Paul F Boston Middle School
1000 Harrison St
La Porte IN, 46350, La Porte County
Phone: 219-326-6930
Ranking:
(209 out of 1,449, top 14%)*

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 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 45 | |||||||
Total Students: | 727 | 749 | 761 | 755 | 746 | 708 | 733 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 242 | 33.3% | 241 | 32.2% | 264 | 34.7% | 252 | 33.4% | 244 | 32.7% | 248 | 35.0% | 264 | 36.0% |
Grade 7: | 234 | 32.2% | 264 | 35.2% | 252 | 33.1% | 243 | 32.2% | 250 | 33.5% | 262 | 37.0% | 210 | 28.6% |
Grade 8: | 251 | 34.5% | 244 | 32.6% | 245 | 32.2% | 260 | 34.4% | 252 | 33.8% | 198 | 28.0% | 259 | 35.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 374 | 51.4% | 369 | 49.3% | 369 | 48.5% | 374 | 49.5% | 363 | 48.7% | 340 | 48.0% | 353 | 48.2% |
Female: | 353 | 48.6% | 380 | 50.7% | 392 | 51.5% | 381 | 50.5% | 349 | 46.8% | 346 | 48.9% | 351 | 47.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.0% |
Asian: | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 116 | 16.0% | 99 | 13.2% | 89 | 11.7% | 78 | 10.3% | 65 | 8.7% | 59 | 8.3% | 54 | 7.4% |
Black: | 18 | 2.5% | 16 | 2.1% | 18 | 2.4% | 25 | 3.3% | 24 | 3.2% | 16 | 2.3% | 23 | 3.1% |
White: | 552 | 75.9% | 600 | 80.1% | 610 | 80.2% | 602 | 79.7% | 619 | 83.0% | 608 | 85.9% | 619 | 84.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 35 | 4.8% | 30 | 4.0% | 36 | 4.7% | 35 | 4.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 297 | 40.9% | 305 | 40.7% | 281 | 36.9% | 283 | 37.5% | 246 | 33.0% | 191 | 27.0% | 193 | 26.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 65 | 8.9% | 67 | 8.9% | 80 | 10.5% | 75 | 9.9% | 65 | 8.7% | 58 | 8.2% | 62 | 8.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.47 | 18.36 | 16.91 | 16.55 | 16.40 | 15.50 | 16.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ECA | ||||||
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 72% | 61% |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98.4% | 76.6% | 72.4% |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100.0% | 73.1% | N/A |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | 69% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 76% | 70% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% | 71% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 71% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% | 71% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 72% | 69% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | 72% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.3% | 76% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 77.5% | 78% |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77% | 73% |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 79% | 74% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 80% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 80% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 87.2% | 80% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 85.3% | 82% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 63% | 54% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68% | 58% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 76.4% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 71.8% | 64% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 69% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% | 68% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 68% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 81% | 70% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 73% | 67% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 79% | 72% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 83.8% | 77% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 79.7% | 75% |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 77% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 82% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 86% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% | 69% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 83% | 73% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83.8% | 75% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 82.9% | 78% |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70% | 57% |
2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 84% | 68% |
2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 83.5% | 71% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 68% | 65% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 70% | 68% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 79% | 68% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 74% | 67% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78% | 69% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 65% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 69% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78.9% | 72% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 78.1% | 73% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 74% | 71% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 72% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 78% | 72% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | 74% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 76% | 66% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | 72% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 82.3% | 77% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79% | 80% |
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* Paul F Boston Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.