Schools in La Porte · La Porte Community School Corporation
La Porte’s public schools score below 54% of Indiana districts
The public schools La Porte’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 54% of Indiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
#503Graduation rate33%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
44%
▲ 1 pts vs IN 43%
2020–21
Math proficiency
37%
▲ 1 pts vs IN 36%
2020–21
Graduate on time
86%
▼ 5 pts vs IN 91%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$13.5K
▼ 1% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How La Porte compares
B Test scoresD Graduation
Indiana school districts we grade (390)Better than 46%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (892)Better than 33%
High confidence. Built on 3,029 tested students and a graduating class of 434; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Indiana’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Indiana only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve La Porte.
9 schools teach Pre-K in La Porte’s district. Which one depends on your address: LaPorte High School, F Willard Crichfield Elementary, Handley Elementary School and Lincoln Elementary School and more.
9 schools teach K in La Porte’s district. Which one depends on your address: LaPorte High School, F Willard Crichfield Elementary, Handley Elementary School and Lincoln Elementary School and more.
9 schools teach 1st grade in La Porte’s district. Which one depends on your address: LaPorte High School, F Willard Crichfield Elementary, Handley Elementary School and Lincoln Elementary School and more.
9 schools teach 2nd grade in La Porte’s district. Which one depends on your address: LaPorte High School, F Willard Crichfield Elementary, Handley Elementary School and Lincoln Elementary School and more.
9 schools teach 3rd grade in La Porte’s district. Which one depends on your address: LaPorte High School, F Willard Crichfield Elementary, Handley Elementary School and Lincoln Elementary School and more.
9 schools teach 4th grade in La Porte’s district. Which one depends on your address: LaPorte High School, F Willard Crichfield Elementary, Handley Elementary School and Lincoln Elementary School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–129 schoolsDepends on your address
122 high schoolsDepends on your address
12LaPorte High Schoolin LaPorte
Parts of La Porte are served by New Prairie United School Corporation.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Close to the state in reading
Reading44%
State average 42.6%
Math37%
State average 35.8%
Every school in La Porte
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving La Porte · in other towns
LaPorte High School
B1,807 students16:1Rate it →
F Willard Crichfield Elementary
A459 students18:1Rate it →
Handley Elementary School
C+366 students16:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary School
B−353 students15:1Rate it →
Hailmann Elementary School
B−318 students16:1Rate it →
Kingsbury Elementary School
B+294 students17:1Rate it →
Riley Elementary School
B+291 students18:1Rate it →
Indian Trail Elementary School
B−246 students12:1Rate it →
Kingsford Heights Elementary Sch
B150 students12:1Rate it →
LaPorte Middle School
C+862 students14:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near La Porte
There’s no college in La Porte, but 8 are within 30 miles. The closest is Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, 19.7 miles away.
Valparaiso UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Valparaiso
19.7 mi2,774 students
Marian University-AncillaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · West
23.4 mi218 students
John Patrick University of Health and Applied SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · South Bend
24.4 mi365 students
Holy Cross CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Portage
24.6 mi547 students
Saint Mary's CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Portage
24.6 mi1,467 students
University of Notre DameUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Portage
25.4 mi12,910 students
Indiana University-South BendUniversity or college · Public · South Bend
25.7 mi3,778 students
Bethel UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Mishawaka
27.3 mi972 students
Straight-line distance from the center of La Porte. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.