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What's one thing East Tipp Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
547
Middle
DISTRICT 532 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIPPECANOE SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181134001825
East Tipp Middle School
7501 E 300 N, Lafayette, IN 47905 · (765) 589-3566 · Tippecanoe County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Indiana public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
131 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 178 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 200 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 169 | 31% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
54.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
53.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 East Tipp Middle School
East Tipp Middle School's state test result (55.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tipp Middle School this school | 547 | 23.9% | 55.4% |
| Liberty Middle School Chesterton | 423 | 23.6% | 66.9% |
| Benjamin Franklin Middle School Valparaiso | 823 | 24.5% | 62.5% |
| Hanover Central Middle School Cedar Lake | 647 | 20.2% | 49.1% |
| Lowell Intermediate School Lowell | 486 | 29.4% | N/A |
| Leo Elementary School Leo | 653 | 23.4% | 54.3% |
Matched among Indiana middle 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 East Tipp Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Tippecanoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #45 of 324 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #56 of 325 | #3 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #54 of 325 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #162 of 334 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #293 of 314 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.9% | #172 of 315 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.9% | #308 of 330 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.4% | #56 of 110 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
547
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
+55% since 1990-91, when it was 353
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 547 | 29.3 | 18.7:1 | 24% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 29.6 | 17.9:1 | 23% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 30.5 | 16.7:1 | 25% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 539 | 27 | 20.0:1 | 23% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 500 | 24.7 | 20.2:1 | 24% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 23 | 20.7:1 | 22% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | 20 | 20.3:1 | 19% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 387 | 22 | 17.6:1 | 6% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 353 | 19 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Tipp Middle School.
About East Tipp Middle School
East Tipp Middle School, located in Lafayette, Indiana, is a medium-sized middle school. The student body numbers 547 students, from grades 6 through 8.
East Tipp Middle School belongs to Tippecanoe School Corp, a district of 20 schools and 13,663 students.
At 78%, White students outnumber all other groups at East Tipp Middle School combined. The remaining students are 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 74% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, East Tipp Middle School comes in at 38%.
With 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at East Tipp Middle School was 18.7:1. The 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 24%. Public schools in Tippecanoe County average 44%.
Measured against Indiana public middle schools, East Tipp Middle School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Indiana with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 58.6%. East Tipp Middle School scores 55.4%.
Tippecanoe County has these Census figures: median household income is about $60,636, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Tippecanoe County number 38 and enroll about 23,655.
Of nearby public schools, Hershey Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Among its closest neighbors with test data, East Tipp Middle School is 2nd of 9 on proficiency.
East Tipp Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 539 to 547, a small change. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.0:1 to 18.7:1.
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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 Tippecanoe School Corp
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 2,194 students
- McCutcheon High SchoolHigh · 1,835 students
- Klondike Elementary SchoolElementary · 905 students
- Burnett Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 778 students
- Battle Ground Middle SchoolMiddle · 712 students
- Wea Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 675 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
Nearby schools
- Hershey Elementary School0.2 mi · 538
- Wyandotte Elementary3.9 mi · 522
- Glen Acres Elementary School4.8 mi · 550
- Battle Ground Elementary School5.3 mi · 652
- Vinton Elementary School5.5 mi · 387
- Dayton Elementary School5.8 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About East Tipp Middle SchoolHow large is East Tipp Middle School?
East Tipp Middle School enrolls approximately 547 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does East Tipp Middle School serve?
East Tipp Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Tipp Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Tipp Middle School is approximately 18.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at East Tipp Middle School?
Student demographics at East Tipp Middle School are roughly 78% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees East Tipp Middle School?
East Tipp Middle School is overseen by Tippecanoe School Corp in Tippecanoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.