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La Porte schools report rising early-learning enrollment, high reading and graduation rates

La Porte Economic Advancement Partnership · November 19, 2025
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Summary

Dr. Sandra Wood outlined efforts to strengthen communication and alignment across the district, detailed early childhood growth and online school enrollment, and cited a 93.3% iRead passage rate and 94% graduation rate at La Porte High School.

Dr. Sandra Wood, superintendent of La Porte Community Schools, used the State of the Schools address to identify enrollment challenges, new communication tools and academic gains across the district.

"When we examine nearly two decades of enrollment data, the trend becomes very clear. Our district has experienced a steady long term decline," Wood said, linking falling enrollment to local industry changes, demographic shifts and the expansion of school choice in Indiana.

To strengthen family engagement, the district adopted ParentSquare, a communications platform the superintendent said has…

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