Michigan City Area Schools

Summary:

The Michigan City Area Schools district consists of 11 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. The district as a whole is ranked 275 out of 381 in Indiana and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out. Knapp Elementary School has the highest performance, ranking 519 out of 1,010 Indiana elementary schools and rated 2 out of 5 stars. It has the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math across all grades compared to other schools in the district. Springfield Elementary School also performs well, ranking 641 out of 1,010 Indiana elementary schools and rated 2 out of 5 stars. At the middle school level, Martin T Krueger Middle School stands out as the highest-performing, ranking 380 out of 485 Indiana middle schools and rated 1 out of 5 stars.

The data reveals significant performance gaps between the highest and lowest-performing schools in the district, especially in test scores. There also appears to be a correlation between schools with higher free/reduced lunch rates and lower academic performance. High chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.6% to 52.4%, may be a contributing factor to the district's overall low performance. While the district as a whole is rated 1 out of 5 stars, individual schools within the district range from 1 to 3 stars, suggesting that there are pockets of higher-performing schools that could serve as models for improvement across the district.

District Detail

408 S Carroll Ave
Michigan City, IN 46360

(219) 873-2000

SchoolDigger Rank:
272^nd of 381 Indiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 5,022

Primary Schools: 10
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Edgewood Elementary School	Public	K-6	502 Boyd Cir	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2079	347	21	16.9	61.1%	101 (29.1%)	178 (51.3%)	29 (8.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.8%)	22.5	785^th of 1010 public elementary schools	22.3%		26.7	762^nd of 1016 public elementary schools	25.0%	23			7.3	13.7	20.8	42.6			21.4	22.0	25.5	22.9	23.4			23.5	18.8		$12,323	$1,722	$10,600
Joy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1600 E Coolspring Ave	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2090	426	30	14.2	61.5%	158 (37.1%)	166 (39.0%)	44 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (13.1%)	39.2	638^th of 1010 public elementary schools	36.8%		32.7	702^nd of 1016 public elementary schools	30.9%	64			31.9	16.4	41.7	44.7			33.5	31.9	27.3	31.7	34.8			31.3	30.0		$12,152	$1,723	$10,429
Knapp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	321 Bolka Ave	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2096	393	27	14.4	61.6%	206 (52.4%)	90 (22.9%)	51 (13.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.4%)	50.6	519^th of 1010 public elementary schools	48.6%		56.6	467^th of 1016 public elementary schools	54.0%	52			34.0	38.0	36.2	34.8			35.7	49.1	52.0	48.9	34.8			46.4	23.4		$12,958	$1,733	$11,225
Marsh Elementary School	Public	K-6	400 E Homer St	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2102	321	20	16.0	67.9%	120 (37.4%)	114 (35.5%)	36 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	49 (15.3%)	40	630^th of 1010 public elementary schools	37.6%		35.6	677^th of 1016 public elementary schools	33.4%	47			22.9	40.9	28.6	38.5			32.9	33.3	61.4	32.7	30.8			39.9	8.2		$12,367	$1,743	$10,624
Martin T Krueger Middle School	Public	7-8	2001 Springland Ave	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2061	329	30	10.7	77.5%	129 (39.2%)	118 (35.9%)	38 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.8%)	20.9	380^th of 485 public middle schools	21.6%		26.7	360^th of 489 public middle schools	26.4%	20							23.1	17.3	20.3					15.1	15.3	15.2			$14,301	$1,677	$12,624
Lake Hills Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	201 Ferguson Rd	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(219) 873-2105	361	26	13.8	73.1%	74 (20.5%)	187 (51.8%)	39 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	60 (16.6%)	17	846^th of 1010 public elementary schools	16.2%		14.5	868^th of 1016 public elementary schools	14.6%	22			17.5	17.9	10.7	31.8			18.9	32.5	19.6	12.5	25.0			21.4	8.9		$15,205	$1,878	$13,326
Niemann Elementary School	Public	PK	811 Royal Rd	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 873-2146	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
A K Smith Area Career Center	Public	6-12	817 Lafayette St	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 873-2120	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Barker Middle School	Public	7-8	319 E Barker Rd	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2057	378	32	11.8	65.9%	148 (39.2%)	129 (34.1%)	54 (14.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	43 (11.4%)	35.2	322^nd of 485 public middle schools	33.6%		24.4	369^th of 489 public middle schools	24.5%	47							36.9	28.6	32.7					26.2	8.6	17.2			$14,189	$1,627	$12,562
Coolspring Elementary School	Public	K-6	9121 W 300 N	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2073	217	17	12.6	64.5%	102 (47.0%)	76 (35.0%)	23 (10.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)	27.3	751^st of 1010 public elementary schools	25.6%		35.8	676^th of 1016 public elementary schools	33.5%	75			15.8	31.0	35.7	22.7			26.2	44.7	33.3	21.4	13.6			30.8	14.3		$13,257	$1,746	$11,511
Pine Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1660 Co Line Rd	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(219) 873-2114	397	28	14.1	65.2%	169 (42.6%)	143 (36.0%)	46 (11.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.1%)	30.7	724^th of 1010 public elementary schools	28.3%		16.1	857^th of 1016 public elementary schools	15.6%	133			43.9	25.6	15.5	25.0			28.3	62.1	16.3	17.2	5.8			27.9	19.0		$14,775	$1,773	$13,002
Michigan City High School	Public	9-12	8466 W Pahs Rd	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2044	1,531	93	16.4	66.2%	611 (39.9%)	571 (37.3%)	194 (12.7%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	144 (9.4%)	23.7	329^th of 431 public high schools	23.7%		22.2	320^th of 398 public high schools	19.6%	9	32.5	13.0																18.3	$16,628	$1,766	$14,862
Springfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3054 W 800 N	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2117	310	23	13.4	67.7%	214 (69.0%)	48 (15.5%)	21 (6.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.1%)	38.9	641^st of 1010 public elementary schools	36.5%		43.3	604^th of 1016 public elementary schools	40.6%	37			12.8	32.1	32.6	38.5			29.3	36.2	37.5	41.9	38.5			38.4	20.9		$13,166	$1,675	$11,491
Little Wolves Early Learning Center	Public	PK	1001us-20	Michigan City	36360	Fountain County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(219) 873-2000	12	2	6.0		5 (41.7%)	2 (16.7%)	3 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (16.7%)								(n/a)

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Renaissance Academy Charter School	6.1 mi	1	115^th
Indiana Department of Correction	6.99 mi	4	338^th
LaPorte Community School Corp	8.3 mi	11	119^th
Duneland School Corporation	9.15 mi	10	44^th
Discovery Charter School	9.55 mi	1	109^th

Michigan City Area Schools

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