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McCutcheon High School

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McCutcheon High School ranks 132 nd of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

132^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 69% of Indiana high schools

Summary

McCutcheon High School is a public high school in Lafayette, Indiana, serving 1,786 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Tippecanoe School Corp district, which is ranked 77 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Overall, McCutcheon High School has maintained a 3-star rating out of 5 in recent years, with a 4-star rating in the 2020-2021 school year. The school's performance for its White and Multi-racial student subgroups is strong, ranking in the top 100 and 15-34 out of 377-111 Indiana high schools, respectively. However, the school's performance for its African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner student subgroups is more mixed, with rankings ranging from the top 29 to the bottom 66 out of 125-94 Indiana high schools. The school's graduation rates, typically between 87.2% and 94.1%, are generally on par with or slightly below the state average, while its chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.2% to 19.2%, are higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, William Henry Harrison High School, another school in the Tippecanoe School Corp district, consistently outperforms McCutcheon High School in terms of statewide ranking, graduation rates, chronic absenteeism, and academic performance. Additionally, Rossville Middle/Senior High School, a high-performing school in a neighboring district, significantly outperforms McCutcheon High School across multiple academic metrics. The school's relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, around 40%, may be contributing to its lower academic performance for its Low Socioeconomic Status student subgroup.

1,835

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,432

Per pupil spending ?

39.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4951 Us 231 S
Lafayette, IN 47909

(765) 474-1488

District: Tippecanoe School Corp

Feeder schools for McCutcheon High School:

Elementary:	Dayton Elementary School
	James Cole Elementary School
	Mayflower Mill Elementary School
	Mintonye Elementary School
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	Wea Ridge Elementary School
	Woodland Elementary School
Middle:	Southwestern Middle School
	Wainwright Middle School
	Wea Ridge Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.8%

Hispanic:

20.8%

African American:

7.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Indiana median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg51%

Indiana avg42%

132^nd of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Tippecanoe School Corp

77^th of 380Tippecanoe School Corp 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	61.1	132 of 429	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	149 of 432	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	121 of 398	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	131 of 409	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.4	88 of 388	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	54.9	156 of 389	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	157 of 385	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.5	193 of 380	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.3	164 of 394	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.4	167 of 400	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	43.4	202 of 379	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.9	206 of 353	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.3	188 of 373	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.6	88 of 364	75.8%	★★★★☆
2010	36.7	219 of 362	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.7	200 of 364	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.4	214 of 360	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.7	200 of 354	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.0	134 of 349	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.5	123 of 349	64.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	65 of 132	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	29 of 132	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	32.6	77 of 125	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	64 of 125	48.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	48 of 119	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.9	62 of 94	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	66 of 74	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	127 of 387	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	143 of 392	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	135 of 388	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	68 of 181	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	104 of 184	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	70 of 166	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	54 of 164	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	208 of 377	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	254 of 377	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	186 of 379	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	128 of 386	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	148 of 392	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	112 of 383	70.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	15 of 111	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	32 of 102	68.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	34 of 104	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	61 of 298	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	50.4	115 of 289	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	58 of 285	79.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	100 of 377	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	57.9	117 of 381	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	83 of 375	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	104 of 378	72.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)86th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile~ school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing56%~ state avg

Biology45%~ state avg

Mathematics27%~ state avg

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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
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
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)
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)
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
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
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
North Montgomery High School	Public	9-12	5945 Us 231 N	Crawfordsville	47933	Montgomery County	North Montgomery Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 362-5140	547	40	13.6	33.6%	493 (90.1%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.8%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	43	240^th of 429 public high schools	44.1%		61.2	131^st of 432 public high schools	69.7%	109	48.1	19.4											33.6	$14,637	$1,080	$13,558
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
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 McCutcheon High School

What schools feed into McCutcheon High School?

McCutcheon High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dayton Elementary School
Elementary : James Cole Elementary School
Elementary : Mayflower Mill Elementary School
Elementary : Mintonye Elementary School
Elementary : Wea Ridge Elementary School
Elementary : Woodland Elementary School
Middle : Southwestern Middle School
Middle : Wainwright Middle School
Middle : Wea Ridge Middle School

How many students attend McCutcheon High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,835 students attended McCutcheon High School.

What district is McCutcheon High School in?

Tippecanoe School Corp

What is the racial makeup of McCutcheon High School?

Students at McCutcheon High School are 66% White, 21% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Is McCutcheon High School a good school?

McCutcheon High School ranks 132^nd of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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