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La Porte City Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

515 Fillmore, La Porte City, IA 50651 · (319) 342-3033 · Part of Union Community School District

La Porte City’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
260
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about La Porte City Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
  • Next stop for La Porte City kids: Union Middle School

On the path

Where La Porte City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5La Porte City Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Union Middle Schoolin Dysart

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency92%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts82%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

515 Fillmore, La Porte City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K28
Kindergarten33
Grade 134
Grade 232
Grade 335
Grade 449
Grade 549
Enrollment over time
281’20
293’21
273’22
264’23
260’24

Down 7.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 2%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about La Porte City Elementary School from La Porte City families.

Other schools in Union Community School District

The district →
Dysart-Geneseo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dysart
A−
219 students13:1
Union Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dysart
A−
194 students12:1
Union High School
High · Grades 9–12 · La Porte City
B
279 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; La Porte City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.