Lake Hills Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Michigan City, Indiana
Lake Hills Elementary School in Michigan City, Indiana enrolled 345 students in 2024-25 with 24.1 full-time teachers, 14.3 students per teacher against the Indiana elementary-school median of 15.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 21% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%
383 students in 2022-23, 361 students in 2023-24, 345 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.1 to 24.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 383 | 27.1 | 14.1 |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 26.1 | 13.8 |
| 2024-25 | 345 | 24.1 | 14.3 |
14.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 63 of every 100 Indiana elementary schools
Among the 1,039 Indiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 397 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lake Hills Elementary School enrolled 397 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 85 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 397 of the 397 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions85
- Chronically absent40.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
55.1% of students were Black, 21.4% White, 14.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black55.1%
- White21.4%
- Two or more races14.5%
- Hispanic9.0%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Lake Hills Elementary School scored proficient or above: 21% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 21% | 28% (2021-22) | 38.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Michigan City
8 public elementary schools in Michigan City report 2024-25 enrollment; Lake Hills Elementary School is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joy Elementary School | 416 | 14.2 | 64.2% |
| Knapp Elementary School | 407 | 15.6 | 61.2% |
| Pine Elementary School | 396 | 12.5 | 70.7% |
| Edgewood Elementary School | 350 | 15.8 | 61.7% |
| Lake Hills Elementary School | 345 | 14.3 | 70.1% |
| Springfield Elementary School | 312 | 15.9 | 60.6% |
| Marsh Elementary School | 296 | 13.5 | 64.5% |
| Coolspring Elementary School | 249 | 13.7 | 63.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lake Hills Elementary School
- Marsh Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 296 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Joy Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.4 miles away: 416 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Compare Lake Hills Elementary School with Marsh Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Michigan City Area Schools spends per student$16,106 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,106
- The largest public schools in IndianaLake Hills Elementary School is the number 726 by size of 1,044 Indiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#726 of 1,044
- Indiana schools by students per teacher14.3 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 15.0 for elementary schools.14.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Lake Hills Elementary School
How many students attend Lake Hills Elementary School?
345 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 383 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Michigan City, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Hills Elementary School?
14.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for elementary schools is 15.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Lake Hills Elementary School a Title I school?
Lake Hills Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Lake Hills Elementary School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Lake Hills Elementary School scored proficient or above: 21% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Lake Hills Elementary School in?
Michigan City Area Schools, NCES district ID 1806570. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180657001155 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.