Kesling Middle School
306 East 18th St
La Porte IN, 46350, La Porte County
Phone: 219-362-7507
Ranking:
(558 out of 1,449, top 39%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: La Porte Community School Corporation
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 47 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 45 | |||||||
Total Students: | 786 | 820 | 804 | 812 | 779 | 788 | 749 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 246 | 31.3% | 272 | 33.2% | 273 | 34.0% | 277 | 34.1% | 253 | 32.5% | 293 | 37.2% | 242 | 32.3% |
Grade 7: | 272 | 34.6% | 267 | 32.6% | 269 | 33.5% | 257 | 31.7% | 281 | 36.1% | 252 | 32.0% | 240 | 32.0% |
Grade 8: | 268 | 34.1% | 281 | 34.3% | 262 | 32.6% | 278 | 34.2% | 245 | 31.5% | 243 | 30.8% | 267 | 35.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 396 | 50.4% | 408 | 49.8% | 384 | 47.8% | 415 | 51.1% | 384 | 49.3% | 381 | 48.4% | 376 | 50.2% |
Female: | 390 | 49.6% | 412 | 50.2% | 420 | 52.2% | 397 | 48.9% | 341 | 43.8% | 349 | 44.3% | 338 | 45.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 105 | 13.4% | 100 | 12.2% | 85 | 10.6% | 81 | 10.0% | 51 | 6.5% | 46 | 5.8% | 48 | 6.4% |
Black: | 19 | 2.4% | 22 | 2.7% | 22 | 2.7% | 19 | 2.3% | 18 | 2.3% | 24 | 3.0% | 25 | 3.3% |
White: | 615 | 78.2% | 649 | 79.1% | 647 | 80.5% | 655 | 80.7% | 661 | 84.9% | 661 | 83.9% | 643 | 85.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 44 | 5.6% | 43 | 5.2% | 45 | 5.6% | 50 | 6.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 370 | 47.1% | 358 | 43.7% | 335 | 41.7% | 322 | 39.7% | 284 | 36.5% | 259 | 32.9% | 229 | 30.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 73 | 9.3% | 87 | 10.6% | 91 | 11.3% | 93 | 11.5% | 91 | 11.7% | 78 | 9.9% | 92 | 12.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.81 | 17.83 | 17.11 | 17.33 | 16.67 | 16.90 | 16.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ECA | ||||||
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 91% | 72% | 61% |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94.1% | 76.6% | 72.4% |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98.3% | 73.1% | N/A |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77% | 69% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 76% | 70% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 76% | 71% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 71% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 76% | 71% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 72% | 69% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 78% | 72% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.3% | 76% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 77.5% | 78% |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 77% | 73% |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 79% | 74% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 92% | 80% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 80% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 77% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 87.2% | 80% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 85.3% | 82% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 63% | 54% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 68% | 58% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 76.4% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 71.8% | 64% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 77% | 69% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 76% | 68% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | 68% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81% | 70% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 73% | 67% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 79% | 72% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 83.8% | 77% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 79.7% | 75% |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 77% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 82% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 86% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 76% | 69% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 83% | 73% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 83.8% | 75% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.9% | 78% |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 70% | 57% |
2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 84% | 68% |
2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 83.5% | 71% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68% | 65% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 70% | 68% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 79% | 68% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 74% | 67% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | 69% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77% | 65% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | 69% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 78.9% | 72% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 78.1% | 73% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 74% | 71% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 72% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 78% | 72% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 76% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | 74% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 76% | 66% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 78% | 72% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 82.3% | 77% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 79% | 80% |
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* Kesling Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.