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Alumni: what's one memory from Amelia Earhart Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFAYETTE SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180540000545
Amelia Earhart Elementary School
3280 S 9th St, Lafayette, IN 47909 · (765) 772-4740 · Tippecanoe County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
249 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (76).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Amelia Earhart Elementary School→Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate→Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High School→Jefferson High School
Based on grade levels within Lafayette School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
35.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
45.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Amelia Earhart Elementary School
Amelia Earhart Elementary School's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia Earhart Elementary School this school | 455 | 54.7% | 41.0% |
| Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School Griffith | 477 | 55.1% | N/A |
| Kennedy Academy South Bend | 443 | 49.9% | 47.9% |
| Wallace Aylesworth Elementary Portage | 401 | 48.6% | 25.1% |
| Central Elementary School Portage | 409 | 48.9% | 24.7% |
| Liberty Elementary School Hobart | 398 | 58.0% | 42.8% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Amelia Earhart Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Tippecanoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #493 of 983 | #12 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #504 of 986 | #12 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #559 of 986 | #14 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #472 of 1,079 | #11 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #519 of 991 | #8 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.7% | #48 of 996 | #2 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.7% | #488 of 1,058 | #11 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.1% | #200 of 353 | #3 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
455
+30 (+7%) vs 2020
+6% since 2000-01, when it was 428
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 10.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 455 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 55% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 30.9 | 14.3:1 | 62% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 29.1 | 15.0:1 | 62% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 39 | 10.9:1 | 63% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 25.1 | 16.8:1 | 65% (275) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 66% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | 22 | 19.7:1 | 60% (260) |
| 2000-01 | 428 | 24 | 17.8:1 | 24% (102) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amelia Earhart Elementary School.
About Amelia Earhart Elementary School
Amelia Earhart Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Lafayette, Indiana, administered by Lafayette School Corporation. It enrolls 455 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 4.
The district, Lafayette School Corporation, operates 11 schools serving 7,090 students.
White students account for 39% of enrollment at Amelia Earhart Elementary School, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 27% Hispanic, 22% Black, and 12% multiracial. County-wide, 74% of Tippecanoe County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 72%.
Amelia Earhart Elementary School lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.2 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 55% of the student body. Among public schools in Tippecanoe County, the average eligibility rate is 44%.
Amelia Earhart Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 50% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Amelia Earhart Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 41.0% and a predicted 36.8%.
American Community Survey estimates for Tippecanoe County show that the median household earns about $60,636 a year, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Tippecanoe County has 38 public schools with about 23,655 students, including Amelia Earhart Elementary School.
The closest school to Amelia Earhart Elementary School is Edgelea Elementary School, located about 0.8 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Amelia Earhart Elementary School ranks 2nd of 7 nearby schools, at 41.0% versus a 34.1% average.
NCES assigns Amelia Earhart Elementary School the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 30 students, from 425 to 455. Students per teacher increased from 10.9 in 2020-21 to 15.2 in 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Tippecanoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
189,071
Census ACS
Median income
$60,636
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
23,655 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lafayette School Corporation
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 2,042 students
- Lafayette Sunnyside IntermediateMiddle · 1,031 students
- Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Glen Acres Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Edgelea Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 students
- Miami Elementary SchoolElementary · 442 students
Other schools in Lafayette
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 2,042 students
- McCutcheon High SchoolHigh · 1,835 students
- Lafayette Sunnyside IntermediateMiddle · 1,031 students
- Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Wea Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 675 students
- Wea Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 609 students
Other Amelia Earhart Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Amelia Earhart Elementary. Amelia Earhart Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Amelia Earhart ElementaryAlameda, CA · 573 students
- Amelia Earhart Elementary SchoolGoddard, KS · 514 students
- AMELIA EARHART ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHIALEAH, FL · 454 students
Nearby schools
- Edgelea Elementary School0.8 mi · 444
- Miami Elementary School1.1 mi · 442
- Tippecanoe Online Academy1.2 mi · 88
- Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High School1.4 mi · 999
- Jefferson High School1.5 mi · 2,042
- Wea Ridge Elementary School1.7 mi · 609
Frequently asked questions
About Amelia Earhart Elementary SchoolHow large is Amelia Earhart Elementary School?
Amelia Earhart Elementary School enrolls approximately 455 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Amelia Earhart Elementary School serve?
Amelia Earhart Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Amelia Earhart Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Amelia Earhart Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Amelia Earhart Elementary School?
At Amelia Earhart Elementary School, the student body is approximately 39% White, 27% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Amelia Earhart Elementary School?
Amelia Earhart Elementary School is overseen by Lafayette School Corporation in Tippecanoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.