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Glenwood Leadership Academy

Public Grades K-8
1006th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools
Better than 1% of Indiana elementary schools
Summary

Glenwood Leadership Academy is a K–8 school of about 436 students at 901 Sweetser Ave on Evansville's near-south side, part of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. It has ranked at or near the bottom of Indiana elementary schools for ten straight reporting years — in 2025–26 it placed 1,006th of 1,015 schools (1st percentile, zero stars), the weakest result in that decade. Proficiency is the lowest among its nearby peers: just 7.31% of students met standards in English language arts, 10.00% in math, 4.65% in science, and 2.63% in fifth-grade social studies, compared with roughly 33–36% district-wide.

The most striking comparison is Joshua Academy, a nearby K–6 charter serving a very similar poverty level (76.0% free/reduced lunch vs. Glenwood's 75.2%) on 22% less funding ($11,103 per student) and nearly double the class load (19.5:1 vs. 10.9:1) — yet it reaches 27.97% ELA and 20.34% math proficiency, several times Glenwood's results. Lodge Community School, less than a mile away and also K–8 with nearly identical spending, posts similar bottom-tier scores, as does Lincoln School. Glenwood's resources are not the constraint: at $14,285 per student and a 10.9:1 student-teacher ratio, it outspends and outstaffs most schools that outperform it.

Chronic absenteeism runs 24.2%, roughly 45% above the state rate and higher than the district's 21.5%. Four subject-grade tests showed 0% proficiency in 2025–26, including 5th and 6th grade math. Eighth grade math (17.02%) and the recent dip in absenteeism from 28.5% are the few signs of forward movement.

436
Students ?
10.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,285
Per pupil spending ?
75.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 901 Sweetser Ave
       Evansville, IN  47713

(812) 435-8242

District: Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp


Students who attend Glenwood Leadership Academy usually attend:

High:    New Technical Institute
Racial breakdown:

African American:
36.9%
White:
24.3%
Hispanic:
20.0%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Indiana average (8% vs 47% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (24% vs 17% Indiana)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school8%
District avg34%
Indiana avg47%
Elementary school
1,006th of 1,015
Indiana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2016
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Middle school
458th of 486
Indiana public middle schools ?
Bottom 6%▬ steady since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
22nd of 22Elementary Schools in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp
258th of 374Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
20264.11006 of 10150.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20255.5986 of 10051.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.01008 of 10110.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.3979 of 10163.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.1982 of 10203.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.5914 of 101610.0%★☆☆☆☆
20195.6987 of 10314.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.0974 of 10275.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20176.3979 of 10335.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20163.81013 of 10463.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20153.21018 of 10402.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20140.61031 of 10360.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20130.31031 of 10350.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20121.81002 of 10151.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20110.21025 of 10250.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20101.11008 of 10090.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20091.11001 of 10030.2%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
20268.1458 of 4865.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.0432 of 48010.0%★☆☆☆☆
20249.5455 of 4917.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.2427 of 48912.7%★☆☆☆☆
202210.2444 of 4909.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.2427 of 48311.6%★☆☆☆☆
20195.5453 of 4703.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.6462 of 4732.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20175.2448 of 4725.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20164.7467 of 4945.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20152.7466 of 4853.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20140.8462 of 4701.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20130.3441 of 4440.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20120.4446 of 4470.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20110.4446 of 4511.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20100.7422 of 4281.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20091.1420 of 4230.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20080.8389 of 3920.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20071.5378 of 3821.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20060.2374 of 3750.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20050.9368 of 3700.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20040.4222 of 2220.0%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?
Math10%
English Language Arts7%
Science5%
Social Studies3%-45 vs state

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Glenwood Leadership Academy ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Indiana elementary schools.

Students at Glenwood Leadership Academy are 37% African American, 24% White, 20% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 6% Pacific Islander.

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended Glenwood Leadership Academy.

Students who attend Glenwood Leadership Academy usually go on to attend:

High : New Technical Institute

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Latest Indiana data All new data »
2025–26 ILEARN & SAT test scoresNewSep 25, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 5, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataSep 4, 2025
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJul 16, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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