James Cole Elementary School

Regular School · Lafayette, IN

James Cole Elementary School is a regular school school in Lafayette, Indiana, serving grades KG–05 with 321 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

321

Teachers (FTE)

20.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	278	87%
Hispanic/Latino	34	11%
Asian	4	1%
Two or more races	3	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	1%
Total enrollment	321	153M / 168F

English Language Learners: 11 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	45-49%	37.0%	120
Reading Proficiency	45-49%	42.2%	120
Science Proficiency	60-69%	—	45

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.25 grade levels

Math

+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

4.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	321	100%

Contact & Location

6418 E 900 S

Lafayette, IN 47909

Phone: (765)523-2141

District

Tippecanoe School Corp

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,586

District enrollment: 13,616

Other Schools in District

Battle Ground Elementary School Elementary
Burnett Creek Elementary School Elementary
Dayton Elementary School Elementary
Hershey Elementary School Elementary
Klondike Elementary School Elementary
Mayflower Mill Elementary School Elementary
Mintonye Elementary School Elementary
Wea Ridge Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 47909) → CensusDepth.com
Indiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Indiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

181134002326

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD