Summary:
The Laporte Public School District operates three schools - Laporte Elementary, Laporte Secondary, and Laporte Middle School - that serve students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. However, the data indicates that none of these schools are performing at a high level, with all three schools scoring significantly below the state average on key metrics like test scores, graduation rates, and dropout rates.
Across the district, test scores in both math and reading are well below the state average. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in math ranged from just 19.23% at Laporte Secondary to 32.5% at Laporte Elementary, compared to the state average of 45.21%. The reading proficiency rates follow a similar pattern, with Laporte Elementary at 28.75%, Laporte Secondary at 48%, and Laporte Middle School at 35.44%, compared to the state average of 49.59%. Additionally, Laporte Secondary has a lower-than-average four-year graduation rate of 84.2% and a higher-than-average dropout rate of 4.4%.
The data also suggests that the Laporte Public School District may be facing significant socioeconomic challenges, with all three schools having high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 56.88% at Laporte Secondary to 68.75% at Laporte Elementary. The varying student-teacher ratios across the schools, with Laporte Elementary having a relatively low ratio of 10.2 and the secondary schools having higher ratios, may indicate an imbalance in resource allocation within the district. Overall, the consistently low performance across multiple metrics suggests a systemic issue that will require a comprehensive approach to address both academic and socioeconomic factors within the district.
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