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Academy for Innovative Studies

Q: Is Academy for Innovative Studies a good school?

Academy for Innovative Studies ranks in the bottom 0.8% of Indiana alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Academy for Innovative Studies?

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended Academy for Innovative Studies.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Academy for Innovative Studies?

Students at Academy for Innovative Studies are 42% White, 39% African American, 12% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

Public, Magnet, Alternative Grades K-12

1007^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,015 Indiana Alternative Schools

Better than 1% of Indiana alternative schools

Summary

Academy for Innovative Studies is an alternative K–12 school in Evansville, Indiana, located at 2319 Stringtown Rd, serving 318 students as part of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp, a district ranked 258 of 374 Indiana districts (31st percentile) with a 2-star rating. It shares its address with EVSC Virtual Academy and sits about 2.5 miles from Benjamin Bosse High School; both nearby schools are in the same district and carry the same district rank and rating.

Outcomes at Academy for Innovative Studies trail its neighbors. Its 2024–25 graduation rate was 41.4%, compared with 88.3% for the district and 89.7% for the state, and it is the lowest of the three local alternatives: 84.6% at Bosse and 55.5% at Virtual Academy. The rate has improved from 18.3% in 2020–21 but remains below half. Chronic absenteeism has worsened, from 33.2% in 2020–21 to 54.2% in 2024–25 — more than double the district's 21.5% and more than triple the state's 16.7%, and higher than Bosse (40.6%) and Virtual Academy (42.1%).

Test scores are very low in absolute terms. In 2025–26 ILEARN, all-grades proficiency was 6.58% in ELA, 5.33% in math and 3.7% in science, with middle-school grades at or near zero (7th grade ELA and math 0%, 8th grade math 0%). Biology EOC was 3.7%, versus 32.81% at Bosse and 38.46% at Virtual Academy; SAT ERW was 16.67%, versus 26.14% and 29.41%; SAT math was 8.33%, above Bosse's 5.23% but below Virtual Academy's 8.82%. Some grade-level results are suppressed by the state and remain unknown. Despite having the lowest student-teacher ratio (7.1) and highest per-student spending ($16,134) of the three schools, Academy posts the weakest overall results — a reminder that funding and small classes alone do not remove the barriers facing a student body where 74.53% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

318

Students ?

7.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,937

Per pupil spending ?

74.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2319 Stringtown Rd
Evansville, IN 47711

(812) 435-0979

District: Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.8%

African American:

38.7%

Two or more races:

12.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2023 → 6th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2023

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (6% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Indiana average (41% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school6%

District avg35%

Indiana avg42%

Elementary school

1,007^th of 1,015

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

482^nd of 486

Indiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

392^nd of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Alternative Schools in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp

258^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	4.0	1007 of 1015	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.5	1003 of 1005	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	1016 of 1016	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	1010 of 1020	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	968 of 1016	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.5	1019 of 1027	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	0.3	1032 of 1033	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.5	979 of 1046	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.2	1039 of 1040	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.4	1033 of 1036	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	3.8	482 of 486	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.2	478 of 480	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	487 of 491	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	484 of 489	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	485 of 490	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	475 of 483	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.4	471 of 473	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	0.4	470 of 472	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.1	488 of 494	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.7	479 of 485	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.2	464 of 470	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.0	444 of 444	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	392 of 415	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.7	429 of 429	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	432 of 432	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	386 of 398	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	382 of 409	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	374 of 388	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.1	386 of 389	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	379 of 385	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.1	376 of 380	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.4	381 of 394	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.8	394 of 400	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.1	379 of 379	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.7	350 of 353	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.0	371 of 373	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2024	3.5	392 of 392	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	377 of 377	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	377 of 377	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	367 of 379	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	9.2	369 of 397	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	392 of 392	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	378 of 383	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2024	25.0	222 of 289	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2024	2.1	381 of 381	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	368 of 375	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	358 of 378	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

High school

Special Education (2024)23rd percentile+23 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2024)<1st percentile~ school

White (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing17%-35 vs state

Mathematics8%-17 vs state

English Language Arts7%

Math5%

Science4%

Biology4%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	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	ILEARN Biology End of Course	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
Academy for Innovative Studies	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	2319 Stringtown Rd	Evansville	47711	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	Yes	No	Yes	(812) 435-0979	318	45	7.1	74.5%	133 (41.8%)	123 (38.7%)	20 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (12.3%)								(n/a)	16.7	8.3				4.8	0.0	5.0	6.6				5.0	0.0	0.0	5.3		0.0	3.7		3.7			$16,937	$1,273	$15,664
EVSC Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2319 Stringtown Road	Evansville	47711	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(812) 435-8280	151	12	12.9	34.4%	114 (75.5%)	9 (6.0%)	8 (5.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.6%)								(n/a)	29.4	8.8				25.0		0.0	18.0			20.0	16.7		0.0	12.2		20.0	21.4	30.0	38.5	100%		$11,552	$975	$10,577
Benjamin Bosse High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1300 Washington Ave	Evansville	47714	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 477-1661	868	64	13.5	66.5%	242 (27.9%)	312 (35.9%)	137 (15.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (6.9%)	115 (13.2%)								(n/a)	26.1	5.2																			32.8			$12,906	$970	$11,936

Frequently Asked Questions about Academy for Innovative Studies

How many students attend Academy for Innovative Studies?

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended Academy for Innovative Studies.

What district is Academy for Innovative Studies in?

Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp

Is Academy for Innovative Studies a good school?

Academy for Innovative Studies ranks in the bottom 0.8% of Indiana alternative schools.

What is the racial makeup of Academy for Innovative Studies?

Students at Academy for Innovative Studies are 42% White, 39% African American, 12% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

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2024–25 school spending dataOct 28, 2026

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2024–25 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 20, 2026

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