(La Porte, IN) - The La Porte Community School Corporation has a very select number of student wizards in math.

Four students had among the very highest scores nationwide in the math portion of the state’s ILearn assessment system which measures achievement and growth related to Indiana academic standards in grades three through eight.

The students from Crichfield and Hailmann elementary schools were recognized at this week’s school board meeting by Assistant Superintendent Ben Tonagel.

“These wonderful mathematicians scored in the top two-percent on the ILearn checkpoints throughout the year,” he said.

The students are Jay Ramirez, Mariah Hart, Charlotte Huffman and Isaac Cornett.