Enrollment
146
Elementary
DISTRICT 111 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAPORTE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271794000825
Laporte Elementary
315 MAIN ST W, LAPORTE, MN 56461 · (218) 224-2288 · Hubbard County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL146 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
87 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 48%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 2 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 27% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 60% · 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
Based on grade levels within Laporte Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
28.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
32.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 Elementary
Laporte Elementary's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laporte Elementary this school | 146 | 59.6% | 27.3% |
| BIGFORK ELEMENTARY BIGFORK | 139 | 61.2% | 47.1% |
| BADGER ELEMENTARY BADGER | 124 | 58.1% | 40.1% |
| TRUMAN ELEMENTARY TRUMAN | 136 | 57.4% | 34.9% |
| Hill City Elementary HILL CITY | 112 | 62.5% | 51.4% |
| Hibbing Early Learning Center HIBBING | 110 | 56.4% | N/A |
Matched among Minnesota 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 Laporte Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #698 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #667 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #712 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 146 | #861 of 1,130 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.6% | #225 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.8% | #65 of 499 |
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
146
-29 (-17%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 194
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 146 | 17.8 | 8.2:1 | 60% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 176 | 17.2 | 10.2:1 | 69% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 185 | 17.2 | 10.7:1 | 69% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 175 | 17 | 10.3:1 | 59% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 208 | 13.9 | 14.9:1 | 54% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 178 | 14 | 12.7:1 | 64% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 128 | 10 | 12.8:1 | 77% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 161 | 10 | 16.1:1 | 61% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 194 | 11 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laporte Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (208 to 146); teachers up 28% (13.9 to 17.8).
About Laporte Elementary
In LAPORTE, Minnesota, Laporte Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school. It enrolls 146 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 58% below the 344-student average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Laporte Public School District counts 332 students in its 3 schools, and Laporte Elementary is one of them.
About 75% of the student body at Laporte Elementary is White. Other students are 17% Native American and 8% multiracial. By comparison, Hubbard County residents are about 91% White. The diversity index for Laporte Elementary is 41%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota, 13.7:1, is higher. A total of 87 students, or 60%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Hubbard County, the average is 49%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.0% for Laporte Elementary. The school posts 27.3%, 5.7 points below the prediction.
American Community Survey estimates for Hubbard County show that the median household earns about $71,995 a year, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Hubbard County, 15 public schools serve about 2,415 students.
Laporte Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Laporte Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Laporte Elementary holds 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 24.9% on proficiency, and Laporte Elementary is above that at 27.3%.
Locale data from NCES put Laporte Elementary in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 17%, from 175 to 146. Students per teacher dropped from 10.3 in 2020-21 to 8.2 in 2024-25.
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Hubbard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,831
Census ACS
Median income
$71,995
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,415 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Laporte Public School District
- Laporte SecondaryHigh · 106 students
- Laporte Middle SchoolMiddle · 80 students
Other schools in LAPORTE
- Laporte SecondaryHigh · 106 students
- Laporte Middle SchoolMiddle · 80 students
Nearby schools
- Laporte Middle School0.0 mi · 80
- Laporte Secondary0.0 mi · 106
- Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec.11.5 mi · 317
- W.H.A. Elementary11.5 mi · 369
- CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY12.0 mi · 263
- Cass Lake-Bena Middle School12.1 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About Laporte ElementaryHow large is Laporte Elementary?
Laporte Elementary enrolls approximately 146 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Laporte Elementary serve?
Laporte Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Laporte Elementary?
Approximately 8.2:1 students per teacher at Laporte Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Laporte Elementary?
Student demographics at Laporte Elementary are roughly 75% White, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is Laporte Elementary in?
Laporte Elementary is part of Laporte Public School District.
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