Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate

As a big junior high in Lafayette, Indiana, Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate works with 1,031 students from grades 5 through 6, overseen by Lafayette School Corporation. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 74% bigger than typical.

Across the 11 schools in Lafayette School Corporation (7,090 students total), Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate shows that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 25% Black, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Tippecanoe County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate records 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Tippecanoe County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.1%; this one delivers 28.4%.

Around the school, census data for Tippecanoe County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,636 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate is one of 38 public schools in Tippecanoe County (combined enrollment of about 23,655 students).

Murdock Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 33.8%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate has edged down 15%, going from 1,220 students in 2018 to 1,031 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 19% to 25% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

On this page, members of the Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.