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Schools in Lake Township · North Newton School Corporation

Lake Township’s public schools score below 58% of Indiana districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Lake Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Lake Township, 33% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Indiana average (38%). 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
39%
▼ 2 pts vs IN 41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
▼ 4 pts vs IN 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IN 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▲ 4% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
644 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 994 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lake Township’s, its schools beat 20%, lower than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 33% in math, against 41% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana (the state reports Lake Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,229 per student, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is North Newton Jr-Sr High School. Enrollment is down 11% 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 Lake Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 42% of Indiana school districts. Both inputs trail the Indiana average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Indiana school districts we grade (396)Better than 42%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (994)Better than 20%
Towns in Newton County (10)Better than 0%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 632 test results and a graduating class of 82 could put Lake Township anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Lake Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (632 in math, 631 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–6Lake Village Elementary SchoolNorth Newton School CorporationC
7–12North Newton Jr-Sr High Schoolin MoroccoC+

Lake Township’s public schools are run by North Newton School Corporation, which also serves Beaver, Colfax, Jackson and Lincoln and others. 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.

North Newton School CorporationGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,004 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$14,229IN $13,688 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 41.3% · 631 students tested
Math33%
State average 37.5% · 632 students tested

Lake Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake TownshipC+North Newton School Corporation
West CreekATri-Creek School Corporation
LincolnC+North Newton School Corporation
Cedar CreekATri-Creek School Corporation
McClellan—North Newton School Corporation

2 of the 4 neighbors share North Newton School Corporation with Lake Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Momence, IL and Pembroke, IL border Lake Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Lake Township

2 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).

District schools in Lake Townshipby address
Lake Village Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Lake Village
C
158 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Lake Townshipin other towns
North Newton Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Morocco
C+
486 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Township’s schools

Are Lake Township’s schools good?

On Indiana’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lake Township children attend score below 58% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 20%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lake Township in?

North Newton School Corporation, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,004 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

What is Lake Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in North Newton School Corporation graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.

How much does Lake Township spend per student?

$14,229 in North Newton 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.