Summary:
ZIP code 46012 in Anderson, Indiana, contains exactly one middle school in this data set, Highland Middle School, which serves grades 7–8 and enrolls 916 students.
Highland is part of Anderson Community School Corp, a district ranked 343 of 374 statewide (8th percentile, 0 stars). The school itself has a 1-star rating and ranks in the 15th percentile in 2025–2026, after 16th in 2024–2025 and 20th in 2023–2024. In 2025–2026, math proficiency was about 12% across grade levels, while ELA was about 19–22%; the state was 34–36% in math and 42–44% in ELA. ELA All Grades was 20.37% at Highland versus 17.05% in the district, while Math All Grades was 11.84% at Highland versus 17.03% in the district. Science was not reported at the school level. A notable outlier is Biology End-of-Course: 55.71% proficient in 2025–2026 and 61.11% in 2024–2025, far above district rates of 22.68% and 21.45%, and above the state’s 45.6% in 2024–2025. Since Biology EOC is unusual for a grades 7–8 school, this may reflect a small or selective group and should be interpreted cautiously.
Chronic absenteeism is a major concern: 35.4% in 2024–2025, higher than the district’s 30.9% and more than double the state’s 16.7%. About 67.03% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending was $15,363 in 2023–2024, and the student-teacher ratio was 11.8 in 2024–2025. For families, Highland is the only local public middle school option in 46012, with a relatively favorable student-teacher ratio but significant academic and attendance challenges compared with Indiana averages.
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