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McCutcheon High School

Q: Is McCutcheon High School a good school?

McCutcheon High School ranks 178 th of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 57% of Indiana high schools

Summary

McCutcheon High School is a large public school serving grades 9–12 in Lafayette, Indiana, with 1,835 students in the Tippecanoe School Corp. The district is strong statewide, ranking 83rd of 374 districts (78th percentile, 4 stars), but McCutcheon's own 2025-26 statewide rank is mid-tier: 178th of 415 schools (57th percentile, 3 stars). The school has mostly been a 3-star school, peaking in 2020-21 at the 77th percentile with 4 stars, and its latest rank is its lowest since 2017-18.

McCutcheon trails several nearby schools: William Henry Harrison High School (94th percentile, 5 stars), West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School (99th percentile, 5 stars), Rossville Middle/Senior High School (85th percentile, 4 stars), Clinton Prairie Junior-Senior High School (66th percentile) and North Montgomery High School (64th percentile). It ranks above Jefferson High School (37th percentile), Attica High School (54th percentile), Tippecanoe Online Academy (12th percentile) and Excel Center - Lafayette (0th percentile). In 2025-26, 11th-grade SAT ERW was 49.0 versus 58.53 in the district and 51.9 statewide; SAT Math was 22.75 versus 32.62 district and 25.6 state; Biology ILEARN was 43.36 versus 54.12 district. Math is a consistent relative weakness, often roughly half the ERW proficiency rate.

Graduation and attendance are bright spots: 93.2% graduated in 2024-25, above the state's 89.7% but below the district's 94.5%, and chronic absenteeism was 13.6%, better than the state's 16.7% but worse than the district's 10.5% — a large improvement from 22.0% in 2021-22. Free/reduced-price lunch eligibility was 39.35%, per-pupil spending $11,432, and the student-teacher ratio 16.4, higher than most nearby schools. Subgroup results vary: English Language Learner students reached the 70th percentile (4 stars), while African American students were at the 29th percentile (1 star), special education students at the 35th percentile (2 stars), and low-SES students at the 40th percentile (2 stars); small group sizes can make these numbers fluctuate year to year.

1,835

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,432

Per pupil spending ?

39.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Above the Indiana median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg49%

Indiana avg39%

178^th of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Tippecanoe School Corp

83^rd of 374Tippecanoe 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
2026	52.5	178 of 415	57.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	28.2	95 of 133	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	53.7	37 of 122	69.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	48.9	194 of 395	50.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	46.8	90 of 194	53.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	39.6	235 of 390	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	52.2	160 of 397	59.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	52.6	45 of 112	59.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	35.5	190 of 292	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	56.6	129 of 387	66.7%	★★★☆☆
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)

English Language Learner (2026)70th percentile+13 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)60th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)35th percentile-22 vs school

African American (2026)29th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing49%-3 vs state

Biology43%

Mathematics23%-3 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 (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/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
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	$11,432	$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%)	11.6	367^th of 415 public high schools	11.6%					(n/a)	24.3	5.4											11.1
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%)	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	$14,112	$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%)	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												$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%)	95.8	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	$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%)	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	$10,877	$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%)	56.2	150^th of 415 public high schools	63.9%		43	240^th of 429 public high schools	44.1%	90	50.0	20.3											51.7	$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%)	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	$11,357	$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%)	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	$13,936	$614	$13,323

Frequently Asked Questions about McCutcheon High School

How many students attend McCutcheon High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,835 students attended 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

Is McCutcheon High School a good school?

McCutcheon High School ranks 178^th of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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.

What district is McCutcheon High School in?

Tippecanoe School Corp

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