Wainwright Middle School

Wainwright Middle School is a cozy middle school in Lafayette, Indiana, part of Tippecanoe School Corp. The school works with 320 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 46% leaner than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 594 students.

Tippecanoe School Corp comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 13,663 students; Wainwright Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Wainwright Middle School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). Beyond that, the school lists 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Wainwright Middle School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Wainwright Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.9%, the actual is 40.0%, a residual of -7.9 points.

In the area at large, census data for Tippecanoe County shows median household income runs about $60,636, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Tippecanoe County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,655 students), of which Wainwright Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is James Cole Elementary School, roughly 2.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Wainwright Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wainwright Middle School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 42.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Wainwright Middle School's enrollment has edged up 16% since 2018, when it stood at 277 (now 320).

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.