1
Enrollment
442
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFAYETTE SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180540000971
Miami Elementary School
2401 Beck Ln, Lafayette, IN 47909 · (765) 772-4800 · Tippecanoe County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
369 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 91 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (89).
Student demographics
69%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
Miami 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
27.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
33.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 Miami Elementary School
Miami Elementary School's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Elementary School this school | 442 | 83.5% | 27.4% |
| Madison S.T.E.A.M. Academy South Bend | 431 | 80.3% | 17.2% |
| Emma Donnan Elementary and Middle Indianapolis | 451 | 81.4% | 21.0% |
| Thomas Gregg Neighborhood School 15 Indianapolis | 525 | 79.0% | 11.1% |
| South Wayne Elementary School Fort Wayne | 340 | 80.6% | 16.0% |
| Glenwood Leadership Academy Evansville | 436 | 75.2% | 8.4% |
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 Miami Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Tippecanoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #755 of 983 | #20 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #701 of 986 | #19 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #730 of 986 | #20 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #504 of 1,079 | #14 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #603 of 991 | #10 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #99 of 996 | #4 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.5% | #29 of 1,058 | #1 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #292 of 597 | #5 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
442
-29 (-6%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 466
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 442 | 28.2 | 15.7:1 | 83% (369) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 88% (411) |
| 2022-23 | 458 | 32.2 | 14.2:1 | 86% (393) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 37 | 12.7:1 | 83% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 506 | 30 | 16.9:1 | 85% (428) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 83% (415) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | 26 | 18.5:1 | 78% (373) |
| 2000-01 | 387 | 20 | 19.4:1 | 43% (167) |
| 1990-91 | 466 | 27 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Miami Elementary School.
About Miami Elementary School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Miami Elementary School serves students in Lafayette, Indiana. The school's 442 students are in kindergarten through 4.
Miami Elementary School reports to Lafayette School Corporation, which has 11 schools and 7,090 students.
Black students are the largest group at Miami Elementary School, with 41% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 30% Hispanic, 21% White, and 7% multiracial. Tippecanoe County's residents are about 6% Black, 35 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Miami Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.
Miami Elementary School's 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.7:1. Elementary schools in Indiana average about 15.5:1, a similar figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 83%. The 44% average for public schools in Tippecanoe County is 39 points lower.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Miami Elementary School is 11.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 27.4%. Predicted: 16.5%.
Among Tippecanoe County residents, median household income is about $60,636, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 38 public schools in Tippecanoe County, with a combined enrollment of about 23,655.
The shortest distance from Miami Elementary School to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Edgelea Elementary School. The five-mile area around Miami Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 27.4% average proficiency ranks 6th among 7 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Miami Elementary School is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 471 in 2020-21 and 442 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.7:1.
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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 Lafayette School Corporation
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 2,042 students
- Lafayette Sunnyside IntermediateMiddle · 1,031 students
- Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Glen Acres Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Amelia Earhart Elementary SchoolElementary · 455 students
- Edgelea Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 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 Miami Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Miami Elementary. Miami Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Miami Elementary SchoolCLINTON TWP, MI · 473 students
- MIAMI ELEM.AMORET, MO · 103 students
- MIAMI ELEM.MIAMI, MO · 67 students
Nearby schools
- Edgelea Elementary School0.5 mi · 444
- Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High School0.7 mi · 999
- Jefferson High School0.9 mi · 2,042
- Amelia Earhart Elementary School1.1 mi · 455
- Oakland Elementary School1.6 mi · 192
- Tippecanoe Online Academy1.9 mi · 88
Frequently asked questions
About Miami Elementary SchoolHow large is Miami Elementary School?
Miami Elementary School enrolls approximately 442 students in grades KG-04.
Is Miami Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Miami Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Miami Elementary School have?
Miami Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Miami Elementary School?
At Miami Elementary School, the student body is approximately 21% White, 30% Hispanic, 41% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Miami Elementary School public or private?
Miami Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lafayette School Corporation.
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