Canaan Community Academy

In Canaan, Indiana, Canaan Community Academy is the only school in the Canaan Community Academy district, serving grades K–8 with 195 students. This single-school district ranks 279th of 374 in Indiana, in the 25th percentile with 1 star, while the school’s own rank has improved from 931st of 1,011 (0 stars) in 2023–2024 to 800th of 1,005 (1 star) in 2024–2025 to 711st of 1,015 (30th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026. Still, it remains below the state median. Chronic absenteeism is 39.2% versus 16.7% statewide; free/reduced lunch is 19.49%; per-student spending is $9,959; and the student-teacher ratio is 13.

Strengths include Science and 5th grade Social Studies. All-grades Science is 42.42% proficient in 2025–2026, higher than all-grades ELA and Math, both 20.25%. Fourth grade Science is 44.44% proficient, slightly above the state’s 43.8%, and 5th grade Social Studies is 53.85%, above the state’s 47.2%. Fourth grade Math is 50%, close to the state’s 52%. Concerns are widespread: every reported grade-level ELA result is below the state—3rd grade 15% vs 40.8%, 4th 22.22% vs 42.2%, 5th 30.77% vs 42.2%, and 6th 20% vs 41.3%. Math is uneven: 5th grade is 7.69% and 6th grade is 6.67%, compared with state rates of 42% and 40.2%, while 4th grade is near the state level.

The most serious red flag is attendance: 39.2% chronic absenteeism is more than double the state rate, meaning roughly two in five students were chronically absent. Middle-grade Math is another major weakness, especially in 5th and 6th grades, and ELA trails the state across every reported grade. Science and 5th grade Social Studies are relative strengths that may offer useful instructional lessons. Because enrollment is only 195 students, grade-level percentages can swing sharply; for example, 5th grade Social Studies moved from 4.35% in 2024–2025 to 53.85% in 2025–2026, likely reflecting small cohorts. Also, 7th and 8th grade ELA and Math school-level results are not available here, so the full middle-grade academic picture is incomplete. Overall, the school shows encouraging upward momentum in rankings, but attendance, 5th–6th grade Math, and broader ELA improvement are the highest-leverage areas.