Summary
Tippecanoe Online Academy is a public online high school in Tippecanoe, Indiana, serving grades 9–12 with 88 students as part of Tippecanoe School Corp. Although the district is relatively high-performing—ranking 83rd of 374 in Indiana, at the 78th percentile with 4 stars—the school itself ranked 367th of 415 high schools in 2025–2026, at the 12th percentile with 1 star. That makes it a striking outlier in its own district: William Henry Harrison High School ranks 23rd of 415, at the 94th percentile with 5 stars, while McCutcheon High School ranks 178th, at the 57th percentile with 3 stars.
Test proficiency is very low. In 2025–2026, Biology was 11.11%, SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing was 24.32%, and SAT Mathematics was 5.41%. Those results are far below district rates of 54.12%, 58.53%, and 32.62%, and below state SAT rates of 51.9% and 25.6%. Nearby schools are much higher: West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School reports Biology 76%, SAT ERW 87.17%, and SAT Math 66.31%, while William Henry Harrison High School reports 65.42%, 68.66%, and 42.51%. Yet the school’s 2024–2025 graduation rate was 92.8%, above Indiana’s 89.7%, below the district’s 94.5%, and close to McCutcheon High School’s 93.2%. Graduation and proficiency tell different stories here.
Tippecanoe Online Academy’s student-teacher ratio is exceptionally low at 4.4, well below William Henry Harrison High School (18.3), McCutcheon High School (16.4), and West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School (14.5). Its free/reduced lunch rate is 20.45%, similar to West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School’s 20.52%, so low income alone does not explain the proficiency gap. A notable strength is the special education subgroup, which ranks 26th of 292, at the 91st percentile with 5 stars. Compared with Excel Center - Lafayette, Tippecanoe Online Academy has a much higher graduation rate and higher SAT scores, though both rank near the bottom statewide. Families should note that only one year of school-level rank and graduation data is available, with no chronic absenteeism or spending data. Overall, this is a very small online school in a strong district with low overall proficiency, but a standout special education ranking.
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