Prairie Heights Middle School

As a small middle-grades school in LaGrange, Indiana, Prairie Heights Middle School teaches 377 students from grades 5 through 8, part of Prairie Heights Community Sch Corp. Enrollment runs roughly 37% below the state mean of about 594.

Across the 3 schools in Prairie Heights Community Sch Corp (1,346 students total), Prairie Heights Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Prairie Heights Middle School reports that nearly all students (92%) are White. The remainder comes out to 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Prairie Heights Middle School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting Prairie Heights Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than LaGrange County's rate of about 40%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Prairie Heights Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.2%; this one delivers 35.6%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for LaGrange County indicate median household income runs about $84,487, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, LaGrange County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,769 students), of which Prairie Heights Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Prairie Heights Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Prairie Heights Middle School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 31.5%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 7%: 404 students in 2018 compared to 377 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Prairie Heights Middle School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.