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Enrollment
774
Middle
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL TOWN OF HIGHLAND·NCES 180456000764
Highland Middle School
2941 41st St, Highland, IN 46322 · (219) 922-5620 · Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL774 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
357 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 6 | 246 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 263 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 265 | 34% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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→Highland High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within School Town of Highland. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
46.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
43.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 (48.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Middle School this school | 774 | 46.1% | 48.3% |
| Wea Ridge Middle School Lafayette | 675 | 50.1% | 32.5% |
| William Fegely Middle School Portage | 566 | 48.2% | 26.0% |
| Willowcreek Middle School Portage | 920 | 41.7% | 29.6% |
| H. L. Harshman Middle School Indianapolis | 509 | 46.6% | 53.7% |
| Northside Middle School Columbus | 908 | 45.0% | 36.2% |
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 | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #90 of 324 | #8 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #111 of 325 | #8 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #98 of 325 | #8 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 774 | #84 of 334 | #10 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #310 of 314 | #19 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #71 of 315 | #5 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.1% | #204 of 330 | #12 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.2% | #66 of 110 | N/A |
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
774
+90 (+13%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 774 | 37 | 20.9:1 | 46% (357) |
| 2023-24 | 742 | 38.5 | 19.3:1 | 45% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 726 | 39.5 | 18.4:1 | 51% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 684 | 41 | 16.7:1 | 40% (277) |
| 2017-18 | 722 | 47.6 | 15.2:1 | 40% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 759 | 44 | 17.3:1 | 36% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | 26 | 21.3:1 | 30% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 497 | 26 | 19.1:1 | 9% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 522 | 25 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Middle School.
About Highland Middle School
Highland Middle School is a mid-sized middle school located in Highland, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 774 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Indiana, the average enrollment is about 594.
Highland Middle School is part of a district of 6 schools: School Town of Highland, with 3,165 students.
White students account for 48% of enrollment at Highland Middle School, more than any other group. Other groups make up 37% Hispanic and 11% Black. The diversity index for Highland Middle School is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Highland Middle School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.9:1. The gap from the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana is 5.3 students per teacher. At Highland Middle School, 46% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Lake County is similar, at 47%.
Compared with Indiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Highland Middle School's results are 5.4 points above predicted: 48.3% against 42.9%.
Looking at the county, Lake County, the median household earns about $71,493 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Lake County has 121 public schools with about 74,661 students, including Highland Middle School.
Of the public schools around it, Highland Middle School is closest to Highland High School, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Highland Middle School at 2nd of 8.
Highland Middle School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Highland Middle School enrolled 684 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 774. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.7:1 to 20.9:1.
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Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
500,379
Census ACS
Median income
$71,493
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
74,661 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in School Town of Highland
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 971 students
- Southridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Judith Morton Johnston ElementaryElementary · 383 students
- Allen J Warren Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Mildred Merkley Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
Other schools in Highland
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 971 students
- Southridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Judith Morton Johnston ElementaryElementary · 383 students
- Allen J Warren Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Mildred Merkley Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
Other Highland Middle schools
17 other US public schools in 13 states are named Highland Middle. Highland Middle School is the 4th largest of the 18.
- Highland Middle SchoolAnderson, IN · 916 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
- Highland High School0.1 mi · 971
- Mildred Merkley Elementary School0.2 mi · 290
- Southridge Elementary School0.8 mi · 439
- Allen J Warren Elementary School0.8 mi · 308
- Judith Morton Johnston Elementary1.3 mi · 383
- Beiriger Elementary School1.3 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Middle SchoolHow large is Highland Middle School?
Highland Middle School enrolls approximately 774 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Highland Middle School serve?
Highland Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Highland Middle School is approximately 20.9:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Highland Middle School?
Student demographics at Highland Middle School are roughly 48% White, 37% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Highland Middle School?
Highland Middle School is overseen by School Town of Highland in Lake County.
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