Enrollment
341
Middle
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH SPENCER COUNTY SCH CORP·NCES 180801001898
Heritage Hills Middle School
3646 E CR 1600 N, Lincoln City, IN 47552 · (812) 937-4472 · Spencer County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Indiana public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
18.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
120 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 7 | 168 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 173 | 51% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Heritage Hills Middle School→Heritage Hills High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within North Spencer County Sch Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
59.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
68.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
63.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Heritage Hills Middle School
Heritage Hills Middle School's state test result (63.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Hills Middle School this school | 341 | 35.2% | 63.8% |
| Northwestern Middle School Kokomo | 324 | 33.0% | 46.0% |
| Eastern Hancock Middle School Charlottesville | 299 | 36.1% | 40.0% |
| Knightstown Intermediate School Knightstown | 387 | 37.5% | 37.2% |
| Lapel Middle School Lapel | 335 | 34.6% | 33.1% |
| North Montgomery Middle School Crawfordsville | 400 | 39.3% | 40.1% |
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 Heritage Hills Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #14 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #11 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #29 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #258 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #298 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.7% | #255 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.2% | #263 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.5% | #29 of 110 |
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
341
-9 (-3%) vs 2020
+16% since 2010-11, when it was 294
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 341 | 18 | 18.9:1 | 35% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 314 | 19.5 | 16.1:1 | 38% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 17.8 | 16.8:1 | 34% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 28 | 12.5:1 | 33% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 283 | 24 | 11.8:1 | 37% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 291 | 26 | 11.2:1 | 26% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 294 | 18 | 16.3:1 | 27% (80) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage Hills Middle School.
About Heritage Hills Middle School
Heritage Hills Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school in Indiana, located in Lincoln City. Enrollment is 341 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 7 through 8. The average for middle schools in Indiana is about 594 students, so this school is 43% smaller than average.
North Spencer County Sch Corp enrolls 2,166 students, and its 6 schools include Heritage Hills Middle School.
Heritage Hills Middle School's enrollment is 90% White. Next come 9% Hispanic. County-wide, about 94% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1 at Heritage Hills Middle School, with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 3.3 above the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 35%.
Heritage Hills Middle School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 98% of Indiana public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Heritage Hills Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.8%; the prediction is 50.6%.
In the county around the school, Spencer County, the median household income is $74,506, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Spencer County is home to 10 public schools and about 3,231 public school students.
Nearby, Heritage Hills High School is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 60.8% on proficiency, and Heritage Hills Middle School is above that at 63.8%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment declined 3% from its 2020-21 level of 350. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.5:1 to 18.9:1.
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Spencer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,955
Census ACS
Median income
$74,506
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,231 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Spencer County Sch Corp
- Heritage Hills High SchoolHigh · 634 students
- Lincoln Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
- David Turnham Education CenterElementary · 299 students
- Nancy Hanks Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Chrisney Elementary SchoolElementary · 216 students
Nearby schools
- Heritage Hills High School0.1 mi · 634
- David Turnham Education Center3.2 mi · 299
- Lincoln Trail Elementary School5.0 mi · 380
- Nancy Hanks Elementary School6.3 mi · 296
- Chrisney Elementary School7.5 mi · 216
- Tennyson Elementary School7.6 mi · 60
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage Hills Middle SchoolHow large is Heritage Hills Middle School?
Heritage Hills Middle School enrolls approximately 341 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Heritage Hills Middle School serve?
Heritage Hills Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Heritage Hills Middle School?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at Heritage Hills Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Heritage Hills Middle School?
At Heritage Hills Middle School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Heritage Hills Middle School in?
Heritage Hills Middle School is part of North Spencer County Sch Corp.
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