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Enrollment
574
Elementary
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDDLEBURY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180660002427
Heritage Intermediate School
56647 Northridge Dr, Middlebury, IN 46540 · (574) 822-5396 · Elkhart County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL574 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
231 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 4 | 295 | 51% |
| Grade 5 | 278 | 48% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Middlebury Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
45.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
58.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
50.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Intermediate School
Heritage Intermediate School's state test result (50.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Intermediate School this school | 574 | 40.2% | 50.6% |
| Lancaster Central School Bluffton | 533 | 40.7% | 45.3% |
| James R Watson Elementary School Auburn | 590 | 40.2% | 46.5% |
| Van Buren Elementary School Plainfield | 514 | 38.9% | 57.6% |
| Royerton Elementary School Muncie | 596 | 41.3% | 59.8% |
| Hebron Elementary School Hebron | 462 | 42.0% | 43.0% |
Matched among Indiana elementary 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 Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Elkhart County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #294 of 983 | #11 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #271 of 986 | #12 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #317 of 986 | #10 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 574 | #222 of 1,079 | #2 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #962 of 991 | #37 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.8% | #639 of 996 | #30 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.2% | #788 of 1,058 | #32 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #163 of 597 | #10 of 28 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
574
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 712
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 574 | 28.7 | 20.0:1 | 40% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 616 | 37.2 | 16.6:1 | 38% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 649 | 35.2 | 18.4:1 | 33% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 587 | 38 | 15.4:1 | 34% (198) |
| 2017-18 | 723 | 35 | 20.7:1 | 32% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 712 | 36 | 19.8:1 | 35% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 712 | 32 | 22.3:1 | 36% (253) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage Intermediate School.
About Heritage Intermediate School
Heritage Intermediate School is a medium-sized elementary school in Middlebury, Indiana. Enrollment is 574 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 4 through 5. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436 students, so this school is 32% bigger than average.
Heritage Intermediate School falls under Middlebury Community Schools, which has 7 schools enrolling 4,028 students.
Heritage Intermediate School's enrollment is 82% White. The remaining shares are 12% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Elkhart County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 31% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Heritage Intermediate School employs 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 20.0:1. This ratio sits 4.5 above the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 40% in 2024-25. The 51% average for public schools in Elkhart County is 11 points higher.
allk12 grades Heritage Intermediate School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 47.1% at Heritage Intermediate School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 50.6%.
Heritage Intermediate School is located in Elkhart County, where the median household income is $68,561, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Heritage Intermediate School is one of 60 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Heritage Intermediate School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Northridge Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: 5. The school's 50.6% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 574, starting from 587. The number of students per teacher rose from 15.4 to 20.0 over 4 years.
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Elkhart County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,132
Census ACS
Median income
$68,561
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
33,574 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Middlebury Community Schools
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,331 students
- Northridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
- Orchard View SchoolElementary · 345 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- York Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
- Middlebury Elementary SchoolElementary · 211 students
Other schools in Middlebury
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,331 students
- Northridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
- Orchard View SchoolElementary · 345 students
- Middlebury Elementary SchoolElementary · 211 students
Other Heritage Intermediate schools
One other US public school is named Heritage Intermediate. Heritage Intermediate School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Heritage IntermediateFontana, CA · 1,175 students
Nearby schools
- Northridge Middle School0.1 mi · 963
- Orchard View School0.3 mi · 345
- Northridge High School0.4 mi · 1,331
- Middlebury Elementary School1.3 mi · 211
- York Elementary School3.7 mi · 260
- Jefferson Elementary School5.2 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Heritage Intermediate School?
Heritage Intermediate School enrolls approximately 574 students in grades 04-05.
What age range does Heritage Intermediate School serve?
Heritage Intermediate School serves students from grade 04 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Heritage Intermediate School have?
Heritage Intermediate School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Heritage Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Heritage Intermediate School are roughly 82% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Heritage Intermediate School?
Heritage Intermediate School is overseen by Middlebury Community Schools in Elkhart County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.