Enrollment
80
Middle
DISTRICT 111 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAPORTE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271794005248
Laporte Middle School
315 MAIN ST W, LAPORTE, MN 56461 · (218) 224-2288 · Hubbard County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL80 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
48 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 6 | 29 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 26% |
Student demographics
32%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
Laporte Middle School→Laporte Secondary
Feeds from
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
35.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
20.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
26.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
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 Middle School
Laporte Middle School's state test result (26.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laporte Middle School this school | 80 | 60.0% | 26.7% |
| Hill City Middle School HILL CITY | 83 | 55.4% | 20.9% |
| CHISHOLM ELEMENTARY CHISHOLM | 142 | 62.7% | 34.3% |
| Lyle Middle LYLE | 99 | 57.6% | 18.3% |
| Granada Huntley East Chain Middle S GRANADA | 81 | 48.1% | 21.7% |
| LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL MADISON | 129 | 51.2% | 30.9% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 80 | #261 of 306 |
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
80
-8 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 80 | 7.5 | 10.7:1 | 60% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 82 | 4.3 | 19.0:1 | 61% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 69 | 5.2 | 13.3:1 | 65% (45) |
| 2020-21 | 88 | 5 | 17.6:1 | 51% (45) |
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 very small middle-grades school based in LAPORTE, Minnesota. It teaches 80 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Minnesota enroll about 495 students on average.
Laporte Middle School is one school in a 3-school district, Laporte Public School District, which enrolls 332 students.
At Laporte Middle School, 81% of students are White. The school is also 14% Native American and 4% multiracial. That is lower than the 91% White share among all Hubbard County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 32%.
There are about 10.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Laporte Middle School, which has 7.5. Middle schools in Minnesota average 17.5:1, 6.7 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Laporte Middle School is about 60%. Public schools in Hubbard County average 49%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Laporte Middle School would score about 32.8%. It scores 26.7%, 6.1 points below that figure.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Hubbard County show that median household income comes to about $71,995, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Hubbard County counts 15 public schools with about 2,415 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Laporte Middle School from the closest public school, Laporte Secondary. The five-mile area around Laporte Middle School holds 2 other public schools. Laporte Middle School ranks 5th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 26.7% against a local average of 25.0%.
Locale data from NCES put Laporte Middle School in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Enrollment fell 9% over 4 years, reaching 80 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.6:1 in 2020-21, and 10.7:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Laporte Middle School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 ElementaryElementary · 146 students
- Laporte SecondaryHigh · 106 students
Other schools in LAPORTE
- Laporte ElementaryElementary · 146 students
- Laporte SecondaryHigh · 106 students
Other Laporte Middle schools
One other US public school is named Laporte Middle. Laporte Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- LaPorte Middle SchoolLaPorte, IN · 862 students
Nearby schools
- Laporte Secondary0.0 mi · 106
- Laporte Elementary0.0 mi · 146
- 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 Middle SchoolHow many students attend Laporte Middle School?
Laporte Middle School enrolls approximately 80 students in grades 06-08.
Is Laporte Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Laporte Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Laporte Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Laporte Middle School is approximately 10.7:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Laporte Middle School?
At Laporte Middle School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 1% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is Laporte Middle School public or private?
Laporte Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Laporte Public School District.
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