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How has Wea Ridge Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
609
Elementary
DISTRICT 578 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIPPECANOE SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181134001305
Wea Ridge Elementary School
1333 E 430 S, Lafayette, IN 47909 · (765) 471-9321 · Tippecanoe County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL609 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% 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.
- BBeats 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
16.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
349 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 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (121).
Student demographics
63%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
41.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
43.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Wea Ridge Elementary School
Wea Ridge Elementary School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wea Ridge Elementary School this school | 609 | 57.3% | 39.8% |
| Cleveland Elementary School Elkhart | 519 | 56.1% | 26.0% |
| South Grove Elementary School Beech Grove | 586 | 57.8% | 30.2% |
| Mayflower Mill Elementary School Lafayette | 585 | 59.7% | 38.4% |
| Washington Intermediate Washington | 536 | 60.3% | 17.1% |
| Stockwell Elementary School Evansville | 545 | 55.4% | 26.9% |
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 Wea Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Tippecanoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #515 of 983 | #13 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #540 of 986 | #15 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #434 of 986 | #11 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 609 | #176 of 1,079 | #5 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #697 of 991 | #13 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #223 of 996 | #10 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.3% | #424 of 1,058 | #10 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #331 of 353 | #7 of 7 |
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
609
+43 (+8%) vs 2020
+20% since 2000-01, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 609 | 37.5 | 16.2:1 | 57% (349) |
| 2023-24 | 613 | 36.5 | 16.8:1 | 59% (362) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 36.5 | 16.7:1 | 55% (332) |
| 2020-21 | 566 | 34 | 16.6:1 | 46% (260) |
| 2017-18 | 603 | 33 | 18.3:1 | 42% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 665 | 29 | 22.9:1 | 37% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 676 | 28 | 24.1:1 | 39% (261) |
| 2000-01 | 509 | 25 | 20.4:1 | 18% (90) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wea Ridge Elementary School.
About Wea Ridge Elementary School
Wea Ridge Elementary School is a public medium-sized elementary school in Lafayette, Indiana. The school had 609 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436, so this school runs 40% above that.
The 20 schools of Tippecanoe School Corp, including Wea Ridge Elementary School, enroll 13,663 students.
At 55%, White students outnumber all other groups at Wea Ridge Elementary School combined. It is also 19% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 8% multiracial. Tippecanoe County's residents are about 74% White, 19 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Wea Ridge Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
Teachers at Wea Ridge Elementary School total 37.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 57%. The average for public schools in Tippecanoe County is 44%.
allk12 grades Wea Ridge Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 35.0%.
Tippecanoe County census figures show that median household income is about $60,636, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Tippecanoe County number 38 and enroll about 23,655.
The school nearest to Wea Ridge Elementary School is Wea Ridge Middle School, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Wea Ridge Elementary School places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
For locale, NCES codes Wea Ridge Elementary School as Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Wea Ridge Elementary School went from 566 students to 609.
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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 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
- Woodland Elementary SchoolElementary · 601 students
Nearby schools
- Wea Ridge Middle School0.1 mi · 675
- Mayflower Mill Elementary School1.3 mi · 585
- McCutcheon High School1.4 mi · 1,835
- Amelia Earhart Elementary School1.7 mi · 455
- Woodland Elementary School1.9 mi · 601
- Edgelea Elementary School2.2 mi · 444
Frequently asked questions
About Wea Ridge Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Wea Ridge Elementary School?
Wea Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 609 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Wea Ridge Elementary School serve?
Wea Ridge Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Wea Ridge Elementary School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Wea Ridge Elementary School.
How diverse is Wea Ridge Elementary School?
Wea Ridge Elementary School reports a student body of 55% White, 19% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Wea Ridge Elementary School public or private?
Wea Ridge Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tippecanoe School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.