Highland Middle School

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Anderson, Indiana

Highland Middle School in Anderson, Indiana enrolled 916 students in 2024-25 with 77.3 full-time teachers, 11.9 students per teacher against the Indiana middle-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 15% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 17%

914 students in 2022-23, 935 students in 2023-24, 916 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 65.9 to 77.3.

Students enrolled at Highland Middle School by school year2022-23: 914, 2023-24: 935, 2024-25: 91602505007501k2022-239142023-249352024-25916
Students enrolled at Highland Middle School by school year2022-23: 914, 2023-24: 935, 2024-25: 91602505007501k2022-239142023-249352024-25916
Students enrolled at Highland Middle School by school year2022-23: 914, 2023-24: 935, 2024-25: 91602505007501k2022-239142023-249352024-25916
Students enrolled at Highland Middle School by school year2022-23: 914, 2023-24: 935, 2024-25: 91602505007501k2022-239142023-249352024-25916
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2391465.913.9
2023-2493575.512.4
2024-2591677.311.9

11.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 90 of every 100 Indiana middle schools

Among the 327 Indiana middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; Highland Middle School 11.9; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherHighland Middle School 11.9state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; Highland Middle School 11.9; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherHighland Middle School 11.9state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; Highland Middle School 11.9; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherHighland Middle School 11.9state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; Highland Middle School 11.9; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherHighland Middle School 11.9state median 14.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 497 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Highland Middle School enrolled 994 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 204 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 497 of the 994 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions204
  • Chronically absent41.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

45.1% of students were White, 22.7% Black, 22.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White45.1%
  2. Black22.7%
  3. Hispanic22.1%
  4. Two or more races9.7%
  5. Asian0.3%
  6. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Highland Middle School scored proficient or above: 15% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtIndiana
Math15%17% (2021-22)38.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Anderson

2 public middle schools in Anderson report 2024-25 enrollment; Highland Middle School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Highland Middle School91611.963.3%
Anderson Intermediate School49015.062.9%

All public schools in Anderson →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Highland Middle School

  1. Anderson Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.5 miles away: 490 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Pendleton Heights Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 730 students, 21.2 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  3. Compare Highland Middle School with Anderson Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Anderson Community School Corp spends per student$15,276 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,276
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaHighland Middle School is the number 52 by size of 328 Indiana middle schools open in 2024-25.#52 of 328
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher11.9 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.8 for middle schools.11.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Highland Middle School

  1. How many students attend Highland Middle School?
    916 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 914 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Anderson, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland Middle School?
    11.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for middle schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Highland Middle School a Title I school?
    Highland Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Highland Middle School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Highland Middle School scored proficient or above: 15% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Highland Middle School in?
    Anderson Community School Corp, NCES district ID 1800150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180015002483 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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