Summary:
There is one elementary school serving the Mays community, Mays Community Academy, which serves students from Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade. This public charter school is located in Mays, Indiana.
Mays Community Academy is currently ranked 315 out of 380 elementary schools in Indiana, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance has shown a downward trend, with its statewide ranking dropping from 699 out of 1020 schools in 2021-2022 to 787 out of 1016 schools in 2022-2023. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science are consistently below Indiana state averages across tested grade levels for the 2023-2024 school year. For example, only 26.23% of students were proficient in English Language Arts overall, with 4th graders scoring as low as 5.26% proficiency, compared to the state average of 41.8%. Math proficiency was also low, with 22.95% overall, and 5th graders achieving only 13.33% proficiency against a state average of 40.8%. Science and Social Studies proficiency rates are also notably low, with 4th-grade Science at 9.09% and 5th-grade Social Studies at 6.67%.
Several factors may be contributing to these academic outcomes. The school has a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8%, which is a significant concern. Additionally, the student-teacher ratio is 23.4, which is relatively high and may limit individualized attention. Despite spending $13,454 per student, which is a substantial amount, the school's academic performance remains low. The school serves a population where 55.56% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a moderate level of socioeconomic need. There is also variability in performance between grade levels, suggesting that instructional approaches may need to be reviewed and adjusted to better support all students.
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