordsville | 682 | 49.7% | N/A |
| Tippecanoe Valley High School Akron | 568 | 53.9% | N/A |
| Plymouth High School Plymouth | 1,034 | 52.6% | N/A |
| Twin Lakes Senior High School Monticello | 620 | 55.6% | N/A |
| Benton Central Jr-Sr High School Oxford | 792 | 51.9% | 29.9% |
Matched among Indiana high 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 Lakeland Jr/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #83 of 103 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #72 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #88 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 737 | #139 of 392 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #46 of 359 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.4% | #125 of 360 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.5% | #120 of 373 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.6% | #11 of 133 |
Ranked against other public high 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
737
-118 (-14%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 643
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 737 | 61.7 | 11.9:1 | 50% (372) |
| 2023-24 | 764 | 63 | 12.1:1 | 51% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 793 | 55.8 | 14.2:1 | 48% (380) |
| 2020-21 | 855 | 62 | 13.8:1 | 41% (353) |
| 2017-18 | 556 | 43 | 12.9:1 | 44% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 609 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 45% (272) |
| 2010-11 | 671 | 40 | 16.8:1 | 46% (306) |
| 2000-01 | 668 | 39 | 17.1:1 | 15% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 643 | 38 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakeland Jr/Sr High School.
About Lakeland Jr/Sr High School
Lakeland Jr/Sr High School is a medium-sized high school found in LaGrange, Indiana. The student body numbers 737 students, from grades 7 through 12.
Lakeland School Corporation has 1,492 students spread across 5 schools.
White students make up a majority at Lakeland Jr/Sr High School, at 73%. The remaining students are 22% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census figures show LaGrange County is about 94% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 41% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 61.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.9 students per teacher. That is 4.6 students per teacher below the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 50% of students. That is 10 points above the 40% average for public schools in LaGrange County.
allk12 grades Lakeland Jr/Sr High School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Lakeland Jr/Sr High School are 16.3 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.5%, compared with a predicted 39.8%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Indiana.
According to the American Community Survey, in LaGrange County, the median household income is $84,487, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Lakeland Jr/Sr High School is one of 13 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Lakeland Intermediate School, about 0.2 miles away. Lakeland Jr/Sr High School has 3 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Lakeland Jr/Sr High School ranks 6th of 6 nearby schools, at 23.5% versus a 55.9% average.
The NCES locale for Lakeland Jr/Sr High School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 118 fewer students in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 13.8:1 to 11.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Lakeland Jr/Sr High School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
LaGrange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,805
Census ACS
Median income
$84,487
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,769 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lakeland School Corporation
- Lakeland Intermediate SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Lakeland Primary SchoolElementary · 299 students
- Lima - Brighton ElementaryElementary · 20 students
- Wolcott Mills Elementary SchoolElementary · 20 students
Other schools in LaGrange
- Prairie Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 537 students
- Prairie Heights Sr High SchoolHigh · 432 students
- Lakeland Intermediate SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Prairie Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 377 students
- Lakeland Primary SchoolElementary · 299 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeland Intermediate School0.2 mi · 416
- Lakeland Primary School0.8 mi · 299
- Lima - Brighton Elementary5.0 mi · 20
- Westview Elementary School7.2 mi · 348
- Westview Jr-Sr High School7.2 mi · 654
- Wolcott Mills Elementary School8.8 mi · 20
Frequently asked questions
About Lakeland Jr/Sr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lakeland Jr/Sr High School?
Lakeland Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 737 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Lakeland Jr/Sr High School serve?
Lakeland Jr/Sr High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Lakeland Jr/Sr High School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Lakeland Jr/Sr High School.
How diverse is Lakeland Jr/Sr High School?
Lakeland Jr/Sr High School reports a student body of 73% White, 22% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Lakeland Jr/Sr High School?
Lakeland Jr/Sr High School is overseen by Lakeland School Corporation in LaGrange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.