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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46350

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At a glance

Schools

5,830

Students

Districts

Top rankedF Willard Crichfield Elementary159^th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Renaissance Academy Charter School up 66 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Indian Trail Elementary School 12.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 46350 covers La Porte, Indiana, and lists 11 schools — 7 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 classified as alternative — enrolling about 5,830 students in total. Most are part of La Porte Community School Corp, which ranks 197 of 374 districts statewide (47th percentile, 2 stars), while Renaissance Academy Charter School is its own charter district and ranks 57 of 374 (85th percentile, 4 stars). One classification note: LaPorte High School is labeled alternative in this data even though it serves grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,807 students, so the area summary's "0 high schools" is a labeling artifact rather than a missing high school.

F Willard Crichfield Elementary is the academic standout, leading the ZIP in all three subjects (ELA 52.25%, Math 69.66%, Science 68.75%) while posting the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (22.44%) and low chronic absenteeism (7.4%). Handley Elementary School is the clearest high-poverty overperformer: despite the ZIP's highest FRL rate (52.73%), its All Grades Math reaches 65.81%. Renaissance Academy Charter School combines the lowest chronic absenteeism (3.6%) and lowest per-student spending ($8,109) with balanced proficiency, though its 5th and 6th grade ELA are below state. Kesling Intermediate School is a math and science bright spot, but ELA lags.

LaPorte High School has a split profile: a strong 94.1% graduation rate, above district and state, but chronic absenteeism of 29.4% and SAT math of 22.53% versus the state's 25.6%. The district's 47th percentile rank masks wide school-to-school variation — Indian Trail Elementary School, Riley Elementary School, and La Porte Online School score well below it, and Hailmann, Kingsbury, and Indian Trail are weak in science. Spending also shows no simple link to outcomes — Crichfield and Renaissance spend less yet perform well, while Kesling spends the most ($11,725) without ELA gains.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Renaissance Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4093 W US Hwy 20	La Porte	46350	LaPorte County	Renaissance Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 878-8711	244	17	14.3	27.5%	184 (75.4%)	16 (6.6%)	30 (12.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	66.7	325^th of 1015 public elementary schools	68.0%		60.6	391^st of 1005 public elementary schools	61.1%	66			51.7	53.6	35.5	34.6	54.6	57.9	46.5	48.3	53.6	41.9	65.4	45.5	47.4	50.7	46.4	57.7	51.9	61.3		$8,109	$347	$7,762
F Willard Crichfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	336 W Johnson Rd	La Porte	46350	LaPorte County	La Porte Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 362-2020	459	26	17.6	22.4%	387 (84.3%)	4 (0.9%)	44 (9.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	82	159^th of 1015 public elementary schools	84.3%		83.4	149^th of 1005 public elementary schools	85.2%	10			43.9	59.4					52.3	61.0	77.1					69.7	68.8		68.8			$9,631	$464	$9,167
Hailmann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1001 E Ohio St	La Porte	46350	LaPorte County	La Porte Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 362-2080	318	20	16.3	50.3%	191 (60.1%)	2 (0.6%)	101 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.5%)	54.9	459^th of 1015 public elementary schools	54.8%		57.5	432^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	57.0%	27			49.4	29.5					38.8	72.3	51.6					61.2	33.7		33.7			$10,400	$1,162	$9,238
Handley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	408 10th St	La Porte	46350	LaPorte County	La Porte Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 362-2561	366	24	15.5	52.7%	236 (64.5%)	16 (4.4%)	77 (21.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (9.3%)	69.5	294^th of 1015 public elementary schools	71.0%		81.2	171^st of 1005 public elementary schools	83.0%	123			44.6	43.1					43.9	61.5	70.8					65.8	48.6		48.6			$10,214	$1,068	$9,145
Kesling Intermediate School	Public	5-6	306 E 18th St	La Porte	46350	LaPorte County	La Porte Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 362-7507	847	63	13.3	49.5%	604 (71.3%)	20 (2.4%)	155 (18.3%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.0%)								(n/a)					40.3	38.7			39.5			50.6	45.4			48.0		45.4	45.4	50.3		$11,725	$454	$11,271
Kingsbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	0802 W 400 S	La Porte	46350	LaPorte County	La Porte Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 362-1823	294	17	17.2	32.7%	242 (82.3%)	9 (3.1%)	30 (10.2%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	64.7	346^th of 1015 public elementary schools	65.9%		60.6	392^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	61.0%	46			52.5	45.0					48.7	64.4	60.0					62.2	33.9		33.9			$10,574	$467	$10,107
LaPorte High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	602 'F' St	La Porte	46350	LaPorte County	La Porte Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 362-3102	1,807	110	16.4	40.2%	1,296 (71.7%)	57 (3.2%)	316 (17.5%)	13 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	120 (6.6%)								(n/a)	50.3	22.5																			44.1	$10,984	$570	$10,415
Riley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	516 Weller Ave	La Porte	46350	LaPorte County	La Porte Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 362-3235	291	16	18.1	48.8%	200 (68.7%)	7 (2.4%)	52 (17.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.6%)	46.2	560^th of 1015 public elementary schools	44.8%		46.8	548^th of 1005 public elementary schools	45.5%	12			34.9	37.5					36.5	39.5	46.9					43.9	42.9		42.9			$10,293	$1,077	$9,216
Indian Trail Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3214 S Sr 104	La Porte	46350	LaPorte County	La Porte Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 369-9016	246	20	12.3	43.9%	191 (77.6%)	9 (3.7%)	30 (12.2%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.9%)	45.5	566^th of 1015 public elementary schools	44.2%		41.8	600^th of 1005 public elementary schools	40.3%	34			38.9	31.7					35.8	51.9	51.2					51.6	29.3		29.3			$11,470	$946	$10,523
LaPorte Middle School	Public	7-8	306 E 18th Street	La Porte	46350	LaPorte County	La Porte Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 324-1370	862	60	14.4	43.7%	629 (73.0%)	19 (2.2%)	142 (16.5%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (7.1%)	64.2	164^th of 486 public middle schools	66.3%		65	154^th of 480 public middle schools	67.9%	10							31.9	48.9	40.6					41.7	39.2	40.4						$10,191	$466	$9,725
La Porte Online School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1000 Harrison St.	La Porte	46350	LaPorte County	La Porte Community School Corp	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(219) 362-7056	96	1	192.0	36.5%	75 (78.1%)	5 (5.2%)	10 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)								(n/a)	28.6	2.9				8.3			12.1				8.3			12.1		25.0	30.8		8.3
Little Learners Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	402 Harrison St.	La Porte	46350	LaPorte County	La Porte Community School Corp	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(219) 362-7056	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 46350

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
La Porte	0.06 mi	13	203^rd
Michigan City	7.48 mi	14	364^th
Rolling Prairie	7.68 mi	2	80^th
Kingsford Heights	9.36 mi	1	23^rd
Westville	9.66 mi	2	150^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.