Best High Schools in Zip Code 47909

Zip code 47909 in the Lafayette, Indiana area has two public high schools, both serving grades 9–12 in the Tippecanoe School Corp district: the large McCutcheon High School with 1,835 students, and the very small Tippecanoe Online Academy with 88 students. The district is rated 4 stars and 78th percentile, but these two high schools have sharply different profiles.

In 2025–2026, McCutcheon High School ranks 178 of 415 high schools (57th percentile, 3 stars), while Tippecanoe Online Academy ranks 367 of 415 (12th percentile, 1 star). McCutcheon High School’s proficiency is much higher: Biology 43.36% vs 11.11%, SAT ERW 49% vs 24.32%, and SAT Math 22.75% vs 5.41%. Still, both trail the district’s 54.12% Biology, 58.53% SAT ERW, and 32.62% SAT Math. McCutcheon High School also softened recently: SAT ERW fell from 55.97% to 49%, SAT Math from 27.17% to 22.75%, and Biology from 44.54% to 43.36%, moving below the state in SAT ERW and Math. Graduation rates are close and above the state: McCutcheon High School 93.2%, Tippecanoe Online Academy 92.8%, state 89.7%, district 94.5%.

Other data add context. McCutcheon High School’s chronic absenteeism is 13.6%, better than the state’s 16.7% but worse than the district’s 10.5%; Tippecanoe Online Academy’s figure is not provided. McCutcheon High School has a higher free/reduced-lunch rate (39.35% vs 20.45%) and student-teacher ratio (16.4 vs 4.4), yet higher test proficiency. The online academy’s small size means percentages can swing widely, and missing fields like chronic absenteeism and spending should be read as not provided, not zero. Overall, one school is large with mid-to-upper but softening results, and the other is tiny with a strong graduation rate but very low proficiency and rank; compare them with caution.