Middle Schools in School Town of Highland

Summary:

The School Town of Highland district in Indiana has one middle school, Highland Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 742 students. The district is ranked 116 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highland Middle School is a relatively strong performing school within its district and the state of Indiana. The school has improved its statewide ranking over the past 3 years, moving from #151 out of 489 Indiana middle schools in 2022-2023 to #109 out of 480 in 2024-2025, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Highland Middle School outperforms the state average on ILEARN proficiency rates across English Language Arts, Math, and Science for all grade levels, and also exceeds the district average in most subject areas.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of students (45.42%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Highland Middle School is still able to achieve strong academic outcomes. The school spends $9,934 per student and has a student-teacher ratio of 19.2, which is a relatively low ratio that likely contributes to the school's academic success. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% is an area that could be targeted for improvement.

District Detail

9145 Kennedy Ave
Highland, IN 46322

(219) 924-7400

SchoolDigger Rank:
116^th of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,165

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	2941 41st St	Highland	46322	Lake County	School Town of Highland	No	No	No	No	(219) 922-5620	774	37	20.9	46.1%	373 (48.2%)	84 (10.9%)	288 (37.2%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	75	109^th of 480 public middle schools	77.3%		71.9	125^th of 491 public middle schools	74.5%	16	56.0	38.8	45.6	46.6	61.7	39.5	31.9	43.9	59.6	59.6	$9,934	$256	$9,678

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Griffith Public Schools	0.91 mi	3	206^th
School Town of Munster	2.17 mi	5	7^th
Lake Ridge New Technical Schools	2.53 mi	3	354^th
Lake Central School Corporation	2.83 mi	10	31^st
School City of Hammond	3.01 mi	14	346^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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