Summary:
Zip code 47859 is home to one middle school, Parke Heritage Middle School, serving grades 6-8. This public school is part of the North Central Parke Community School Corp district.
Parke Heritage Middle School has shown a consistent statewide ranking, typically falling between 287 and 325 out of nearly 490 Indiana middle schools over the past three years, earning it a 2-star rating. The school serves 241 students with a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10:1, suggesting a potentially personalized learning environment. However, the chronic absenteeism rate stands at 17.8% for the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a significant portion of students are frequently absent, which can impact academic progress. The school also has a high rate of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch at 58.51%, suggesting a majority of the student body comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
In terms of academic performance, Parke Heritage Middle School shows varied results across subjects and grade levels. For the 2024-2025 school year, ELA proficiency is slightly below the district average, and Math proficiency is below both district and state averages. Science proficiency is slightly below the district average but aligns closely with the 6th-grade Indiana average. Looking at the 2023-2024 data, the school's overall ELA proficiency was higher than the district average, with 6th graders performing particularly well in both ELA and Math, exceeding district and state averages in some instances. The spending per student is $11,060, which would be useful to compare against state and national averages to assess resource allocation relative to outcomes.
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