Pendleton Heights Middle School

As a mid-sized middle school in Pendleton, Indiana, Pendleton Heights Middle School educates 730 students from grades 7 through 8, overseen by South Madison Com Sch Corp. That puts it 23% larger than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 594 students.

South Madison Com Sch Corp comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 4,670 students; Pendleton Heights Middle School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pendleton Heights Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting Pendleton Heights Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 37% of students at Pendleton Heights Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Madison County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pendleton Heights Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.1%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Madison County) records that median household income runs about $63,037, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Pendleton Heights Middle School is one of 32 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 18,227 students).

Pendleton Heights High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Pendleton Heights Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pendleton Heights Middle School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 48.7%.

Pendleton Heights Middle School operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Pendleton Heights Middle School's enrollment has increased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 688 (now 730). Over the same period, the White share fell from 93% to 84%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 21.2:1 today.

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