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Enrollment
742
Middle
DISTRICT 780 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON HEIGHTS SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180426000727
Hamilton Heights Middle School
25150 State Road 19, Arcadia, IN 46030 · (317) 984-3588 · Hamilton County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL742 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Indiana public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
238 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 193 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 190 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 140 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 219 | 30% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Hamilton Heights Middle School→Hamilton Heights High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hamilton Heights School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
47.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
45.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hamilton Heights Middle School
Hamilton Heights Middle School's state test result (48.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Heights Middle School this school | 742 | 32.1% | 48.1% |
| Indian Springs Middle School Columbia City | 797 | 28.7% | 40.0% |
| New Palestine Intermediate School New Palestine | 605 | 29.1% | 52.0% |
| Indian Creek Middle School Trafalgar | 503 | 30.6% | 46.5% |
| Norwell Middle School Ossian | 561 | 36.4% | 54.7% |
| Northridge Middle School Middlebury | 963 | 33.6% | 51.4% |
Matched among Indiana middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hamilton Heights Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #91 of 324 | #15 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #101 of 325 | #15 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #89 of 325 | #15 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 742 | #93 of 334 | #15 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #283 of 314 | #13 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.5% | #279 of 315 | #16 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.1% | #278 of 330 | #3 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.9% | #19 of 110 | #2 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
742
+73 (+11%) vs 2020
+132% since 1990-91, when it was 320
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 15.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 742 | 40.7 | 18.2:1 | 32% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 721 | 41.2 | 17.5:1 | 37% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 695 | 46.7 | 14.9:1 | 34% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 669 | 42 | 15.9:1 | 33% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 580 | 31 | 18.7:1 | 36% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 33 | 17.1:1 | 32% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 24 | 20.4:1 | 30% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 734 | 38 | 19.3:1 | 17% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 320 | 18 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamilton Heights Middle School.
About Hamilton Heights Middle School
This page covers Hamilton Heights Middle School, a medium-sized middle school in Arcadia, Indiana. Enrollment is 742 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 5 through 8. The average for middle schools in Indiana is about 594 students, so this school is 25% above average.
Hamilton Heights School Corp includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 2,341 students.
Hamilton Heights Middle School's enrollment is 93% White. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Hamilton County is about 80% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 14% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Hamilton Heights Middle School employs 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 18.2:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. Hamilton Heights Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 32%. On average, public schools in Hamilton County report 21%.
The allk12 Grade for Hamilton Heights Middle School is B. Compared with Indiana public middle schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.8% for Hamilton Heights Middle School. The school posts 48.1%, 4.8 points below the prediction.
Hamilton County has about 365,056 residents, and the median household income is $121,530, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 62%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Besides Hamilton Heights Middle School, Hamilton County has 68 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Hamilton Heights Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Hamilton Heights Middle School is 5th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for Hamilton Heights Middle School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, Hamilton Heights Middle School's enrollment climbed 11%, to 742. By 2024-25, the school had 18.2 students per teacher, compared with 15.9 in 2020-21.
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Hamilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
365,056
Census ACS
Median income
$121,530
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
63,065 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hamilton Heights School Corp
- Hamilton Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 889 students
- Hamilton Heights High SchoolHigh · 710 students
Other schools in Arcadia
- Hamilton Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 889 students
- Hamilton Heights High SchoolHigh · 710 students
Nearby schools
- Hamilton Heights Elementary School0.2 mi · 889
- Hamilton Heights High School0.7 mi · 710
- Noblesville West Middle School5.5 mi · 1,330
- Hinkle Creek Elementary School6.5 mi · 885
- White River Elementary School6.5 mi · 605
- Noblesville East Middle School6.8 mi · 1,057
Frequently asked questions
About Hamilton Heights Middle SchoolHow many students attend Hamilton Heights Middle School?
Hamilton Heights Middle School enrolls approximately 742 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Hamilton Heights Middle School serve?
Hamilton Heights Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hamilton Heights Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hamilton Heights Middle School is approximately 18.2:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hamilton Heights Middle School?
Student demographics at Hamilton Heights Middle School are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Hamilton Heights Middle School in?
Hamilton Heights Middle School is part of Hamilton Heights School Corp.
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