Laporte Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Laporte, Minnesota
Laporte Middle School in Laporte, Minnesota enrolled 80 students in 2024-25 with 7.5 full-time teachers, 10.7 students per teacher against the Minnesota middle-school median of 16.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 44%
69 students in 2022-23, 82 students in 2023-24, 80 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.2 to 7.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 69 | 5.2 | 13.3 |
| 2023-24 | 82 | 4.3 | 19.0 |
| 2024-25 | 80 | 7.5 | 10.7 |
10.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 of every 100 Minnesota middle schools
Among the 274 Minnesota middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.4; the national median for middle 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Laporte Middle School enrolled 84 students; it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensions12
- Chronically absent50.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
81.3% of students were White, 13.8% American Indian, 3.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White81.3%
- American Indian13.8%
- Two or more races3.8%
- Hispanic1.3%
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, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Laporte Middle School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 35‑39% | 35‑39% | 51.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 15‑19% | 20‑24% (2021-22) | 45.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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.
What to look at next about Laporte Middle School
- Park Rapids Area Century MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 25 miles away: 497 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).25 mi
- Park Rapids Virtual Academy MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 25 miles away: 1 student (2024-25).25 mi
- Compare Laporte Middle School with Park Rapids Area Century MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Laporte Public School spends per student$14,876 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,876
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaLaporte Middle School is the number 255 by size of 301 Minnesota middle schools open in 2024-25.#255 of 301
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher10.7 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 16.4 for middle schools.10.7:1
- 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 Laporte Middle School
How many students attend Laporte Middle School?
80 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 69 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Laporte, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Laporte Middle School?
10.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for middle schools is 16.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Laporte Middle School a Title I school?
Laporte Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Laporte Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Laporte Middle School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota'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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Laporte Middle School in?
Laporte Public School, NCES district ID 2717940. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 271794005248 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, 2021-22 and 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.