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Enrollment
471
Middle
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANSVILLE VANDERBURGH SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180345000480
Perry Heights Middle School
5800 Hogue Rd, Evansville, IN 47712 · (812) 435-8326 · Vanderburgh County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of Indiana public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
15.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
172 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 139 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 173 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 159 | 34% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
49.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
51.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Perry Heights Middle School
Perry Heights Middle School's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Heights Middle School this school | 471 | 36.5% | 51.8% |
| Triton Central Middle School Fairland | 426 | 37.6% | 43.6% |
| Mount Vernon Jr High School Mount Vernon | 493 | 40.6% | 41.4% |
| Norwell Middle School Ossian | 561 | 36.4% | 54.7% |
| Knightstown Intermediate School Knightstown | 387 | 37.5% | 37.2% |
| East Washington Middle School Pekin | 418 | 39.0% | 34.5% |
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 Perry Heights Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Vanderburgh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #68 of 324 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #70 of 325 | #1 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #80 of 325 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #191 of 334 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #174 of 314 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.8% | #200 of 315 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.5% | #258 of 330 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #148 of 187 | #5 of 7 |
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
471
+29 (+7%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 512
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 471 | 30.8 | 15.3:1 | 37% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 31 | 15.6:1 | 37% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 31.1 | 15.1:1 | 39% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 442 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 39% (171) |
| 2017-18 | 496 | 32.8 | 15.1:1 | 39% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 34% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 472 | 24 | 19.7:1 | 41% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 492 | 27 | 18.2:1 | 26% (127) |
| 1990-91 | 512 | 27 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perry Heights Middle School.
About Perry Heights Middle School
Perry Heights Middle School, located in Evansville, Indiana, is a low-enrollment middle school. Enrolled students number 471 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 21% lower than the average for middle schools in Indiana, which is about 594.
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp counts 38 schools and 21,589 students, including Perry Heights Middle School.
The student body at Perry Heights Middle School is 83% White. Other groups make up 8% multiracial, 5% Black, and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 81% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 30%, meaning two students picked at random have a 30% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Perry Heights Middle School was 15.3:1. For comparison, middle schools in Indiana average 15.6:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 37%. The average for public schools in Vanderburgh County is 48%.
allk12 grades Perry Heights Middle School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Perry Heights Middle School is +2.1 points: 51.8% actual, 49.7% predicted.
In the county around the school, Vanderburgh County, the median household income is $61,648, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Vanderburgh County is home to 44 public schools and about 22,423 public school students.
The nearest public school is West Terrace Elementary School, at about 1.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 36.0% proficiency; Perry Heights Middle School posts 51.8%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 29 more students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.3:1.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Vanderburgh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
180,117
Census ACS
Median income
$61,648
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
22,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Francis Joseph Reitz High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,087 students
- North Junior High SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- McCutchanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Other schools in Evansville
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Francis Joseph Reitz High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,087 students
- North Junior High SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- McCutchanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Nearby schools
- West Terrace Elementary School1.4 mi · 504
- Tekoppel Elementary School1.5 mi · 440
- Daniel Wertz Elementary School1.8 mi · 282
- Indiana Agriculture & Technology School - USI Campus2.1 mi · 38
- Francis Joseph Reitz High School2.3 mi · 1,293
- Helfrich Park STEM Academy2.3 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Perry Heights Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Perry Heights Middle School?
Perry Heights Middle School enrolls approximately 471 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Perry Heights Middle School serve?
Perry Heights Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Perry Heights Middle School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Perry Heights Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Perry Heights Middle School?
Student demographics at Perry Heights Middle School are roughly 83% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Perry Heights Middle School public or private?
Perry Heights Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.