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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 47909

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At a glance

Schools

6,507

Students

Districts

Top rankedMintonye Elementary School240^th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Wea Ridge Elementary School up 78 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Woodland Elementary School 13.9 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Tippecanoe Online Academy

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

1★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 47909 in the Lafayette/Tippecanoe, Indiana area contains 11 schools serving about 6,507 students: eight elementary schools, one middle school, and two high schools, divided between Tippecanoe School Corp (8 schools, 5,166 students, 78th percentile, 4 stars) and Lafayette School Corporation (3 schools, 1,341 students, 35th percentile, 2 stars). Tippecanoe School Corp generally outperforms Lafayette School Corporation, especially in elementary math and science.

The clearest standout is Mintonye Elementary School, a 4-star school ranked in the 76th percentile with elementary-leading ELA (54.38%) and Science (55.41%), low chronic absenteeism (9.1%), and relatively low poverty (29.42% FRPL) at a modest $10,271 per student. Woodland Elementary School posts the highest elementary math proficiency (60.42%) but a striking science weakness (26.88%). Edgelea Elementary School is a major exception within Lafayette School Corporation, beating its district averages by wide margins in ELA (48.11% vs 30.68%) and math (47.03% vs 29.89%). James Cole Elementary School has the lowest absenteeism at 7.1% with solid math and science, though weaker ELA.

At the other end, Miami Elementary School faces the highest need, with 30.1% chronic absenteeism, 83.48% FRPL, a 1-star rank, and low ELA and science scores. Amelia Earhart Elementary School spends the most ($12,633 per student) yet fell to the 21st percentile with 1 star. Tippecanoe Online Academy, an 88-student online high school, has high graduation (92.8%) but very low test scores and a 4.4 student-teacher ratio. Among high schools, McCutcheon High School graduates 93.2% (above the state's 89.7%), though its 2025–26 SAT scores sit below state averages.

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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 Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th 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 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Amelia Earhart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3280 S 9th St	Lafayette	47909	Tippecanoe County	Lafayette School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 772-4740	455	30	15.1	54.7%	177 (38.9%)	98 (21.5%)	121 (26.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.9%)	22.8	799^th of 1015 public elementary schools	21.3%		46.7	550^th of 1005 public elementary schools	45.3%	249			32.3	23.2					27.6	33.3	26.3					29.7	26.3		26.3			100%		$12,633	$1,687	$10,946
Edgelea Elementary School	Public	K-4	2910 S 18th St	Lafayette	47909	Tippecanoe County	Lafayette School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 772-4780	444	30	14.6	58.1%	209 (47.1%)	39 (8.8%)	160 (36.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.7%)	52.5	493^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	51.4%		50.7	506^th of 1005 public elementary schools	49.7%	13			56.0	40.4					48.1	57.1	37.2					47.0	34.0		34.0			97.1%		$12,355	$1,783	$10,573
Miami Elementary School	Public	K-4	2401 Beck Ln	Lafayette	47909	Tippecanoe County	Lafayette School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 772-4800	442	28	15.6	83.5%	92 (20.8%)	183 (41.4%)	134 (30.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.0%)	23.8	789^th of 1015 public elementary schools	22.3%		23.8	785^th of 1005 public elementary schools	21.9%	4			30.9	22.4					26.8	38.3	31.2					34.8	22.1		22.1			94.4%		$11,369	$2,020	$9,348
Wea Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	1333 E 430 S	Lafayette	47909	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 471-9321	609	38	16.2	57.3%	333 (54.7%)	105 (17.2%)	117 (19.2%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.9%)	57	430^th of 1015 public elementary schools	57.6%		50.5	508^th of 1005 public elementary schools	49.5%	78			67.9	40.8	35.5				46.3	70.2	50.8	32.7				49.8	40.0		40.0	43.9		92.8%		$10,049	$708	$9,341
Mayflower Mill Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 E 500 S	Lafayette	47909	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 538-3875	585	40	14.6	59.7%	311 (53.2%)	158 (27.0%)	85 (14.5%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	52.9	486^th of 1015 public elementary schools	52.1%		46.4	556^th of 1005 public elementary schools	44.7%	70			27.0	33.7	50.0				37.6	33.7	45.8	59.8				47.1	40.2		40.2	52.9		98.8%		$10,747	$1,156	$9,590
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
Mintonye Elementary School	Public	K-5	2000 W 800 S	Lafayette	47909	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 538-2780	452	29	15.5	29.4%	392 (86.7%)	7 (1.5%)	33 (7.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	74.5	240^th of 1015 public elementary schools	76.4%		75.4	227^th of 1005 public elementary schools	77.4%	13			44.8	64.9	51.8				54.4	51.7	70.3	50.0				57.3	55.4		55.4	52.3		89.3%		$10,271	$541	$9,729
Wea Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	4410 S 150 E	Lafayette	47909	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 471-2164	675	42	16.0	50.1%	368 (54.5%)	83 (12.3%)	174 (25.8%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	53.9	212^th of 486 public middle schools	56.4%		43.6	276^th of 480 public middle schools	42.5%	64						34.4	34.2	29.3	32.6				33.5	44.4	34.9	37.5		44.8	44.8					$10,749	$281	$10,468
James Cole Elementary School	Public	K-5	6418 E 900 S	Lafayette	47909	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 523-2141	321	20	16.0	31.8%	278 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.6%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	56.5	434^th of 1015 public elementary schools	57.2%		71.1	275^th of 1005 public elementary schools	72.6%	159			32.1	30.8	51.7				38.6	46.4	46.2	60.3				51.2	44.2		44.2	51.7		88%		$10,692	$264	$10,428
Woodland Elementary School	Public	K-5	3200 E 450 S	Lafayette	47909	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 471-0241	601	43	13.9	54.2%	292 (48.6%)	66 (11.0%)	204 (33.9%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.3%)	66.1	332^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	67.3%		64.4	344^th of 1005 public elementary schools	65.8%	12			43.2	42.6	53.6				46.0	62.2	60.2	58.3				60.4	26.9		26.9	65.5		86.4%		$11,238	$823	$10,415
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

Cities Near Zip Code 47909

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lafayette	1.78 mi	27	272^nd
Tippecanoe	4.87 mi	1
Dayton	7.13 mi	1	109^th
West Lafayette	7.94 mi	8	14^th
Crawfordsville	12.85 mi	14	152^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.