Summary:
Premier Arts Academy is the only school in this Indiana area: a single K–8 school serving 286 students, and because it is also its own district, school and district figures are identical throughout the data. The area counts 1 elementary school, 0 middle schools, 0 high schools, and 0 alternative schools.
Academically, Premier Arts Academy faces real challenges. In 2025–2026 it ranked 935 out of 1,015 Indiana schools—the 8th percentile—with 0 stars, down from the 21st percentile and 1 star in 2023–2024. Its district, Premier Arts Academy, ranked 342 of 374 (9th percentile, 0 stars). Every available grade-and-subject result trails the state. All-grade proficiency was 15.84% in ELA, 12.94% in Math, and 20.00% in Science, with gaps ranging from about 12.5 percentage points in 7th-grade ELA to 38.1 points in 4th-grade Math. ELA fell from 25.64% to 15.84% and Math from 17.95% to 12.94%, while Science held nearly flat, from 20.55% to 20.00%.
Attendance is the clearest strength: chronic absenteeism is 11.8% versus Indiana's 16.7%, even with 58.39% of students on free/reduced lunch. Per-student spending is $11,790 and the student-teacher ratio is 11.9—small classes and substantial funding, yet outcomes remain below state. Bright spots include 7th-grade ELA (29.17% vs. 41.70%), 8th-grade ELA (28.57% vs. 44.00%), 7th-grade Math (16.67% vs. 35.90%), and 4th-grade Science (22.22% vs. 43.80%). Fifth-grade Social Studies improved from 11.11% to 22.64%, still under the state's 47.20%. Weakest results include 6th-grade ELA (4.17% vs. 41.30%), 8th-grade Math (4.76% vs. 34.20%), and 4th-grade Math (13.89% vs. 52.00%).
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