High Schools in South Madison Com School Corp

Summary:

The South Madison Com School Corp district in Indiana is home to one standout high school, Pendleton Heights High School. This school has consistently maintained a strong 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and a high statewide ranking, placing 55th out of 429 Indiana high schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

Pendleton Heights High School boasts impressive metrics, including an 88.4% 4-year graduation rate and solid performance on standardized tests, with 56.76% of students proficient or better in ILEARN/Biology and 63.73% proficient or better in SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing. However, the school's math performance, with only 34.24% of students proficient or better in SAT/Mathematics, presents an area for potential improvement.

The school's relatively low percentage of students (29.86%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch suggests a relatively affluent student population, which may contribute to the school's overall strong performance. With a student-teacher ratio of 19.8 and spending per student of $9,479, Pendleton Heights High School appears to be providing a quality education to its students, making it a standout within the South Madison Com School Corp district.

District Detail

203 S Heritage Way
Pendleton, IN 46064

(765) 778-2152

SchoolDigger Rank:
39^th of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 4,670

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN Biology (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	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pendleton Heights High School	Public	9-12	One Arabian Dr	Pendleton	46064	Madison County	South Madison Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 778-2161	1,502	66	22.9	29.0%	1,281 (85.3%)	45 (3.0%)	102 (6.8%)	16 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (3.7%)	76.7	55^th of 429 public high schools	87.2%		73.9	62^nd of 432 public high schools	85.6%	7	63.7	34.2	56.8	$9,479	$151	$9,329

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Indiana Department of Correction	1.42 mi	4	342^nd
Hamilton Southeastern Schools	4.31 mi	22	11^th
Greenfield-Central Com Schools	5.46 mi	8
Mt Vernon Community School Corp	5.67 mi	6	91^st
Frankton-Lapel Community Schools	6.19 mi	5	132^nd

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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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