Summary:
Lagrange, Indiana is served by six schools — three elementary, one middle, and two high schools — split between Lakeland School Corporation (1,452 students, about 51.9%) and Prairie Heights Community School Corp (1,346 students, about 48.1%), for a total enrollment of 2,798 students across grades K–12.
Prairie Heights Senior High School posts the highest graduation rate in the area at 97.3%, compared with the state's 89.7%, and earned 4 stars and a 70th percentile rank in 2024–2025. Lakeland Junior/Senior High School, the largest school at 737 students, graduates 94.5%. Elementary results differ sharply by subject: Prairie Heights Elementary School leads in math (57.27% All Grades, 68.52% in 3rd Grade Math), while Prairie Heights Middle School leads in ELA and social studies (50.60% All Grades ELA, 60.63% in 5th Grade Social Studies) but struggles in math, with 8th Grade Math at 7.79% against the state's 34.2%. Lakeland Intermediate School improved from 1 star to 2 stars, and Lakeland Primary School has the lowest chronic absenteeism (8.6%), free/reduced lunch (21.74%), and student-teacher ratio (11.5), but no state test data because it serves grades K–2.
Parents should note that strong attendance does not automatically translate into higher test scores: all Lakeland schools report absenteeism below the state's 16.7%, yet academic results vary across the two districts. Per-student spending and class size also show no clear link to outcomes — the lowest-spending school, Prairie Heights Elementary at $10,990 per student, has the strongest elementary math results. High school graduation measures are strong in both districts, though SAT Math is a shared weakness at 17.92% and 17.36% versus the state's 25.6%.
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