📍 306 E 18th St, LaPorte, LaPorte County, 46350
Kesling Intermediate School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in LaPorte, LaPorte County. The school has 903 pupils enrolled. It is part of the LaPorte Community School Corp school district. It serves grades 5–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 63.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kesling Intermediate School enrolls 903 students across grades 5–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 63.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 7.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 682 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 129 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 66 | 7.3% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
547 of the school's 903 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 482 qualify for free lunch and 65 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kesling Intermediate School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-10, state senate district 8, state house district 20.
Kesling Intermediate School is one of 11 schools in La Porte Community School Corp, based in LaPorte, Indiana. The district serves 6,089 students district-wide and employs 414 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 903 students, Kesling Intermediate School is larger than the district average of about 554 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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