Summary:
Joshua Academy is the sole elementary public charter school serving grades K-6 in Evansville, Indiana. With a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking in the bottom 20% of Indiana elementary schools, Joshua Academy is a low-performing school that is struggling to meet the academic needs of its students.
The school's proficiency rates on the ILEARN assessments are significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, Joshua Academy's English Language Arts proficiency was 26.72% compared to the state average of 40.3% - 41.4%, and its Math proficiency was 21.55% compared to the state average of 39.7% - 51.5%. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% and large student-teacher ratio of 42.1 to 1 may be contributing factors to its poor academic performance.
With spending per student at $11,103, which is in line with the state average, the issue at Joshua Academy does not appear to be a lack of resources, but rather how those resources are being utilized to support student learning and achievement. Addressing the school's low proficiency scores, high chronic absenteeism, and large class sizes should be priorities for the school and district in order to improve student outcomes.
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