Highland Middle School

Highland Middle School is a middle-grades school of large scale in Anderson, Indiana, operated by Anderson Community School Corp, educateing 916 students in grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 594 students each, so Highland Middle School sits 54% above that benchmark.

Across the 9 schools in Anderson Community School Corp (6,181 students total), Highland Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Highland Middle School records that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 23% Black, 22% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

On the resource side, Highland Middle School records 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting Highland Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Madison County's rate of about 52%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Highland Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 15.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Madison County shows median household earnings sit near $63,037, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Madison County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,227 students), of which Highland Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Eastside Elementary School, roughly 1.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Highland Middle School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 24.7%.

Highland Middle School operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Highland Middle School has fell 36%, going from 1,424 students in 2018 to 916 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 56% to 45% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.