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What's one thing Pendleton Heights Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
730
Middle
DISTRICT 934 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH MADISON COM SCH CORP·NCES 181044001712
Pendleton Heights Middle School
7450 S 300 W, Pendleton, IN 46064 · (765) 778-2139 · Madison County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL730 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
273 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 368 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 362 | 50% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Pendleton Heights Middle School→Pendleton Heights High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within South Madison Com Sch Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
48.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
46.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Pendleton Heights Middle School
Pendleton Heights Middle School's state test result (47.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pendleton Heights Middle School this school | 730 | 37.4% | 47.1% |
| East Noble Middle School Kendallville | 767 | 38.1% | 32.7% |
| North Wood Middle School Wakarusa | 653 | 37.2% | 62.3% |
| Castle South Middle School Newburgh | 641 | 39.0% | 57.5% |
| Silver Creek Middle School Sellersburg | 748 | 35.6% | 43.7% |
| Edgewood Junior High School Ellettsville | 627 | 40.5% | 41.0% |
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 Pendleton Heights Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #99 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #97 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #83 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 730 | #97 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #311 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.9% | #208 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.4% | #254 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.1% | #72 of 110 |
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
730
+45 (+7%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 730 | 34.5 | 21.2:1 | 37% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 697 | 39 | 17.9:1 | 35% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 721 | 37.5 | 19.2:1 | 36% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 685 | 39 | 17.6:1 | 29% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 688 | 36 | 19.1:1 | 31% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 743 | 34 | 21.9:1 | 31% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 688 | 28 | 24.6:1 | 34% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 530 | 27 | 19.6:1 | 9% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 523 | 26 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pendleton Heights Middle School.
About Pendleton Heights Middle School
Pendleton Heights Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Pendleton, Indiana. The school's enrollment of 730 students covers grades 7 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Indiana average about 594 students each.
Pendleton Heights Middle School is a school in South Madison Com Sch Corp. The district has 5 schools and 4,670 students.
Federal enrollment data show Pendleton Heights Middle School is 84% White. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is close to the 84% White share among all Madison County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 29% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 21.2:1. That is 5.5 students per teacher above the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 37%. Compared with the 52% average for public schools in Madison County, the school's rate is lower.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.1% for Pendleton Heights Middle School. The school posts 47.1%, 1.9 points below the prediction.
Federal survey data for Madison County show that the median household income is $63,037, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 32 public schools in Madison County, enrolling about 18,227 students in all.
Pendleton Heights High School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 6. The nearest schools with test data average 48.7%, higher than Pendleton Heights Middle School's 47.1%.
In the federal locale system, Pendleton Heights Middle School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 45 students since 2020-21, to 730. By 2024-25, the school had 21.2 students per teacher, compared with 17.6 in 2020-21.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 South Madison Com Sch Corp
- Pendleton Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,502 students
- Pendleton Elementary SchoolElementary · 893 students
- Maple Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 858 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 687 students
Other schools in Pendleton
- Pendleton Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,502 students
- Pendleton Elementary SchoolElementary · 893 students
- Maple Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 858 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 687 students
- Pendleton Juvenile CorrectionalHigh · 180 students
Nearby schools
- Pendleton Heights High School0.4 mi · 1,502
- Pendleton Elementary School0.7 mi · 893
- Pendleton Juvenile Correctional3.1 mi · 180
- East Elementary School3.8 mi · 687
- Maple Ridge Elementary School3.9 mi · 858
- Erskine Elementary School4.5 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About Pendleton Heights Middle SchoolHow many students attend Pendleton Heights Middle School?
Pendleton Heights Middle School enrolls approximately 730 students in grades 07-08.
Is Pendleton Heights Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pendleton Heights Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Pendleton Heights Middle School have?
Pendleton Heights Middle School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Pendleton Heights Middle School?
Student demographics at Pendleton Heights Middle School are roughly 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Pendleton Heights Middle School?
Pendleton Heights Middle School is overseen by South Madison Com Sch Corp in Madison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.