Best Public Schools in Zip Code 47905

Summary:

The 47905 zip code area is home to 9 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 1 high school, spread across two school districts - Lafayette School Corporation and Tippecanoe School Corp. While the schools in this area show stark differences in academic performance, a few standout institutions shine, including Hershey Elementary School and East Tipp Middle School, which consistently rank among the top schools in the state.

Hershey Elementary and East Tipp Middle School boast exceptional proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. In contrast, schools like Thomas Miller Elementary and Southwestern Middle have much lower proficiency rates, with only 25-41% of students proficient. This disparity is often correlated with socioeconomic factors, as schools with the highest free/reduced lunch rates tend to have the lowest academic performance.

While most schools in the 47905 zip code area struggle with high chronic absenteeism rates, Hershey Elementary and East Tipp Middle stand out with remarkably low rates of 6.4% and 1.0%, respectively. Additionally, Jefferson High School is noteworthy for its diverse student population, with a racial makeup that is more representative of the broader community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2024)							ILEARN Math (2024)							ILEARN Social Studies (2024)	ILEARN Biology (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Glen Acres Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3767 Kimberly Dr	Lafayette	47905	Tippecanoe County	Lafayette School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 771-6150	542	31	17.4	71.8%	192 (35.4%)	140 (25.8%)	157 (29.0%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.3%)	49.1	534^th of 1010 public elementary schools	47.1%		53.2	500^th of 1016 public elementary schools	50.8%	34			39.4	38.0					38.7	47.9	42.0					44.9			$10,003	$1,536	$8,468
Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	1801 S 18th St	Lafayette	47905	Tippecanoe County	Lafayette School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 772-4700	2,118	142	14.9	69.3%	896 (42.3%)	402 (19.0%)	683 (32.2%)	8 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	123 (5.8%)	44.8	230^th of 431 public high schools	46.6%		37.8	256^th of 398 public high schools	35.7%	26	46.2	18.1																35.7	$12,333	$1,046	$11,287
Lafayette Tecumseh Junior High School	Public	7-8	2101 S 18th St	Lafayette	47905	Tippecanoe County	Lafayette School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 772-4750	1,043	80	13.0	74.7%	402 (38.5%)	219 (21.0%)	338 (32.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	76 (7.3%)	33.2	330^th of 485 public middle schools	32.0%		34.7	325^th of 489 public middle schools	33.5%	5							29.2	25.7	27.4					27.3	15.8	21.5		100.0	$10,759	$1,052	$9,707
Thomas Miller Elementary School	Public	K-4	700 S 4th St	Lafayette	47905	Tippecanoe County	Lafayette School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 476-2930	343	27	12.9	85.1%	149 (43.4%)	113 (32.9%)	48 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.6%)	33	695^th of 1010 public elementary schools	31.2%		26.6	763^rd of 1016 public elementary schools	24.9%	68			31.2	19.4					25.0	50.8	32.8					41.4			$11,809	$1,641	$10,168
East Tipp Middle School	Public	6-8	7501 E 300 N	Lafayette	47905	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 589-3566	509	31	16.6	24.6%	413 (81.1%)	12 (2.4%)	58 (11.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	90.7	36^th of 485 public middle schools	92.6%		91.8	29^th of 489 public middle schools	94.1%	7						54.5	58.1	71.5	61.2				53.4	50.3	65.1	56.3			$8,767	$304	$8,463
Hershey Elementary School	Public	K-5	7521 E 300 N	Lafayette	47905	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 269-8280	562	33	17.1	23.0%	483 (85.9%)	11 (2.0%)	38 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	83.2	149^th of 1010 public elementary schools	85.2%		88.8	72^nd of 1016 public elementary schools	92.9%	77			55.3	57.8	58.4				57.1	68.2	63.9	57.1				63.3	48.1		$9,663	$175	$9,488
Southwestern Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 W 800 S	Lafayette	47905	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 538-3025	496	29	17.3	40.5%	376 (75.8%)	42 (8.5%)	50 (10.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	38.1	311^th of 485 public middle schools	35.9%		33	333^rd of 489 public middle schools	31.9%	22						29.9	22.2	40.8	30.9				23.8	19.5	27.4	23.6			$8,306	$352	$7,954
Wainwright Middle School	Public	6-8	7501 E 700 S	Lafayette	47905	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 269-8350	311	19	16.2	41.5%	239 (76.8%)	9 (2.9%)	56 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	62	175^th of 485 public middle schools	63.9%		61.3	176^th of 489 public middle schools	64.0%	1						38.2	41.4	30.3	36.9				47.7	45.5	29.6	41.6			$10,160	$172	$9,988
Wyandotte Elementary	Public	K-5	5865 E 50 S	Lafayette	47905	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 772-7000	483	31	15.6	32.3%	333 (68.9%)	15 (3.1%)	95 (19.7%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.0%)	74.7	240^th of 1010 public elementary schools	76.2%		81.7	161^st of 1016 public elementary schools	84.2%	79			36.9	56.4	55.6				49.8	53.6	55.1	56.6				55.2	56.6		$9,747	$280	$9,467

Cities Near Zip Code 47905

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lafayette	1.74 mi	27	243^rd
West Lafayette	7.89 mi	8	28^th
Dayton	8.43 mi	1	85^th
Crawfordsville	12.6 mi	13	155^th
Battle Ground	13.78 mi	1	78^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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