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Schools in La Fontaine

La Fontaine’s public schools

Wabash County Schools Metropolitan School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for La Fontaine. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/5schools above Indiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Indiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.9K
▼ 13% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.7
IN 15.3
Schools in town
0
1,986 students on the public path
In brief

La Fontaine’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of La Fontaine’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Southwood Elementary School places highest (better than 69%); White's Jr-Sr High School lowest (3%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve La Fontaine, graded from B− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools: Southwood Jr-Sr High School, Northfield Jr-Sr High School and White's Jr-Sr High School. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in La Fontaine, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
6–123 schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wabash County Schools Metropolitan School District.

The district

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

Wabash County Schools Metropolitan School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,256 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 15.7 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$11,924IN $13,688 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 41.3% · 1017 students tested
Math39%
State average 37.5% · 1016 students tested

La Fontaine vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
La Fontaine—Wabash County Schools Metropolitan

Every school in La Fontaine

5 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 La Fontainein other towns
Southwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wabash
B+
458 students16:1Rate it →
Metro North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Wabash
B−
285 students14:1Rate it →
Southwood Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Wabash
C+
445 students14:1Rate it →
White's Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Wabash
D−
369 students28:1Rate it →
Northfield Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Wabash
C+
429 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about La Fontaine’s schools

Are La Fontaine’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for La Fontaine. Wabash County Schools Metropolitan School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for La Fontaine. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is La Fontaine in?

Wabash County Schools Metropolitan School District.

Where do La Fontaine kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Southwood Jr-Sr High School, Northfield Jr-Sr High School and White's Jr-Sr High School.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.