Wea Ridge Elementary School

Wea Ridge Elementary School is an elementary school of moderately sized scale in Lafayette, Indiana, operated by Tippecanoe School Corp, hosting 609 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 40% above the state mean of about 436.

Within Tippecanoe School Corp, which oversees 20 schools and 13,663 students, Wea Ridge Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Wea Ridge Elementary School shows that 55% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 19% Hispanic, 17% Black, 8% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

In terms of school funding signals, Wea Ridge Elementary School reports 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Tippecanoe County (around 44%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Wea Ridge Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.0%, the actual is 39.8%, a residual of +4.8 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Tippecanoe County put median household income runs about $60,636, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Tippecanoe County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,655 students), of which Wea Ridge Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Wea Ridge Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wea Ridge Elementary School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.3%.

Wea Ridge Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 603 students in 2018 compared to 609 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 68% to 55% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Wea Ridge Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.