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Enrollment
536
Middle
DISTRICT 781 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST LAFAYETTE COM SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181287002045
West Lafayette Intermediate School
1838 N Salisbury, West Lafayette, IN 47906 · (765) 746-0500 · Tippecanoe County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL536 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Indiana public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
130 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 172 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 165 | 31% |
| Grade 6 | 199 | 37% |
Student demographics
63%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 Intermediate School→West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School
Feeds from
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
66.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
71.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
71.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 West Lafayette Intermediate School
West Lafayette Intermediate School's state test result (71.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Lafayette Intermediate School this school | 536 | 24.3% | 71.0% |
| Carmel Middle School Carmel | 1,047 | 18.5% | 62.1% |
| Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch Fishers | 1,238 | 12.4% | 68.7% |
| Discovery Middle School Granger | 941 | 19.4% | 72.3% |
| Riverside Intermediate School Fishers | 891 | 24.8% | 62.7% |
| Fishers Junior High School Fishers | 840 | 29.6% | 57.3% |
Matched among Indiana middle 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 Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Tippecanoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #4 of 324 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #5 of 325 | #1 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #8 of 325 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 536 | #167 of 334 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #182 of 314 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #65 of 315 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.3% | #307 of 330 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #187 of 187 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
536
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 536 | 34.5 | 15.5:1 | 24% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 546 | 35 | 15.6:1 | 25% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 568 | 36.5 | 15.6:1 | 24% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 19% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 29 | 18.6:1 | 18% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 520 | 28 | 18.6:1 | 19% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 14% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 24 | 18.0:1 | 10% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 486 | 29 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Lafayette Intermediate School.
About West Lafayette Intermediate School
West Lafayette Intermediate School is a public middle school in West Lafayette, Indiana. The student body numbers 536 students, from grades 4 through 6.
West Lafayette Intermediate School is a school in West Lafayette Com School Corp. The district has 3 schools and 2,343 students.
West Lafayette Intermediate School's enrollment is 55% White. Enrollment also includes 24% Asian, 7% multiracial, 7% Black, and 6% Hispanic. Among people living in Tippecanoe County, the White share is about 74%. The chance that two students picked at random at West Lafayette Intermediate School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
Federal data list 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at West Lafayette Intermediate School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.5:1. Across middle schools in Indiana, the average ratio is about 15.6:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 24%. Across public schools in Tippecanoe County, the average is 44%.
West Lafayette Intermediate School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 98% of Indiana public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
West Lafayette Intermediate School is 12.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (71.0% versus 58.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Indiana.
Tippecanoe County has these Census figures: 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.
Nearest public school: West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around West Lafayette Intermediate School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 42.1% on proficiency, and West Lafayette Intermediate School is above that at 71.0%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 525 to 536. The ratio was 17.5:1 in 2020-21 and 15.5:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about West Lafayette Intermediate School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 691 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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 691 students
- Klondike Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
Nearby schools
- West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School0.6 mi · 1,116
- West Lafayette Elementary School1.2 mi · 691
- Paramount School of Excellence Lafayette2.2 mi · 193
- Excel Center - Lafayette2.4 mi · 366
- Murdock Elementary School2.6 mi · 230
- Thomas Miller Elementary School2.7 mi · 318
Frequently asked questions
About West Lafayette Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend West Lafayette Intermediate School?
West Lafayette Intermediate School enrolls approximately 536 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does West Lafayette Intermediate School serve?
West Lafayette Intermediate School serves grades 04-06.
How many students per teacher at West Lafayette Intermediate School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at West Lafayette Intermediate School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Lafayette Intermediate School?
At West Lafayette Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 6% Hispanic, 7% Black, 24% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is West Lafayette Intermediate School in?
West Lafayette Intermediate 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.