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Enrollment
691
Elementary
DISTRICT 781 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST LAFAYETTE COM SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181287002043
West Lafayette Elementary School
600 Cumberland Ave, West Lafayette, IN 47906 · (765) 464-3212 · Tippecanoe County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL691 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of Indiana public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
177 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 139 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 168 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 172 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 179 | 26% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
West Lafayette Elementary School→West Lafayette Intermediate School→West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School
Based on grade levels within West Lafayette Com School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
72.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
82.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
77.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 57% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Indiana's top 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 West Lafayette Elementary School
West Lafayette Elementary School's state test result (77.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Lafayette Elementary School this school | 691 | 25.6% | 77.2% |
| Maple Grove Elementary School Bargersville | 755 | 22.4% | 62.0% |
| Southside Elementary School Columbus | 891 | 21.0% | 60.3% |
| Southeastern Elementary School Fishers | 773 | 12.8% | 70.2% |
| Prairie Trace Elementary School Carmel | 715 | 11.0% | 79.9% |
| Northpoint Elementary School Granger | 577 | 13.5% | 83.6% |
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 West Lafayette Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Tippecanoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #17 of 983 | #1 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #22 of 986 | #1 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #23 of 986 | #1 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 691 | #90 of 1,079 | #3 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #324 of 991 | #4 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #109 of 996 | #5 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.6% | #954 of 1,058 | #20 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #534 of 597 | #11 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
691
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 408
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 691 | 49 | 14.1:1 | 26% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 687 | 49.5 | 13.9:1 | 25% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 740 | 48 | 15.4:1 | 26% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 689 | 39 | 17.7:1 | 21% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 709 | 40.5 | 17.5:1 | 18% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 673 | 40 | 16.8:1 | 23% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 611 | 33 | 18.5:1 | 12% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 501 | 32 | 15.7:1 | 11% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 408 | 24 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Lafayette Elementary School.
About West Lafayette Elementary School
As a large elementary school, West Lafayette Elementary School serves students in West Lafayette, Indiana. Federal data show 691 students enrolled in kindergarten through 3 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Indiana, the average enrollment is about 436.
Besides West Lafayette Elementary School, West Lafayette Com School Corp runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 2,343 students.
Of every 100 students at West Lafayette Elementary School, about 48 are White, the largest group. The school is also 25% Asian, 10% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 8% Black. That is lower than the 74% White share among all Tippecanoe County residents. A diversity index of 68% means there is a 68% chance two randomly chosen students at West Lafayette Elementary School are from different groups.
There are about 14.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at West Lafayette Elementary School, which has 49. Elementary schools in Indiana have an average ratio of 15.5:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 26%. For comparison, public schools in Tippecanoe County average 44%.
West Lafayette Elementary School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 98% of Indiana public elementary schools.
West Lafayette Elementary School scores 19.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 77.2% actual versus 57.4% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Tippecanoe County, the median household earns about $60,636 a year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Tippecanoe County has 38 public schools with about 23,655 students, including West Lafayette Elementary School.
West Lafayette Elementary School's nearest public school is West Lafayette Intermediate School (about 1.2 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, West Lafayette Elementary School ranks 1st of 8 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around West Lafayette Elementary School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 691, starting from 689. The school's ratio dropped from 17.7:1 to 14.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 West Lafayette Com School Corp
- West Lafayette Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,116 students
- West Lafayette Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 536 students
Other schools in West Lafayette
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 2,194 students
- West Lafayette Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,116 students
- Klondike Elementary SchoolElementary · 905 students
- Burnett Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 778 students
- West Lafayette Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 536 students
- Klondike Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
Nearby schools
- West Lafayette Intermediate School1.2 mi · 536
- West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School1.8 mi · 1,116
- William Henry Harrison High School2.6 mi · 2,194
- Burnett Creek Elementary School2.7 mi · 778
- Paramount School of Excellence Lafayette2.8 mi · 193
- Klondike Middle School2.8 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About West Lafayette Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Lafayette Elementary School?
West Lafayette Elementary School enrolls approximately 691 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does West Lafayette Elementary School serve?
West Lafayette Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at West Lafayette Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at West Lafayette Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at West Lafayette Elementary School?
Student demographics at West Lafayette Elementary School are roughly 48% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% Black, 25% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is West Lafayette Elementary School in?
West Lafayette Elementary School is part of West Lafayette Com School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.