📍 600 Cumberland Ave, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, 47906
West Lafayette Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County. The school has 740 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Lafayette Com School Corp school district. It serves grades K–3 in an urban setting. The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Lafayette Elementary School enrolls 740 students across grades K–3. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 20% Asian and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 401 | 54% |
| Asian | 147 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 78 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 57 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 7.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
195 of the school's 740 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 178 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Lafayette Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-40, state senate district 22, state house district 26.
West Lafayette Elementary School is one of 3 schools in West Lafayette Com School Corp, based in West Lafayette, Indiana. The district serves 2,343 students district-wide and employs 159 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 740 students, West Lafayette Elementary School is close to the district average of about 781 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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