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Which teacher or staff member at Highland Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
916
Middle
DISTRICT 703 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANDERSON COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180015002483
Highland Middle School
2108 E 200 N, Anderson, IN 46012 · (765) 641-2059 · Madison County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL916 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Indiana public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
11.8:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
614 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 7 | 452 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 456 | 50% |
| Grade 9 | 3 | 0% |
| Grade 10 | 5 | 1% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Highland Middle School→Anderson High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Anderson Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
17.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
13.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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
15.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Highland Middle School
Highland Middle School's state test result (15.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Middle School this school | 916 | 67.0% | 15.3% |
| Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate Lafayette | 1,031 | 65.7% | 28.4% |
| River Valley Middle School Jeffersonville | 857 | 64.5% | 31.2% |
| Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High School Lafayette | 999 | 62.1% | 25.6% |
| Parkview Middle School Jeffersonville | 656 | 65.2% | 31.6% |
| Decatur Middle School Indianapolis | 1,000 | 59.7% | 17.5% |
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 Highland Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #296 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #286 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #300 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 916 | #52 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #28 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #31 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.0% | #42 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.7% | #6 of 187 |
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
916
-87 (-9%) vs 2020
-49% since 2010-11, when it was 1,786
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 916 | 77.3 | 11.8:1 | 67% (614) |
| 2023-24 | 935 | 75.5 | 12.4:1 | 79% (739) |
| 2022-23 | 914 | 65.9 | 13.9:1 | 81% (738) |
| 2020-21 | 1,003 | 64 | 15.7:1 | 73% (733) |
| 2017-18 | 1,424 | 92.1 | 15.5:1 | 84% (1,194) |
| 2015-16 | 1,396 | 91 | 15.3:1 | 83% (1,154) |
| 2010-11 | 1,786 | 92 | 19.4:1 | 69% (1,230) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Middle School.
About Highland Middle School
The public middle school Highland Middle School is located in Anderson, Indiana. Its enrollment is 916 students, spread over grades 7 through 8. On average, middle schools in Indiana enroll around 594, and this school is 54% above that mark.
Anderson Community School Corp has 9 schools; together they serve 6,181 students.
At Highland Middle School, White students make up the biggest share, 45%. Enrollment also includes 23% Black, 22% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. Among people living in Madison County, the White share is about 84%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
Highland Middle School has 77.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.8:1. The school's 11.8:1 compares with an average of 15.6:1 for middle schools in Indiana. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 67%. The rate at public schools in Madison County averages 52%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Highland Middle School lands at D, ahead of 7% of Indiana public middle schools.
In Indiana, Highland Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 15.3% actual against a predicted 28.1%.
Looking at the county, Madison County, the median household earns about $63,037 a year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Highland Middle School, Madison County has 32 public schools.
Highland Middle School is about 1.4 miles from Eastside Elementary School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Highland Middle School at 7th of 8.
NCES describes the area around Highland Middle School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% decrease, from 1,003 to 916. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.7:1 to 11.8:1.
This page is set up for the Highland Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,900
Census ACS
Median income
$63,037
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
18,227 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anderson Community School Corp
- Anderson High SchoolHigh · 1,768 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 581 students
- Tenth Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- Anderson Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 490 students
- Valley Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 485 students
Other schools in Anderson
- Anderson High SchoolHigh · 1,768 students
- Anderson Preparatory AcademyCombined · 777 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 581 students
- Tenth Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- Anderson Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 490 students
Other Highland Middle schools
17 other US public schools in 13 states are named Highland Middle. Highland Middle School is the largest of the 18.
- Highland Middle SchoolHighland, IN · 774 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMedina, OH · 824 students
- HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLHOBBS, NM · 808 students
- Highland MiddleSanford, NC · 762 students
- Highland Middle SchoolSpokane, WA · 704 students
Nearby schools
- Eastside Elementary School1.4 mi · 581
- Anderson Intermediate School1.5 mi · 490
- Tenth Street Elementary School2.1 mi · 529
- Excel Center - Anderson3.8 mi · 321
- Daleville Jr-Sr High School4.2 mi · 435
- Daleville Elementary School4.3 mi · 553
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Middle SchoolHow large is Highland Middle School?
Highland Middle School enrolls approximately 916 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Highland Middle School serve?
Highland Middle School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Highland Middle School is approximately 11.8:1 (77 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Highland Middle School?
Highland Middle School reports a student body of 45% White, 22% Hispanic, 23% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Highland Middle School?
Highland Middle School is overseen by Anderson Community School Corp in Madison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.