Middle Schools in Lafayette School Corporation

The Lafayette School Corporation in Indiana operates two middle schools: Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate and Lafayette Tecumseh Junior High School. Both schools serve students in grades 5-8 and face significant academic challenges, with consistently low proficiency rates on state assessments across multiple subjects.

The data shows that both Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate and Lafayette Tecumseh Junior High School have proficiency rates well below the state averages in English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 28.36% of students at Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 40.8% for 5th grade and 40.5% for 6th grade. Math proficiency rates are even lower, with just 23.83% of students at Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate and 22.56% at Lafayette Tecumseh Junior High School being proficient or better, compared to state averages of 41.5% for 5th grade and 39.7% for 6th grade.

Additionally, both schools have high chronic absenteeism rates of 17.8% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. The schools also serve a high-need student population, with free and reduced lunch rates of over 69% at both institutions, much higher than the state average. Despite the higher-than-average spending per student and relatively low student-teacher ratios, the schools continue to struggle academically, suggesting a need for more targeted interventions and resource allocation to address the underlying challenges facing these middle schools within the Lafayette School Corporation.