Best Public Schools in Kouts, IN

Summary:

The city of Kouts, Indiana is home to two schools - Kouts Middle/High School and Kouts Elementary School, both part of the East Porter County School Corp district. Based on the data provided, Kouts Middle/High School stands out as the top performer, consistently ranking among the best high schools in Indiana and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kouts Middle/High School boasts an impressive 98.5% four-year graduation rate, well above the state average. Its students also outperform their district and state peers on several academic measures, including ILEARN English Language Arts and Math proficiency rates, as well as SAT scores. In contrast, Kouts Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 155th out of 1,020 elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 381st out of 1,010 in 2023-2024. While the elementary school's performance is still above the state average in some areas, it lags behind the middle/high school and the district as a whole.

The data also reveals some interesting differences between the two schools. Kouts Middle/High School has a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 15.2%, compared to 9.8% at the elementary school. Additionally, Kouts Elementary School has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 25.3%, compared to 18.12% at the middle/high school. These factors may contribute to the performance gap between the two schools and warrant further investigation by the district to ensure all students in Kouts have access to a high-quality education.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2024)							ILEARN Math (2024)							ILEARN Social Studies (2024)	ILEARN Biology (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kouts Elementary School	Public	K-5	302 E College Ave	Kouts	46347	Porter County	East Porter County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 766-2231	336	21	16.3	25.3%	311 (92.6%)	5 (1.5%)	17 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	62.6	381^st of 1010 public elementary schools	62.3%		65.5	354^th of 1016 public elementary schools	65.2%	27			47.1	39.7	41.9				42.8	62.8	48.3	32.6				48.7	54.8		$8,707	$489	$8,218
Kouts Middle/High School	Public	6-12	302 E College Ave	Kouts	46347	Porter County	East Porter County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 766-2231	436	29	15.2	18.1%	399 (91.5%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	86.3	25^th of 431 public high schools	94.2%		63.8	106^th of 398 public high schools	73.4%	81	78.1	29.7				57.1	68.4	50.9	58.8				42.9	49.1	29.8	40.6		69.1	$9,034	$280	$8,754

Cities Near Kouts

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Valparaiso	5.31 mi	24	48^th
Boone Grove	5.62 mi	2	128^th
La Crosse	7.52 mi	1	373^rd
Hebron	8.37 mi	4	156^th
Wheatfield	8.67 mi	4	134^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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