Summary:
Premier Arts Academy is the sole elementary public charter school serving grades K-8 in Elkhart, Indiana. With a total enrollment of 191 students, the school has a low 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks 302 out of 380 districts in the state. Academically, Premier Arts Academy struggles, with proficiency rates well below the state averages across all subject areas and grade levels.
In the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.64% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 37.9% to 41.4% across grades 3-7. In math, the proficiency rate was just 17.95%, far below the state averages of 35.9% to 51.5%. Science and social studies performance was similarly low, with 20.55% and 11.11% proficiency, respectively. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% is also quite high, likely contributing to the poor academic outcomes.
Despite the low performance, Premier Arts Academy spends $11,790 per student, suggesting that funding alone is not the primary driver of the school's struggles. With a student-teacher ratio of 11.2 to 1, the school appears to have adequate resources, but significant improvements would be needed to bring it up to par with state averages and the performance of other Premier Arts Academy schools.
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