Prairie Heights Community School Corp

Prairie Heights Community School Corp is a small Indiana district serving roughly 1,346 students across three schools — Prairie Heights Elementary School (K–4, 537 students), Prairie Heights Middle School (5–8, 377 students), and Prairie Heights Senior High School (9–12, 432 students). The Prairie Heights Community School Corp ranks 149th of 374 Indiana districts, placing it in the 60th percentile with 3 stars, and all three schools landed between the 53rd and 58th percentile in 2025–26.

Each school has a distinct bright spot. The elementary school's strength is math, with All Grades Math at 57.27% in 2025–26 and Grade 3 math at 68.52% — well above the state's 51.9%. The middle school leads in English/language arts and social studies, posting 50.60% in All Grades ELA and 58.62% in Grade 7 ELA, plus 60.63% in fifth-grade social studies, and it has the district's best attendance at 15.0% chronic absenteeism. The high school's standout is its 97.3% graduation rate, well ahead of the state's 89.7%.

Parents should know about a few clear concerns. Math drops sharply after elementary school: middle school All Grades Math is 23.80%, with Grade 7 at 15.52% and Grade 8 at just 7.79%. High school SAT results also trail the state — 17.92% in Math and 46.23% in Evidence-based Reading and Writing — even as graduation rates stay high. Fourth-grade ELA (27.68%) and science (36.61%) are weaker spots at the elementary level, and the high school has the district's highest chronic absenteeism at 17.1%. Notably, the elementary school spends the least per student ($10,990) with the largest classes (17.7 students per teacher) yet produces the strongest math results, so resources alone don't explain the differences between these schools.