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Canaan Community Academy


At a glance
294thof 380 Indiana districts▲ 27
Better than 22% of Indiana districts
Elementary 1Grades K-8
8775 N Canaan Main St
Canaan, IN 47224
·(812) 839-0003·All Indiana district rankings →
Statewide performance 2017–2025
2025: better than 22.6% of districts
1
School
195
Students
Top rankedCanaan Community Academy800th of 1,005 Indiana elementary schools
Biggest riser
Canaan Community Academy up 131 spots statewide this year
Summary:

Canaan Community Academy is the sole public charter school serving grades K-8 in the Canaan community, with 202 students enrolled. Based on the available data, this school appears to be struggling academically, with low statewide rankings, poor test scores, and high chronic absenteeism rates compared to state averages.

Canaan Community Academy has a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks between the 800th and 931st out of over 1,000 Indiana elementary schools. The school's proficiency rates in core subjects like English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies are well below state averages across all grade levels. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8%, significantly higher than the state average.

Other key metrics indicate that Canaan Community Academy faces challenges in serving its student population. The school has a relatively high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch at 28.22%, and its per-student spending of $9,959 is on the lower end compared to state averages. The student-teacher ratio of 15.5 is also slightly higher than the typical recommended ratio. Overall, the data suggests that Canaan Community Academy has significant room for improvement in order to provide a high-quality education to its students.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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