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Enrollment
862
Middle
DISTRICT 855 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA PORTE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180558002680
LaPorte Middle School
306 E 18th Street, LaPorte, IN 46350 · (219) 324-1370 · LaPorte County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL862 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
377 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 7 | 436 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 426 | 49% |
Student demographics
43%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
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
39.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
40.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 LaPorte Middle School
LaPorte Middle School's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaPorte Middle School this school | 862 | 43.7% | 39.7% |
| Kankakee Valley Middle School Wheatfield | 728 | 45.9% | 37.9% |
| Kesling Intermediate School LaPorte | 847 | 49.5% | 44.8% |
| Charlestown Middle School Charlestown | 647 | 44.0% | 41.7% |
| Thomas Jefferson Middle School Valparaiso | 632 | 39.7% | 53.1% |
| New Prairie Middle School New Carlisle | 667 | 40.9% | 50.0% |
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 LaPorte Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #147 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #130 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #154 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 862 | #62 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #133 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.5% | #154 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #216 of 330 |
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
862
-135 (-14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
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 | 862 | 59.8 | 14.4:1 | 44% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 899 | 66.2 | 13.6:1 | 62% (553) |
| 2022-23 | 941 | 67.2 | 14.0:1 | 61% (572) |
| 2020-21 | 997 | 70 | 14.2:1 | 57% (564) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LaPorte Middle School.
About LaPorte Middle School
LaPorte Middle School is a middle school with a street address in LaPorte, Indiana. It reported 862 students in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in Indiana have about 594 students on average; enrollment here is 45% higher.
La Porte Community School Corp is made up of 12 schools with 6,089 students in all.
The largest group at LaPorte Middle School is White students, at 73%. Other groups make up 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.
Its ratio of 14.4:1 is based on 59.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Indiana is 15.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 44% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for LaPorte Middle School is 44.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.7%.
American Community Survey estimates for LaPorte County show that the median household earns about $71,055 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across LaPorte County, 38 public schools serve about 15,515 students.
Kesling Intermediate School is less than a tenth of a mile from LaPorte Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 39.7% average proficiency ranks 6th among 7 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 135 students, from 997 to 862.
On allk12, people connected to LaPorte Middle School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Kesling Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 847 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
- Kesling Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 847 students
- F Willard Crichfield ElementaryElementary · 459 students
- Handley Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Hailmann Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
Other LaPorte Middle schools
One other US public school is named LaPorte Middle. LaPorte Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Laporte Middle SchoolLAPORTE, MN · 80 students
Nearby schools
- Kesling Intermediate School0.0 mi · 847
- 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 LaPorte Middle SchoolHow large is LaPorte Middle School?
LaPorte Middle School enrolls approximately 862 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does LaPorte Middle School serve?
LaPorte Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at LaPorte Middle School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at LaPorte Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LaPorte Middle School?
At LaPorte Middle School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees LaPorte Middle School?
LaPorte Middle School is overseen by La Porte Community School Corp in LaPorte County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.