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Joshua Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-6

795^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Joshua Academy is a K–6 elementary school at 1230 E Illinois St in Evansville, Indiana, serving 254 students — the smallest enrollment among the ten nearby schools compared here, which range from 280 to 510 students. It operates as its own district, Joshua Academy, ranked 303 of 374 Indiana districts, and the school ranks 795 of 1,015 schools statewide for 2025–2026 (22nd percentile, 1 star). It serves a high-poverty population: 75.98% of students received free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, the highest rate among nearby schools.

On 2025–2026 state tests, 27.97% of students were proficient in ELA, 20.34% in Math, and 18.75% in Science, while fifth-grade Social Studies reached 35.48%. Those results sit below the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp averages of 34.34% in ELA, 34.47% in Math, and 32.88% in Science, though the fifth-grade Social Studies figure is the highest among the nearby schools. Locally, Joshua Academy lands mid-pack: it trails Vogel Elementary School (42.54% ELA, 43.87% Math) and Harper Elementary School by wide margins, yet outperforms several nearby EVSC schools in at least some subjects. A clear weak spot is fourth-grade Math at 6.9%, the lowest among all nearby schools and far below the state benchmark of 52%.

Resources look tight: Joshua Academy has the lowest per-student spending ($11,103 in 2023–2024) and the highest student–teacher ratio (19.5 in 2024–2025) among nearby schools, whose ratios range from 8.8 to 14. Attendance is a relative strength, with chronic absenteeism at 17.9% in 2024–2025 — below the EVSC district rate of 21.5% and lower than most nearby schools. ELA has improved steadily, more than doubling from 12.82% in 2022–2023 to 27.97% in 2025–2026, and fifth-grade Social Studies rose from 3.45% to 35.48% over the same period. Math, though, has stayed essentially flat (19.49% to 20.34%), and Science slipped from 30.19% in 2024–2025 to 18.75% in 2025–2026.

254

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,346

Per pupil spending ?

76.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

83.3%

Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)

1230 E Illinois St
Evansville, IN 47711

(812) 401-6300

District: Joshua Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.4%

Two or more races:

16.5%

Hispanic:

3.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (24% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Social Studies scores 12 pts below the Indiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

Indiana avg47%

795^th of 1,015

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

303^rd of 374Joshua Academy among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	795 of 1015	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	792 of 1005	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	813 of 1011	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	893 of 1016	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	902 of 1020	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	833 of 1016	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	749 of 1031	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	718 of 1027	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.6	710 of 1033	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.1	810 of 1046	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.3	886 of 1040	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.0	930 of 1036	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.8	893 of 1035	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.4	750 of 1015	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.2	882 of 1025	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.5	915 of 1009	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	32.1	769 of 1003	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.9	835 of 996	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.5	908 of 985	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies35%-12 vs state

English Language Arts28%

Math20%

Science19%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Joshua Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1230 E Illinois St	Evansville	47711	Vanderburgh County	Joshua Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(812) 401-6300	254	13	19.5	76.0%	8 (3.1%)	194 (76.4%)	9 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (16.5%)	23.3	795^th of 1015 public elementary schools	21.7%		23	792^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	21.2%	3	20.5	24.1	38.7	31.6			28.0	38.5	6.9	16.1	10.5			20.3	13.8	26.3	18.8	35.5	83.3%		$12,346	$1,020	$11,326
Harper Elementary School	Public	K-5	21 S Alvord Blvd	Evansville	47714	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 476-1308	344	28	12.1	57.6%	170 (49.4%)	79 (23.0%)	38 (11.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	51 (14.8%)	34.4	681^st of 1015 public elementary schools	32.9%		46.7	552^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	45.1%	129	37.3	23.4	37.5				33.7	38.8	44.7	26.2				35.8	34.0		34.0	26.6	98.8%		$13,281	$1,016	$12,265
Delaware Elementary School	Public	K-6	700 N Garvin St	Evansville	47711	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 435-8227	379	32	11.7	71.0%	184 (48.5%)	79 (20.8%)	47 (12.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.2%)	52 (13.7%)	15.7	863^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	15.0%		10.7	911^th of 1005 public elementary schools	9.4%	48	15.2	18.0	12.2	24.4			17.6	26.1	13.7	19.5	26.7			21.3	15.7	28.9	21.9	9.8	89.5%		$13,112	$2,251	$10,860
Lincoln School	Public	K-8	635 Lincoln Ave	Evansville	47713	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 435-8235	280	32	8.8	75.7%	82 (29.3%)	128 (45.7%)	31 (11.1%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.4%)	29 (10.4%)	7.8	959^th of 1015 public elementary schools	5.5%		6	977^th of 1005 public elementary schools	2.8%	18	9.5	12.5	9.7	5.7	12.5	31.0	13.0	14.3	20.8	9.7	2.9	0.0	17.9	10.4	20.8	5.7	11.9	25.8	97%		$15,975	$1,986	$13,989
Vogel Elementary School	Public	K-6	1500 Oak Hill Rd	Evansville	47711	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 477-6109	484	34	14.0	55.0%	340 (70.2%)	54 (11.2%)	42 (8.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.9%)	54.7	464^th of 1015 public elementary schools	54.3%		45.6	567^th of 1005 public elementary schools	43.6%	103	33.3	38.8	47.5	50.0			42.5	51.5	52.9	36.1	35.1			43.9	38.2	47.3	43.0	34.4	95.2%		$12,169	$1,003	$11,167
Dexter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	917 S Dexter Ave	Evansville	47714	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 476-1321	384	30	12.8	61.2%	134 (34.9%)	106 (27.6%)	78 (20.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	55 (14.3%)	8.2	957^th of 1015 public elementary schools	5.7%		10.2	918^th of 1005 public elementary schools	8.7%	39	17.5	13.7	9.8				13.7	14.5	15.7	9.8				13.2	8.0		8.0	19.7	94.9%		$12,716	$1,945	$10,771
Evans School	Public	PK, KG-6	2727 N Evans Ave	Evansville	47711	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 435-8330	473	38	12.5	72.5%	255 (53.9%)	98 (20.7%)	55 (11.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	60 (12.7%)	9.3	945^th of 1015 public elementary schools	6.9%		13.4	881^st of 1005 public elementary schools	12.3%	64	15.2	14.0	3.7	10.3			11.0	22.7	10.7	7.4	11.8			13.5	14.3	20.6	17.7	16.7	95%		$13,941	$2,159	$11,783
Glenwood Leadership Academy	Public	K-8	901 Sweetser Ave	Evansville	47713	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 435-8242	436	40	10.9	75.2%	106 (24.3%)	161 (36.9%)	87 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.5%)	57 (13.1%)	4.1	1006^th of 1015 public elementary schools	0.9%		5.5	986^th of 1005 public elementary schools	1.9%	20	8.5	4.6	5.3	0.0	11.9	12.8	7.3	12.8	22.7	0.0	0.0	4.8	17.0	10.0	9.1	0.0	4.7	2.6	70.7%		$13,917	$1,906	$12,011
Lodge Community School	Public	K-8	2000 Lodge Ave	Evansville	47714	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 477-5319	510	42	12.1	63.5%	109 (21.4%)	175 (34.3%)	119 (23.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.6%)	57 (11.2%)	6.1	982^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	3.3%		6.1	975^th of 1005 public elementary schools	3.0%	7	16.1	6.5	5.4	7.1	8.9	8.5	9.0	19.4	13.0	5.4	5.4	4.4	2.1	8.7	8.9	11.1	10.1	7.3	81.8%		$13,038	$2,025	$11,013
Fairlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2021 S Alvord Blvd	Evansville	47714	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 476-4997	450	35	13.0	60.4%	233 (51.8%)	94 (20.9%)	45 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.7%)	63 (14.0%)	10.4	931^st of 1015 public elementary schools	8.3%		6.4	969^th of 1005 public elementary schools	3.6%	38	15.4	21.8	12.5				16.2	30.8	21.8	6.9				19.3	14.6		14.6	9.7	95.2%		$12,214	$2,069	$10,146

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Joshua Academy ranks in the bottom 21.7% of Indiana elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Joshua Academy?

Students at Joshua Academy are 76% African American, 17% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% White.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 254 students attended Joshua Academy.

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