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Jefferson High School

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Jefferson High School ranks 260 th of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

260^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 37% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Jefferson High School is a large public high school in Lafayette, Indiana, serving grades 9–12 with 2,042 students as part of the Lafayette School Corporation, a district ranked 243 of 374 in Indiana (2 stars). In 2025–2026, Jefferson ranked 260 of 415 high schools statewide (37th percentile, 2 stars). The school serves a high-need population: 57.98% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025 — the highest rate among nearby traditional public high schools, and above McCutcheon High School (39.35%), William Henry Harrison High School (26.80%), and Rossville Middle/Senior High School (26.57%). Only Excel Center - Lafayette (62.02%), an alternative school, serves a higher-poverty population. Graduation was 87.7%, below the state's 89.7%, and chronic absenteeism was 26.3% — well above the state's 16.7% and the district's 24.6%.

Academically, 2025–2026 results trail state and district levels: 44.64% proficient in SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (state 51.9%), 17.17% in SAT Math (state 25.6%), and 30.66% in Biology ILEARN End of Course. Among nearby traditional high schools, Jefferson is at or near the bottom on all three measures; only Tippecanoe Online Academy and Excel Center - Lafayette, alternative or online settings, score lower. Two comparisons stand out: McCutcheon High School, 3.64 miles away with similar enrollment, lower poverty, and lower per-student spending, posts higher graduation, lower absenteeism, and higher proficiency. Delphi Community High School has similar poverty (49.12%) and absenteeism (25.3%) but higher Biology proficiency (48.91% vs. 30.66%). West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School has nearly identical absenteeism (27.7%) but ranks 5th of 415 schools.

There are positive signs: graduation rose from 52.7% in 2020–2021 to 90.6% in 2023–2024 before dipping to 87.7% in 2024–2025, and Biology proficiency improved from 18.05% in 2022–2023 to the 30–36% range. Chronic absenteeism remains stubbornly high. Jefferson spent $14,112 per student in 2023–2024 — more than McCutcheon ($11,432) and William Henry Harrison ($10,877) — with a 14.2:1 student-teacher ratio. School effectiveness varies by student group: White, English Language Learner, and Hispanic students rank above the school's overall 37th percentile, while low-income, African American, multi-racial, and female students rank lower, and several of these rankings have slipped in recent years.

2,042

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,191

Per pupil spending ?

58.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1801 S 18th St
Lafayette, IN 47905

(765) 772-4700

District: Lafayette School Corporation

Feeder schools for Jefferson High School:

Elementary:	Amelia Earhart Elementary School
	Edgelea Elementary School
	Glen Acres Elementary School
	Miami Elementary School
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	Murdock Elementary School
	Thomas Miller Elementary School
	Vinton Elementary School
Middle:	Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate
	Lafayette Tecumseh Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.2%

Hispanic:

34.6%

African American:

20.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (31% vs 39% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 15% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

Indiana avg39%

260^th of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

243^rd of 374Lafayette School Corporation among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	260 of 415	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.6	262 of 429	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	230 of 432	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	256 of 398	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	247 of 409	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	273 of 388	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	302 of 389	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	282 of 385	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.4	292 of 380	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.4	278 of 394	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.6	307 of 400	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.5	263 of 379	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.9	277 of 353	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.9	300 of 373	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.9	255 of 364	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.5	206 of 362	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.6	306 of 364	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.4	308 of 360	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.5	309 of 354	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.1	303 of 349	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.4	288 of 349	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	75 of 133	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.7	69 of 132	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	46 of 132	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	53 of 125	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	73 of 125	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	48 of 122	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.7	37 of 119	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	30 of 94	68.1%	★★★★☆
2023	37.8	40 of 74	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	267 of 395	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.8	291 of 387	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.8	225 of 392	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	249 of 388	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	86 of 194	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.1	70 of 181	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	61 of 184	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	69 of 166	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	60 of 164	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	260 of 390	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.1	241 of 377	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	181 of 377	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	221 of 379	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	253 of 397	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.8	207 of 386	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	219 of 392	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	253 of 383	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	65 of 112	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.8	73 of 111	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	45 of 102	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.1	73 of 104	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	47 of 94	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	150 of 292	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.2	118 of 298	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	134 of 289	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.5	216 of 285	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	146 of 387	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.6	148 of 377	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	138 of 381	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	157 of 375	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	133 of 378	64.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2026)62nd percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)61st percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)49th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)44th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing45%-7 vs state

Biology31%

Mathematics17%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)				ILEARN Math (2026)				ILEARN Science (2026)		ILEARN Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th 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 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	1801 S 18th St	Lafayette	47905	Tippecanoe County	Lafayette School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 772-4700	2,042	143	14.2	58.0%	780 (38.2%)	408 (20.0%)	706 (34.6%)	12 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	131 (6.4%)	38.2	260^th of 415 public high schools	37.3%		40.6	262^nd of 429 public high schools	38.9%	2	44.6	17.2											30.7	$14,191	$950	$13,241
Greater Lafayette Career Academy	Public	5-12	2201 S 18th St	Lafayette	47909	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 474-2481	0	20	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Tippecanoe Online Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	21 Elston Rd.	Tippecanoe	47909	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(765) 269-8888	88	20	4.4	20.5%	68 (77.3%)	7 (8.0%)	8 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.7%)	11.6	367^th of 415 public high schools	11.6%					(n/a)	24.3	5.4											11.1	$10,555	$157	$10,398
Excel Center - Lafayette	Public, Charter	9-12	615 N 18th St 2nd Floor	Lafayette	47904	Tippecanoe County	Excel Center - Lafayette	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 524-3641	366	15	24.4	62.0%	144 (39.3%)	101 (27.6%)	91 (24.9%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	4.8	413^th of 415 public high schools	0.5%		11.1	384^th of 429 public high schools	10.5%	29	6.7	0.0												$3,685	$333	$3,352
West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1105 N Grant St	West Lafayette	47906	Tippecanoe County	West Lafayette Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 746-0400	1,116	77	14.5	20.5%	617 (55.3%)	54 (4.8%)	84 (7.5%)	281 (25.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (7.0%)	95.8	5^th of 415 public high schools	98.8%		95	6^th of 429 public high schools	98.6%	1	87.2	66.3		58.8	52.9	56.0		71.6	65.8	68.8			76.0	$16,428	$509	$15,919
McCutcheon High School	Public	9-12	4951 Us 231 S	Lafayette	47909	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 474-1488	1,835	112	16.4	39.3%	1,208 (65.8%)	140 (7.6%)	382 (20.8%)	18 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (4.5%)	52.5	178^th of 415 public high schools	57.1%		61.1	132^nd of 429 public high schools	69.2%	46	49.0	22.8											43.4	$11,431	$287	$11,144
William Henry Harrison High School	Public	9-12	5701 N 50 W	West Lafayette	47906	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 463-3511	2,194	120	18.3	26.8%	1,621 (73.9%)	103 (4.7%)	287 (13.1%)	80 (3.6%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	96 (4.4%)	87.7	23^rd of 415 public high schools	94.5%		88.9	16^th of 429 public high schools	96.3%	7	68.7	42.5											65.4	$10,864	$251	$10,614
Rossville Middle/Senior High School	Public	6-12	1 Robert Egly Dr	Rossville	46065	Clinton County	Rossville Con School District	No	No	No	No	(765) 379-2551	493	40	12.3	26.6%	447 (90.7%)	8 (1.6%)	29 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	75.3	62^nd of 415 public high schools	85.1%		90	13^th of 429 public high schools	97.0%	49	53.2	27.4	40.0	49.4	59.4	49.1	33.3	28.7	42.2	34.1	41.3	41.3	76.2	$11,542	$309	$11,233
Delphi Community High School	Public	9-12	301 Armory Rd	Delphi	46923	Carroll County	Delphi Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 564-3481	397	36	10.9	49.1%	327 (82.4%)	5 (1.3%)	52 (13.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	51.3	189^th of 415 public high schools	54.5%		58.5	153^rd of 429 public high schools	64.3%	36	48.5	18.2											48.9	$13,393	$428	$12,964
Clinton Prairie Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2400 S Cr 450 W	Frankfort	46041	Clinton County	Clinton Prairie School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 659-3305	497	41	12.2	44.9%	449 (90.3%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	58.3	140^th of 415 public high schools	66.3%		69.9	82^nd of 429 public high schools	80.9%	58	47.0	22.9		33.0	36.1	34.5		36.3	34.9	35.6			54.6	$12,307	$47	$12,259

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson High School

What district is Jefferson High School in?

Lafayette School Corporation

Is Jefferson High School a good school?

Jefferson High School ranks 260^th of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Jefferson High School?

Jefferson High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Amelia Earhart Elementary School
Elementary : Edgelea Elementary School
Elementary : Glen Acres Elementary School
Elementary : Miami Elementary School
Elementary : Murdock Elementary School
Elementary : Thomas Miller Elementary School
Elementary : Vinton Elementary School
Middle : Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate
Middle : Lafayette Tecumseh Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson High School?

Students at Jefferson High School are 38% White, 35% Hispanic, 20% African American, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Jefferson High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,042 students attended Jefferson High School.

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