Summary:
Shenandoah School Corporation is a five-school Indiana district serving roughly 1,771 students in grades PK–12 — two elementary schools, one middle school, and two high schools, one of which is a fully online academy. The district is rated 241st of 374 statewide with 2 stars, but that average hides a sharp split: its individual schools range from 0 stars to 4 stars.
Shenandoah Elementary School is the strongest performer, earning 4 stars and an 82nd-percentile rank, with all-grade math proficiency of 69.23% and 3rd grade math at 82.65% — far above district and state — plus the lowest chronic absenteeism in the group at 4.8%. Shenandoah Middle School is also a 4-star, 72nd-percentile school, with 8th grade ELA at 51.92% and 6th grade math at 52.13%, both above state. Shenandoah High School is mixed: a 98.8% graduation rate (above the state's 89.7%), but 20.8% chronic absenteeism and SAT EBRW of 43.81% versus the state's 51.9%.
The largest red flags are the two online academies, which together enroll about 25% of the corporation's students. Indiana eSchool Academy K-5 is rated 0 stars, ranks 977 of 1,015 (4th percentile), and reports 2.5% all-grade math proficiency, including 0.0% in 3rd and 4th grade math. Indiana eSchool Academy 6-12 is rated 1 star with a 0.0% graduation rate and an extreme 72.2 student-teacher ratio. Notably, poverty and spending do not simply explain these gaps: Shenandoah Elementary School has a 52.22% free/reduced lunch rate yet strong outcomes, while Indiana eSchool Academy K-5 has 58.75% and very weak ones.
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