Summary:
Laporte Public School District is a small Minnesota district serving roughly 332 students across three schools: Laporte Elementary for prekindergarten through 5th grade (146 students), Laporte Middle School for grades 6-8 (80 students), and Laporte Secondary for grades 9-12 (106 students). Overall, the district ranks 304th out of 458 Minnesota districts, placing it at the 34th percentile with 2 stars, and its students trail state averages in all three tested subjects.
Laporte Secondary is the district's standout. It is the only school earning 3 stars and the only one at the 50th percentile, and its rank has climbed each year, from 330th of 480 in 2023-2024 to 235th of 473 in 2025-2026. It reports a 95.4% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate, both far better than the state's 84.9% and 4.2%, and its science score of 37.0% beats the state's 25.5%. Laporte Elementary shows real strength in early math: 3rd grade at 61.1% and 4th grade at 66.7%, both above state, while its all-grades math score of 44.6% nearly matches the state's 44.9%.
The main concern is Laporte Middle School, the lowest-ranked school in the district at 404th of 546, the 26th percentile with 1 star. Its math and reading are below state at every grade level, and science is only 4.0% overall and in 8th grade, versus the state's 16.7% in 8th grade. Districtwide, math (31.3%), reading (37.7%), and science (19.0%) all trail Minnesota's 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%, and reading falls below state at every school. Because each school enrolls only 80 to 146 students, single-year percentages can swing widely.
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