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Enrollment
550
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFAYETTE SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180540000965
Glen Acres Elementary School
3767 Kimberly Dr, Lafayette, IN 47905 · (765) 771-6150 · Tippecanoe County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
371 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 | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 20% larger than its 4th grade class (91).
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
Glen Acres 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
36.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
42.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Glen Acres Elementary School
Glen Acres Elementary School's state test result (38.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Acres Elementary School this school | 550 | 67.5% | 38.7% |
| Forest Park Elementary School Fort Wayne | 558 | 66.3% | 26.7% |
| J Wilbur Haley Elementary School Fort Wayne | 583 | 66.0% | 19.8% |
| Northaven Elementary School Jeffersonville | 544 | 71.5% | 33.2% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Fort Wayne | 590 | 66.9% | 42.2% |
| McClelland Elementary School Indianapolis | 809 | 69.3% | 41.9% |
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 Glen Acres Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Tippecanoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #548 of 983 | #14 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #554 of 986 | #16 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #531 of 986 | #13 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #264 of 1,079 | #8 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #797 of 991 | #18 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.3% | #37 of 996 | #1 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.5% | #207 of 1,058 | #7 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.5% | #111 of 353 | #1 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
550
+70 (+15%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 513
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 550 | 32 | 17.2:1 | 67% (371) |
| 2023-24 | 542 | 31.9 | 17.0:1 | 72% (388) |
| 2022-23 | 542 | 31 | 17.5:1 | 72% (389) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 34 | 14.1:1 | 70% (338) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 74% (344) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 28 | 18.8:1 | 73% (381) |
| 2010-11 | 433 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 71% (308) |
| 2000-01 | 463 | 25 | 18.5:1 | 44% (206) |
| 1990-91 | 513 | 28 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glen Acres Elementary School.
About Glen Acres Elementary School
Glen Acres Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Indiana, located in Lafayette. The school serves pre-K through 4. Enrollment is 550 students. That is 26% above the average of about 436 students for elementary schools in Indiana.
Lafayette School Corporation, which runs Glen Acres Elementary School, has 11 schools and 7,090 students.
The biggest share of students at Glen Acres Elementary School, 35%, is Hispanic. Other reported shares: 28% White, 26% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 10% Hispanic among all Tippecanoe County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 72%.
There are 32 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 17.2:1. Compared with the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana, this school's ratio is higher. On the income side, 67% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Tippecanoe County is 44%.
Glen Acres Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 60% of Indiana public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 27.8%.
In Tippecanoe County, home to about 189,071 people, the median household earns about $60,636 a year, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Tippecanoe County number 38, with about 23,655 students.
Of the public schools around it, Glen Acres Elementary School is closest to Vinton Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Glen Acres Elementary School is 1st of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Glen Acres Elementary School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment increased by 15% across 4 years, from 480 in 2020-21 to 550 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.1:1 in 2020-21, and 17.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Lafayette School Corporation
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 2,042 students
- Lafayette Sunnyside IntermediateMiddle · 1,031 students
- Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Amelia Earhart Elementary SchoolElementary · 455 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 Glen Acres Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Glen Acres Elementary. Glen Acres Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Glen Acres Elementary SchoolWest Chester, PA · 451 students
Nearby schools
- Vinton Elementary School1.1 mi · 387
- Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate1.5 mi · 1,031
- Paramount School of Excellence Lafayette1.8 mi · 193
- Murdock Elementary School1.8 mi · 230
- Excel Center - Lafayette1.8 mi · 366
- Oakland Elementary School2.0 mi · 192
Frequently asked questions
About Glen Acres Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Glen Acres Elementary School?
Glen Acres Elementary School enrolls approximately 550 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Glen Acres Elementary School serve?
Glen Acres Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Glen Acres Elementary School have?
Glen Acres Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
How diverse is Glen Acres Elementary School?
Glen Acres Elementary School reports a student body of 28% White, 35% Hispanic, 26% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Glen Acres Elementary School?
Glen Acres 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.