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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
About Laporte Middle School
Laporte Middle School operates as a very small middle school in LAPORTE, Minnesota, operated by Laporte Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 80 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 495 students each, so Laporte Middle School sits 84% smaller than that benchmark.
Within Laporte Public School District, which oversees 3 schools and 332 students, Laporte Middle School is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, Laporte Middle School logs that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 14% Native American, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Hubbard County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, Laporte Middle School reports 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Hubbard County (around 49%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Laporte Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.7%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Hubbard County indicate median household earnings sit near $71,995, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Laporte Middle School is one of 15 public schools in Hubbard County (combined enrollment of about 2,415 students).
Nearest neighbor: Laporte Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Laporte Middle School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 25.0%.
Laporte Middle School operates from a countryside location.
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Nearby schools
- Laporte Elementary0.0 mi · 146
- 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 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.