Joshua Academy

Schools in Joshua Academy refers to a single school: Joshua Academy, an elementary school serving grades K–6 with 254 students in Evansville, Indiana, which also operates as its own one-school district. The data cover three years of statewide rankings, ILEARN proficiency in ELA, math, science and social studies, chronic absenteeism, free/reduced-price lunch rates, per-student spending and student-teacher ratio. Because the school and district are one and the same, school-level and district-level test scores and attendance figures are nearly identical.

Academically, the school remains in the bottom quartile of Indiana schools. It ranked 795th of 1,015 in 2025–2026 — the 22nd percentile, a slight improvement from the 20th percentile in 2023–2024 — and has held a 1-star rating for all three years. The Joshua Academy district ranks 303rd of 374. Every reported grade-level subject score is below the state comparison. The strongest areas are 5th grade ELA at 38.71% proficient versus 42.2% statewide, 5th grade social studies, which improved from 20.69% to 35.48%, and 3rd grade math at 38.46%. The most urgent weaknesses are 4th grade math at 6.9% versus 52% state, 4th grade science at 13.79% versus 43.8%, and 6th grade math at 10.53% versus 40.2%. All-grades ELA rose from 26.72% to 27.97%, math slipped from 21.55% to 20.34%, and science fell from 30.19% to 18.75%.

Several context factors shape the picture: about 75.98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and chronic absenteeism is 17.9%, above the state's 16.7%. Per-student spending is $11,103 with a 19.5:1 student-teacher ratio. With only 254 students across K–6, grade-level cohorts are small, so percentages can shift several points year to year. Overall, the school shows modest upward drift in statewide percentile and real growth in 5th grade social studies, but large proficiency gaps remain in nearly every tested subject and grade, with math, science and attendance the clearest areas to watch.