Summary:
ZIP code 47224 covers Canaan, Indiana, where a single elementary school serves local families: Canaan Community Academy, a K–8 school with 195 students that also operates as its own one-school district, Canaan Community Academy, so there is no in-town alternative to compare against and state averages are the best benchmark.
Science is the relative bright spot: all-grade science proficiency climbed to 42.42% in 2025–2026 from 38.24% a year earlier, and grade-level results sat near the state, with 4th grade at 44.44% vs. 43.8% and 6th grade at 40% vs. 41.2%. Fifth-grade social studies was strong at 53.85% vs. the state's 47.2%. Overall rank has improved three years running, from 931 of 1,011 (8th percentile, 0 stars) in 2023–2024, to 800 of 1,005 (20th percentile, 1 star) in 2024–2025, to 711 of 1,015 (30th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026.
Challenges remain significant. Chronic absenteeism was 39.2% in 2024–2025, more than double the state rate of 16.7%. ELA was below state in every reported grade, ranging from 15% to 30.77% against state results of 40.8%–44%, and all-grade ELA slipped from 24.75% to 20.25%. Math is uneven: 4th grade was near state at 50% vs. 52%, but 5th grade was 7.69% vs. 42% and 6th grade 6.67% vs. 40.2%. State-suppressed 7th- and 8th-grade ELA and math scores are unknown, not necessarily weak. Other context includes a 13:1 student-teacher ratio, 19.49% free/reduced lunch, $9,959 per-student spending, and a district rank of 279 of 374 (25th percentile, 1 star). With only 195 students across K–8, grade-level percentages can swing widely from year to year.
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