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Jefferson High School

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Jefferson High School ranks 262 nd of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 39% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Jefferson High School is a public high school located in Lafayette, Indiana, serving 2,034 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Lafayette School Corporation, which is ranked 245 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Jefferson High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Indiana high schools over the past 10 years, it performs better for certain student subgroups. Jefferson High School ranks in the top half of Indiana high schools for its African American and Hispanic students, as well as its English Language Learner (ELL) students. However, the school struggles with the performance of female, male, multi-racial, special education, and low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of Indiana high schools for these subgroups.

Compared to nearby high-performing schools, such as North Montgomery High School, Clinton Prairie Junior-Senior High School, Frontier Junior-Senior High School, and Delphi Community High School, Jefferson High School has lower proficiency rates in core subjects, lower SAT scores, and higher chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, the school serves a higher proportion of students from low-income families, which may contribute to its overall academic performance.

2,042

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,112

Per pupil spending ?

58%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 17% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg34%

Indiana avg42%

262^nd of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

245^th of 380Lafayette 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

English Language Learner (2025)69th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)34th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing46%-8 vs state

Biology36%-9 vs state

Mathematics16%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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%)	40.6	262^nd of 429 public high schools	38.9%		44.8	230^th of 432 public high schools	46.8%	32	46.4	16.0											36.4	$14,112	$1,320	$12,792
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%)								(n/a)
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%)	11.1	384^th of 429 public high schools	10.5%		9.6	385^th of 432 public high schools	10.9%	1	27.3	0.0												$4,417	$175	$4,242
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	6^th of 429 public high schools	98.6%		96	4^th of 432 public high schools	99.1%	2	88.6	71.4		57.3	62.4	59.7		68.7	62.9	65.9			72.6	$14,927	$777	$14,150
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%)	61.1	132^nd of 429 public high schools	69.2%		57.9	149^th of 432 public high schools	65.5%	17	56.0	27.2											44.5	$11,432	$353	$11,079
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%)	88.9	16^th of 429 public high schools	96.3%		85.1	33^rd of 432 public high schools	92.4%	17	69.6	36.8											76.0	$10,877	$309	$10,568
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%)	90	13^th of 429 public high schools	97.0%		86.1	26^th of 432 public high schools	94.0%	13	81.3	32.0	42.7	53.7	70.0	54.1	32.9	50.8	46.7	42.6	46.3	46.3	78.6	$11,357	$714	$10,643
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%)	58.5	153^rd of 429 public high schools	64.3%		67.4	89^th of 432 public high schools	79.4%	64	48.5	20.2											60.2	$13,161	$930	$12,231
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%)	69.9	82^nd of 429 public high schools	80.9%		71.1	78^th of 432 public high schools	81.9%	4	60.0	24.0		45.2	51.4	47.9		46.2	34.7	41.2			60.7	$13,936	$614	$13,323

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson 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.

What district is Jefferson High School in?

Lafayette School Corporation

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

Is Jefferson High School a good school?

Jefferson High School ranks 262^nd of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jefferson High School?

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

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