South Center’s public schools
La Porte Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Center. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
South Center’s schools, in brief
School by school
7 of South Center’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. F Willard Crichfield Elementary places highest (better than 92%); LaPorte Middle School lowest (36%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Nine elementary schools serve South Center, graded from C+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: LaPorte High School and LaPorte Middle 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 South Center, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in South Center · depends on your address
LaPorte High School
Grades PK–12 · 1,807 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in LaPorte
Kesling Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 847 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in LaPorte
6th grade in South Center · depends on your address
LaPorte High School
Grades PK–12 · 1,807 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in LaPorte
Kesling Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 847 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in LaPorte
7th grade in South Center · depends on your address
LaPorte High School
Grades PK–12 · 1,807 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in LaPorte
LaPorte Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 862 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in LaPorte
8th grade in South Center · depends on your address
LaPorte High School
Grades PK–12 · 1,807 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in LaPorte
LaPorte Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 862 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in LaPorte
9th grade in South Center
LaPorte High School
Grades PK–12 · 1,807 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in LaPorte
10th grade in South Center
LaPorte High School
Grades PK–12 · 1,807 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in LaPorte
11th grade in South Center
LaPorte High School
Grades PK–12 · 1,807 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in LaPorte
12th grade in South Center
LaPorte High School
Grades PK–12 · 1,807 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in LaPorte
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the La Porte Community School Corporation.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
South Center vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share South Center’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| South Center | — | La Porte Community School Corporation |
Every school in South Center
10 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).
Questions about South Center’s schools
Are South Center’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for South Center. La Porte Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Center. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is South Center in?
La Porte Community School Corporation.
Where do South Center kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: LaPorte High School and LaPorte Middle School.
Parents talk
What South Center families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near South Center → They have their own page.
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.