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Handley Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

408 10th St, LaPorte, IN 46350 · (219) 362-2561 · Part of La Porte Community School Corporation

Center Township’s School Grade B− better than 47% of Indiana school districts

Directions
Students
366
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Handley Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Indiana’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Center Township kids: LaPorte High School

On the path

Where Center Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Handley Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–12LaPorte High Schoolin LaPorte

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 42.6%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Indiana’s 1,697 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

408 10th St, LaPorte

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K34
Kindergarten61
Grade 161
Grade 275
Grade 362
Grade 473
Enrollment over time
352’20
370’21
391’22
377’23
366’24

Up 4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 64%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 9%Black 4%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Handley Elementary School from Center Township families.

Other schools in La Porte Community School Corporation

The district →
LaPorte High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · LaPorte
B
1,807 students16:1
F Willard Crichfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · LaPorte
A
459 students18:1
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · LaPorte
B−
353 students15:1
Hailmann Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · LaPorte
B−
318 students16:1
Kingsbury Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · LaPorte
B+
294 students17:1
Riley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · LaPorte
B+
291 students18:1

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 Indiana’s other public schools; Center Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.