Summary:
The city of Canaan, Indiana has only one school, Canaan Community Academy, which serves grades K-8 and has a total enrollment of 202 students. The school is a public charter school and part of the Canaan Community Academy District, which is ranked 294 out of 380 districts in Indiana and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Canaan Community Academy's academic performance is a significant concern, with proficiency rates in ILEARN English Language Arts, Math, and Science that are substantially below the state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall ELA proficiency rate was 24.75%, compared to the state average of 40.3-42.7%. The school's Math proficiency rates, ranging from 0% to 34.78%, are particularly low compared to the state averages of 34.5-51.5%. Additionally, the school's Science proficiency rate of 38.24% is below the state average of 42.4-43.2%.
Further challenges facing Canaan Community Academy include a high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8%, which is significantly higher than the state average, and a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 28.22%. Despite these issues, the school's per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $9,959, slightly above the state average, and the school has a student-teacher ratio of 15.5 to 1, which is slightly lower than the state average. These factors suggest that the school's academic struggles may not be solely related to funding or staffing, and further investigation into the school's resource allocation and utilization may be necessary to identify opportunities for improvement and targeted interventions to support student success.
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