Lafayette Meadow School

Lafayette Meadow School is an average-sized elementary campus in Roanoke, Indiana, run under MSD Southwest Allen County Schls. The school hosts 604 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 39% above the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

MSD Southwest Allen County Schls runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 7,502 students. Lafayette Meadow School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lafayette Meadow School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Other groups include 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black. By comparison, Allen County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Allen County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lafayette Meadow School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.8%; this one delivers 57.6%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Allen County indicate median household income runs about $70,737, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Lafayette Meadow School is one of 92 public schools in Allen County (combined enrollment of about 55,262 students).

The closest other public school is Aboite Elementary School, roughly 3.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lafayette Meadow School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 59.9%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lafayette Meadow School has edged up 6%, going from 569 students in 2018 to 604 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 88% to 83% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.