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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAPORTE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271794000826

Laporte Secondary

315 MAIN ST W, LAPORTE, MN 56461 · (218) 224-2288 · Hubbard County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL106 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Minnesota public high schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public high schools

Enrollment
106
High
DISTRICT 111 · STATE 371
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
48 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 93028%
Grade 102826%
Grade 112826%
Grade 122019%
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
8984%
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
22%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
22%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
55%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
77%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 2% · US 1%
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
5451%
Female
5249%

School pathway

Feeds from
Laporte Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within Laporte Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
48.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
19.2%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Secondary

Laporte Secondary's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Laporte Secondary this school10645.3%37.7%
NORTHEAST RANGE SECONDARY
BABBITT
11441.2%17.0%
WRENSHALL SECONDARY
WRENSHALL
16043.8%37.7%
LANCASTER SECONDARY
LANCASTER
8650.0%24.1%
GRYGLA SECONDARY
GRYGLA
6746.3%24.6%
CARLTON SECONDARY
CARLTON
14542.1%24.5%
Matched among Minnesota high 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 Secondary ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Minnesota
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
37.7%#212 of 397
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
19.2%#315 of 401
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
48.0%#181 of 397
Enrollment
ranked largest first
106#437 of 764
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
45.3%#151 of 444
Ranked against other public high 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
106
+17 (+19%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 111
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 17.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251067.414.4:145% (48)
2023-24109521.9:157% (62)
2022-23935.118.2:155% (51)
2020-2189517.8:146% (41)
2017-1811910.311.5:163% (75)
2015-161171110.6:168% (80)
2010-111141110.4:161% (70)
2000-012051513.7:135% (71)
1990-911111011.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laporte Secondary.

Since 2017-18: students down 11% (119 to 106); teachers down 29% (10.3 to 7.4).

About Laporte Secondary

Among the schools in LAPORTE, Minnesota, is Laporte Secondary, a small high school. Enrollment is 106 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. Against the 371-student average for high schools in Minnesota, enrollment here is 71% lower.

The district, Laporte Public School District, has 332 students enrolled across 3 schools.

White students are the large majority at Laporte Secondary, with 84% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 7% Native American and 5% multiracial. By the diversity index, Laporte Secondary comes in at 29%.

Laporte Secondary's 7.4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.4:1. That ratio is under the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 45%.

Measured against Minnesota public high schools, Laporte Secondary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Test results at Laporte Secondary are 3.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (37.7% actual, 40.7% predicted).

According to the American Community Survey, in Hubbard County, median household income is about $71,995, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. A total of 15 public schools operate in Hubbard County, serving about 2,415 students.

The closest public school, Laporte Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Laporte Secondary. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Laporte Secondary is 1st of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

NCES assigns Laporte Secondary the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.

Federal counts put enrollment at 89 in 2020-21 and 106 in 2024-25, a 19% increase. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.8:1 to 14.4:1.

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Hubbard County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Laporte Secondary
District
Laporte Public School District
Address
315 MAIN ST W, LAPORTE, MN 56461
Phone
(218) 224-2288
County
Hubbard County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
106
Teachers (FTE)
7
Student–teacher ratio
14.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
48 (45%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
271794000826
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Laporte Secondary
What is the total enrollment at Laporte Secondary?
Laporte Secondary enrolls approximately 106 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Laporte Secondary serve?
Laporte Secondary serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Laporte Secondary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Laporte Secondary is approximately 14.4:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Laporte Secondary?
Student demographics at Laporte Secondary are roughly 84% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Laporte Secondary public or private?
Laporte Secondary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Laporte Public School District.
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