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Schools in Kouts · East Porter County School Corporation

Kouts’s public schools outscore 93% of Indiana districts

60% of students in Kouts’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Indiana average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Kouts, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Indiana, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Indiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
60%
▲ 19 pts vs IN 41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
▲ 16 pts vs IN 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IN 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.5K
▼ 16% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,275 students on the public path
In brief

Kouts’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 60% and math 53% in spring 2022, against 41% and 38% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $11,482 per student, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then three middle schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Kouts’s grade

A Test scoresB+ Graduation

A: better than 93% of Indiana school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Indiana average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Indiana school districts we grade (396)Better than 93%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (1071)Better than 96%
AA+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,312 test results and a graduating class of 192 could put Kouts anywhere from A to A+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Kouts’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,311 in math, 1,313 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Kouts, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA
6–123 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A

Kouts’s public schools are run by East Porter County School Corporation, which also serves Morgan, Pleasant, Valparaiso and Washington. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

East Porter County School CorporationGrades K–12 · 6 schools · 2,275 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$11,482IN $13,688 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading60%
State average 41.3% · 1313 students tested
Math53%
State average 37.5% · 1311 students tested

Kouts vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Kouts’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
KoutsAEast Porter County School Corporation

Every school in Kouts

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Koutsin other towns
Washington Twp Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Valparaiso
A
339 students15:1Rate it →
Morgan Township Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Valparaiso
A
336 students16:1Rate it →
Kouts Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A
323 students13:1Rate it →
Washington Twp Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Valparaiso
A
456 students14:1Rate it →
Morgan Township Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Valparaiso
A
440 students14:1Rate it →
Kouts Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12
B+
381 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Kouts’s schools

Are Kouts’s schools good?

By Indiana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Kouts children attend outscore 93% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 96%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Kouts in?

East Porter County School Corporation, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 2,275 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

What is Kouts’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in East Porter County School Corporation graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.

How much does Kouts spend per student?

$11,482 in East Porter County School Corporation (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.