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Miseducation » Indiana

Lafayette School Corporation

2300 Cason St, Lafayette, IN 47904

7,047 Students | 544 Teachers | 12 Schools

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District Composition
15% Black
27% Hispanic
50% White
1% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian
6% Two or More Races

Black

Hispanic

White

Asian

Two+ Races

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

4.4x 

White students are 4.4 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

White students are 2.4 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

2.7x 

Native American or Alaska Native students are 2.7 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Black students are 2.6 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

White students are 1.5 times as likely to be suspended as Hispanic students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

students of Two or More Races are 1.7 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Segregation Index

Low

Segregation between Black students students and White students is Low, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district is relatively even.

Segregation between White students and Hispanic students is Low, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district isrelatively even.

Achievement Gap

1.9 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 1.9 grades behind White students.

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 0.9 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.


AP Course Composition
5% Black
16% Hispanic
71% White
3% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian
5% Two or More Races

Black

Hispanic

White

Asian

Two+ Races


Gifted & Talented Composition
4% Black
17% Hispanic
70% White
2% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian
6% Two or More Races

Black

Hispanic

White

Asian

Two+ Races

This District

State

Students

50% Nonwhite Students

District Avg: 50%

State Avg: 31%

0

100%

69% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

District Avg: 69%

State Avg: 48%

0

100%

87% High School Graduation Rate

District Avg: 87%

State Avg: 87%

0

100%

7% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

140 students

District Avg: 7%

State Avg: 17%

0

100%

12% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

849 students

District Avg: 12%

State Avg: 12%

0

100%

18% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

366 students

District Avg: 18%

State Avg: 19%

0

100%

9% Students Enrolled in Physics

174 students

District Avg: 9%

State Avg: 9%

0

100%

8% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

166 students

District Avg: 8%

State Avg: 12%

0

100%

20% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

405 students

District Avg: 20%

State Avg: 22%

0

100%

30% Students Enrolled in Biology

603 students

District Avg: 30%

State Avg: 29%

0

100%

11% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

228 students

District Avg: 11%

State Avg: 19%

0

100%

2% Students Enrolled in Calculus

39 students

District Avg: 2%

State Avg: 4%

0

100%

1% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

99 students

District Avg: 1%

State Avg: 2%

0

100%

Teachers & Resources

13

Lowest 10% in the state

Students for Every Teacher

13

District Avg

17

State Avg

12% Inexperienced Teachers

District Avg: 12%

State Avg: 15%

0

100%

21% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

District Avg: 21%

State Avg: 28%

0

100%

14 Average Number of AP Courses per School

14

District Avg

8.7

State Avg

2.7 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

2.7

District Avg

2.9

State Avg

0

Lowest 10% in the state

Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

1 School With Dual Enrollment Programs

4 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

0

Lowest 10% in the state

Schools With International Baccalaureates

This District

State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.


Out-of-School Suspension Composition
33% Black
15% Hispanic
42% White
9% Two or More Races
1% Native American or Alaska Native

Black

Hispanic

White

Two+ Races

Native Am.


Expulsion Composition
49% Black
11% Hispanic
34% White
6% Two or More Races

Black

Hispanic

White

Two+ Races

This District

State

Students

520 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

7% of all students in this district

520

District Total

66.7K

State Total

614 Total In-School Suspended Students

9% of all students in this district

614

District Total

55.2K

State Total

35 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

35

District Total

5,507

State Total
Outcomes & Resources

156 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

156

District Avg

133

State Avg

3.1Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

3.1

District Avg

0.3

State Avg

52 Total Arrests

4 Average Arrests, per School

52

District Total

1,874

State Total

52 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

4 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

52

District Total

2,959

State Total

0

Lowest 10% in the state

Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0

District Avg

0.5

State Avg

0.9 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

0.9

District Avg

1

State Avg

This District

State

Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights Title IX Coordinator

(i.e. sex discrimination)

  • John Layton
  • (765) 771-6000
  • Email
Civil Rights Title VI Coordinator

(i.e. race, color and national origin discrimination)

  • John Layton
  • (765) 771-6000
  • Email
Civil Rights ADA/504 Coordinator

(i.e. disability discrimination)

  • Kathryn Reckard
  • (765) 771-6000
  • Email
All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

BlackBlack

HispanicHispanic

AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

Amelia Earhart Elem Sch Lafayette 46% 66%

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Edgelea Elementary School Lafayette 40% 57%

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Glen Acres Elementary School Lafayette 61% 73%

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7.3x
Jefferson High School Lafayette 45% 55% 87% 3.7x 3.1x
Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate Lafayette 53% 74%

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3.1x
Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High Sch Lafayette 51% 70%

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4.8x
Miami Elementary School Lafayette 63% 83%

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Murdock Elementary School Lafayette 50% 84%

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Oakland Elementary School Lafayette 39% 71%

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Oakland High School Lafayette 38% 67% Greater than 80%

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Thomas Miller Elementary Sch Lafayette 60% 87%

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Vinton Elementary School Lafayette 49% 82%

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Amelia Earhart Elem Sch Lafayette 46% 66%

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Edgelea Elementary School Lafayette 40% 57%

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Not available

Glen Acres Elementary School Lafayette 61% 73%

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Not available

Jefferson High School Lafayette 45% 55% 87% 1.9x

Not available

Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate Lafayette 53% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High Sch Lafayette 51% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Miami Elementary School Lafayette 63% 83%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Murdock Elementary School Lafayette 50% 84%

Not Available

Not available

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Oakland Elementary School Lafayette 39% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Oakland High School Lafayette 38% 67% Greater than 80%

Not available

Not available

Thomas Miller Elementary Sch Lafayette 60% 87%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Vinton Elementary School Lafayette 49% 82%

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Less likely

Amelia Earhart Elem Sch Lafayette 46% 66%

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Not available

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Edgelea Elementary School Lafayette 40% 57%

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Not available

Not available

Glen Acres Elementary School Lafayette 61% 73%

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Not available

Not available

Jefferson High School Lafayette 45% 55% 87%

Not available

Not available

Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate Lafayette 53% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High Sch Lafayette 51% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Miami Elementary School Lafayette 63% 83%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Murdock Elementary School Lafayette 50% 84%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Oakland Elementary School Lafayette 39% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Oakland High School Lafayette 38% 67% Greater than 80%

Not available

Not available

Thomas Miller Elementary Sch Lafayette 60% 87%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Vinton Elementary School Lafayette 49% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Amelia Earhart Elem Sch Lafayette 46% 66%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Edgelea Elementary School Lafayette 40% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Glen Acres Elementary School Lafayette 61% 73%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Jefferson High School Lafayette 45% 55% 87%

Not available

4.1x
Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate Lafayette 53% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High Sch Lafayette 51% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Miami Elementary School Lafayette 63% 83%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Murdock Elementary School Lafayette 50% 84%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Oakland Elementary School Lafayette 39% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Oakland High School Lafayette 38% 67% Greater than 80%

Not available

Not available

Thomas Miller Elementary Sch Lafayette 60% 87%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Vinton Elementary School Lafayette 49% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Amelia Earhart Elem Sch Lafayette 46% 66%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Edgelea Elementary School Lafayette 40% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Glen Acres Elementary School Lafayette 61% 73%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Jefferson High School Lafayette 45% 55% 87%

Not available

1.6x
Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate Lafayette 53% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High Sch Lafayette 51% 70%

Not Available

Not available

3.6x
Miami Elementary School Lafayette 63% 83%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Murdock Elementary School Lafayette 50% 84%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Oakland Elementary School Lafayette 39% 71%

Not Available

Not available

5x
Oakland High School Lafayette 38% 67% Greater than 80%

Not available

5.7x
Thomas Miller Elementary Sch Lafayette 60% 87%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Vinton Elementary School Lafayette 49% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

Find errors? Have tips? Email education@propublica.org.

Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology

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