Middle Schools in Prairie Heights Community School Corp

Summary:

The Prairie Heights Community School Corp district in Indiana has only one middle school, Prairie Heights Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The school has faced some challenges in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 179 out of 489 middle schools in 2022-2023 to 249 out of 480 in 2024-2025, indicating a decline in performance relative to other middle schools in Indiana.

One of the school's most significant areas of concern is its underperformance in mathematics, with only 24.32% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 30.38% for the district and 41.5% for the state in 5th grade. Additionally, the school faces socioeconomic challenges, with nearly 50% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which can impact student achievement. Despite these challenges, the school's science proficiency rates are higher than the district average, and its 5th-grade social studies proficiency rates exceed the state average.

Overall, Prairie Heights Middle School appears to be the only middle school in the Prairie Heights Community School Corp district, and the data suggests that the school may benefit from targeted interventions and support, particularly in the area of mathematics, to improve student outcomes and address the socioeconomic factors that may be impacting its performance.

District Detail

0305 S 1150 E
LaGrange, IN 46761

(260) 351-3214

SchoolDigger Rank:
158^th of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 1,346

Primary Schools: 1
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)		ILEARN Social Studies (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 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Prairie Heights Middle School	Public	5-8	0395 S 1150 E	LaGrange	46761	LaGrange County	Prairie Heights Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(260) 351-3038	377	31	12.2	48.5%	348 (92.3%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	48.4	249^th of 480 public middle schools	48.1%		52.7	225^th of 491 public middle schools	54.2%	24	37.8	38.5	31.6	45.5	38.5	28.6	28.7	13.2	23.9	24.3	45.0	45.0	49.0	$13,184	$395	$12,789

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
MSD Steuben County	10.59 mi	6	181^st
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East Noble School Corporation	11.81 mi	7	191^st
DeKalb County Ctl United School District	11.95 mi	6	169^th
DeKalb County Eastern Com School District	13.33 mi	5	159^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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