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Best kept secret at Klondike Elementary School?
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Enrollment
905
Elementary
DISTRICT 578 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIPPECANOE SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181134001827
Klondike Elementary School
3311 Klondike Rd, West Lafayette, IN 47906 · (765) 463-5505 · Tippecanoe County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL905 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% 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.
- 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.
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
16.4:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
325 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 122 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 142 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 167 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 159 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 160 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 155 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (155).
Student demographics
60%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
50.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
54.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Klondike Elementary School
Klondike Elementary School's state test result (53.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Elementary School this school | 905 | 35.9% | 53.1% |
| Promise Road Elementary Noblesville | 810 | 32.2% | 48.7% |
| Burnett Creek Elementary School West Lafayette | 778 | 28.7% | 70.0% |
| Sugar Grove Elementary School Greenwood | 817 | 35.6% | 51.5% |
| Covington Elementary School Fort Wayne | 746 | 33.2% | 45.8% |
| Monon Trail Elementary School Westfield | 767 | 28.9% | 69.9% |
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 Klondike Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Tippecanoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #254 of 983 | #6 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #330 of 986 | #8 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #229 of 986 | #5 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 905 | #10 of 1,079 | #1 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #729 of 991 | #15 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #281 of 996 | #12 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.9% | #850 of 1,058 | #15 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #387 of 597 | #8 of 13 |
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
905
-75 (-8%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 900
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 905 | 55 | 16.4:1 | 36% (325) |
| 2023-24 | 932 | 53.5 | 17.4:1 | 38% (356) |
| 2022-23 | 981 | 54 | 18.2:1 | 39% (386) |
| 2020-21 | 980 | 48 | 20.4:1 | 40% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 987 | 41 | 24.1:1 | 44% (432) |
| 2015-16 | 925 | 40 | 23.1:1 | 46% (422) |
| 2010-11 | 1,030 | 49 | 21.0:1 | 47% (486) |
| 2000-01 | 851 | 49 | 17.4:1 | 27% (226) |
| 1990-91 | 900 | 41 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Klondike Elementary School.
About Klondike Elementary School
Students in West Lafayette, Indiana, attend Klondike Elementary School, a large elementary school. Enrollment is 905 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436 students, so this school is 108% bigger than average.
Klondike Elementary School falls under Tippecanoe School Corp, which has 20 schools enrolling 13,663 students.
At Klondike Elementary School, White students make up 60% of the student body. The school is also 15% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% Black, and 7% multiracial. That is lower than the 74% White share among all Tippecanoe County residents. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Klondike Elementary School employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.4:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Klondike Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 36%. Public schools in Tippecanoe County average 44%.
The allk12 Grade for Klondike Elementary School is B+. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 67% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.1% for Klondike Elementary School. The school posts 53.1%, 3.0 points above the prediction.
Within Tippecanoe County, the median household income is $60,636, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Klondike Elementary School, Tippecanoe County has 37 other public schools.
Klondike Middle School is located about 0.1 miles from Klondike Elementary School. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Klondike Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Klondike Elementary School is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, Klondike Elementary School's enrollment declined 8%, to 905. The number of students per teacher fell from 20.4 to 16.4 over 4 years.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Burnett Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 778 students
- Battle Ground Middle SchoolMiddle · 712 students
- Wea Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 675 students
- Battle Ground Elementary SchoolElementary · 652 students
Other schools in West Lafayette
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 2,194 students
- West Lafayette Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,116 students
- Burnett Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 778 students
- West Lafayette Elementary SchoolElementary · 691 students
- West Lafayette Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 536 students
- Klondike Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
Nearby schools
- Klondike Middle School0.1 mi · 448
- West Lafayette Elementary School2.9 mi · 691
- West Lafayette Intermediate School3.0 mi · 536
- Burnett Creek Elementary School3.2 mi · 778
- West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School3.3 mi · 1,116
- William Henry Harrison High School3.4 mi · 2,194
Frequently asked questions
About Klondike Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Klondike Elementary School?
Klondike Elementary School enrolls approximately 905 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Klondike Elementary School serve?
Klondike Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Klondike Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Klondike Elementary School is approximately 16.4:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Klondike Elementary School?
At Klondike Elementary School, the student body is approximately 60% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% Black, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Klondike Elementary School?
Klondike Elementary 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.