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What's the biggest difference between Mintonye Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
452
Elementary
DISTRICT 578 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIPPECANOE SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181134001831
Mintonye Elementary School
2000 W 800 S, Lafayette, IN 47909 · (765) 538-2780 · Tippecanoe County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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.
- C+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
15.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
133 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
24%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
49.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
60.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
53.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Mintonye Elementary School
Mintonye Elementary School's state test result (53.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mintonye Elementary School this school | 452 | 29.4% | 53.7% |
| Rossville Elementary School Rossville | 440 | 29.5% | 54.5% |
| Douglas MacArthur Elem School Cedar Lake | 466 | 30.7% | 59.6% |
| Batesville Intermediate School Batesville | 490 | 31.0% | 47.0% |
| Roanoke Elementary School Roanoke | 402 | 29.4% | 57.2% |
| Avilla Elementary School Avilla | 422 | 29.6% | 42.0% |
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 Mintonye Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Tippecanoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #250 of 983 | #5 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #237 of 986 | #4 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #255 of 986 | #7 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 452 | #478 of 1,079 | #12 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #588 of 991 | #9 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.1% | #713 of 996 | #17 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.4% | #920 of 1,058 | #18 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #544 of 597 | #13 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
452
-44 (-9%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 446
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 452 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 29% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 30% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 28% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 25 | 19.8:1 | 26% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 21 | 22.0:1 | 31% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 446 | 21 | 21.2:1 | 29% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | 19 | 22.0:1 | 30% (124) |
| 2000-01 | 434 | 24 | 18.1:1 | 18% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 446 | 21 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mintonye Elementary School.
About Mintonye Elementary School
Mintonye Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in Lafayette, Indiana. Enrollment totals 452 students across kindergarten through 5.
Tippecanoe School Corp has 13,663 students in 20 schools, and Mintonye Elementary School is one of those schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Mintonye Elementary School is White, at 87%. Other reported shares: 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Tippecanoe County's residents are about 74% White, 13 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mintonye Elementary School scores 24%.
With 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.6:1. It is about the same as the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Mintonye Elementary School, 29% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 44% average for public schools in Tippecanoe County.
Mintonye Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 60% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Mintonye Elementary School would score about 54.7%. It scores 53.7%, within a point of that figure.
For Tippecanoe County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $60,636 a year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Tippecanoe County number 38, with about 23,655 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Southwestern Middle School, is the closest to Mintonye Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Mintonye Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 9%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.8:1 in 2020-21, and 15.6:1 in 2024-25.
The Mintonye Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
- Klondike Elementary SchoolElementary · 905 students
- Burnett Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 778 students
- Battle Ground Middle SchoolMiddle · 712 students
- Wea Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 675 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
Nearby schools
- Southwestern Middle School0.2 mi · 491
- Mayflower Mill Elementary School3.7 mi · 585
- McCutcheon High School3.9 mi · 1,835
- Wea Ridge Middle School4.9 mi · 675
- Wea Ridge Elementary School5.0 mi · 609
- Amelia Earhart Elementary School6.0 mi · 455
Frequently asked questions
About Mintonye Elementary SchoolHow large is Mintonye Elementary School?
Mintonye Elementary School enrolls approximately 452 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Mintonye Elementary School serve?
Mintonye Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mintonye Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mintonye Elementary School is approximately 15.6:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mintonye Elementary School?
At Mintonye Elementary School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Mintonye Elementary School in?
Mintonye Elementary School is part of Tippecanoe School Corp.
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