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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKELAND SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180552002670

Lakeland Primary School

1 LeMaster Cir, LaGrange, IN 46761 · (260) 499-2430 · LaGrange County
GRADES KG–02ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 189 · STATE 436
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
65 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten10936%
Grade 19732%
Grade 29331%
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%
White
21572%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
7826%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Two+
52%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
15953%
Female
14047%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Lakeland Primary School→Lakeland Intermediate School→Lakeland Jr/Sr High School
Feeds from
Lima - Brighton ElementaryPK–PKWolcott Mills Elementary SchoolPK–PK
Based on grade levels within Lakeland School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Lakeland Primary School this school29921.7%N/A
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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 Lakeland Primary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IndianaIn LaGrange County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
299#837 of 1,079#5 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.5:1#56 of 991#1 of 6
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
41.5%#517 of 996#2 of 6
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
21.7%#985 of 1,058#6 of 6
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 2024-25
Enrollment
299
-9 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252992611.5:122% (65)
2023-2431126.511.7:150% (157)
2022-2331822.514.1:167% (213)
2020-213081817.1:154% (166)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakeland Primary School.

About Lakeland Primary School

The public elementary school Lakeland Primary School is located in LaGrange, Indiana. It teaches 299 students in kindergarten through 2. It has 31% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Indiana (about 436).

Lakeland School Corporation counts 1,492 students in its 5 schools, and Lakeland Primary School is one of them.

At Lakeland Primary School, 72% of students are White. The school is also 26% Hispanic. That is lower than the 94% White share among all LaGrange County residents. The diversity index for Lakeland Primary School is 41%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Staffing at Lakeland Primary School comes to 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.5:1. Elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1, 4.0 more students per teacher than here. Lakeland Primary School counts 22% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 40% average among public schools in LaGrange County.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for LaGrange County show that the median household earns about $84,487 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 12%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. LaGrange County has 13 public schools with about 4,769 students, including Lakeland Primary School.

Lakeland Jr/Sr High School is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2.

NCES assigns Lakeland Primary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Lakeland Primary School had a net loss of 9 students, or 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 11.5 students per teacher, compared with 17.1 in 2020-21.

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LaGrange County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Lakeland Primary School
District
Lakeland School Corporation
Address
1 LeMaster Cir, LaGrange, IN 46761
Phone
(260) 499-2430
County
LaGrange County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–02
Total enrollment
299
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
11.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
65 (22%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
180552002670
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Lakeland School Corporation
Other schools in LaGrange
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Frequently asked questions

About Lakeland Primary School
How many students attend Lakeland Primary School?
Lakeland Primary School enrolls approximately 299 students in grades KG-02.
What grades does Lakeland Primary School serve?
Lakeland Primary School serves grades KG-02.
How many students per teacher at Lakeland Primary School?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Lakeland Primary School.
What is the student diversity at Lakeland Primary School?
Student demographics at Lakeland Primary School are roughly 72% White, 26% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Lakeland Primary School?
Lakeland Primary School is overseen by Lakeland School Corporation in LaGrange County.
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