The top reported proficiency rate is 26% in English language arts. The lowest is 14% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Tri-township Jr.-sr. High School
Tri-Township Jr.-Sr. High School is a combined middle and high school serving grades six through twelve in the small, rural town of La Crosse in LaPorte County, Indiana. It is a regular public school within the Tri-Township Consolidated School Corporation, and it is the only secondary school in the district. The school’s enrollment is small for a grades six through twelve building, and the student body is overwhelmingly white, with modest representation of Hispanic students and students of two or more races. More than two-fifths of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that signals a moderate level of economic need among the families it serves.
La Crosse itself is a very small, low-density town with a rural feel and a population that has been stable to slightly declining over recent decades. The local economy is built around manufacturing, health care and social assistance, and other services, with many residents commuting to nearby towns for work. The school sits on a main street in the town’s compact center, close to the public library, and the community’s civic life revolves around these few anchors. Housing in La Crosse is notably less expensive than the state average, making it an affordable option for families, though no major new housing or commercial development was found in publicly reported sources. The school district’s recent history did not yield evidence of significant changes that would affect families, such as referendums, curriculum shifts, or boundary alterations.
On state assessments, the school’s results are low compared with the broader state and with other districts in LaPorte County. The overall proficiency index places the school in the bottom quartile relative to districts in the county. In math, a small share of students in grades six through eight met the state’s proficiency bar. In English language arts, about a quarter of students scored at the proficient or above level. Science results for that grade band were suppressed because the number of tested students was very small, so no reliable public picture exists for that subject. The school serves high school grades as well, but the data does not include a four-year graduation rate, chronic absenteeism information, or discipline data, so the full picture of student outcomes and school climate in the upper grades is not available from the evidence here. A parent may want to ask the school directly about graduation rates, college-going patterns, and the availability of advanced coursework or career pathways.
No program offerings were reported in the available data, so the breadth of academic options, from Advanced Placement to dual-credit to career and technical education, is not possible to characterize. Given the small size of the school, a family should expect a limited course catalog and should verify what is available for their child’s interests. The teaching staff, class sizes, and support resources like special education and English learner services are also not provided in the data, which makes it difficult to assess the school’s capacity to serve students with diverse needs.
For a family considering this school, the context is straightforward. Tri-Township Jr.-Sr. High School serves a small, rural, and predominantly white community with moderate poverty. Its academic performance on the state tests that are reported is below the median of its county. Housing is affordable, and the town is quiet and stable. This school likely fits a family that values a close-knit, small-town setting and is comfortable with a school where academic outcomes are not the area’s strength. A family that prioritizes high proficiency rates, a broad slate of programs, or detailed post-secondary tracking data may find that this school does not offer the public evidence to match those priorities. The gaps in reported data mean that a parent will need to ask the school directly for the details that matter most to them.
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