Burnett Creek Elementary School

Burnett Creek Elementary School is a big primary school in West Lafayette, Indiana, overseen by Tippecanoe School Corp. The school enrolls 778 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Burnett Creek Elementary School sits 78% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 20 schools in Tippecanoe School Corp (13,663 students total), Burnett Creek Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Burnett Creek Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 15% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Burnett Creek Elementary School has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Burnett Creek Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 29% of students at Burnett Creek Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Tippecanoe County (around 44%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Burnett Creek Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 55.3%; this one delivers 70.0%, a residual of +14.8 points.

In the broader community, Tippecanoe County reports that median household income runs about $60,636, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Tippecanoe County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,655 students), of which Burnett Creek Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is William Henry Harrison High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Burnett Creek Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 61.4%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 7%: 729 students in 2018 compared to 778 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 66% to 61% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.8:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

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