Enrollment
318
Combined
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANSVILLE VANDERBURGH SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180345002462
Academy for Innovative Studies
2319 Stringtown Rd, Evansville, IN 47711 · (812) 435-0979 · Vanderburgh County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
7.1:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 24.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
237 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 5 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 2 | 1% |
| Grade 1 | 4 | 1% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 3% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 3% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 4% |
| Grade 5 | 3 | 1% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 3% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 59 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 50 | 16% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
3.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
2.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 4 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
4.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 4% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 23% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Academy for Innovative Studies
Academy for Innovative Studies's state test result (4.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy for Innovative Studies this school | 318 | 74.5% | 4.1% |
| Muncie Central High School Muncie | 1,337 | 68.8% | N/A |
| Smith Academy for Excellence Fort Wayne | 64 | 76.6% | 13.1% |
| Benjamin Bosse High School Evansville | 868 | 66.5% | N/A |
| Cannelton Elementary & High School Cannelton | 216 | 59.7% | 24.6% |
| RISE Learning Center Indianapolis | 200 | 55.0% | 9.0% |
Matched among Indiana K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Academy for Innovative Studies ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #6 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.1:1 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.5% | #2 of 9 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
318
-45 (-12%) vs 2020
+71% since 2010-11, when it was 186
Student : Teacher
7.1:1
was 9.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 318 | 44.5 | 7.1:1 | 75% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 42.1 | 8.5:1 | 59% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 348 | 39.1 | 8.9:1 | 82% (285) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 40 | 9.1:1 | 73% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 657 | 81.1 | 8.1:1 | 79% (518) |
| 2015-16 | 716 | 63 | 11.4:1 | 73% (520) |
| 2010-11 | 186 | 20 | 9.3:1 | 69% (128) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Academy for Innovative Studies.
About Academy for Innovative Studies
Academy for Innovative Studies is a combined-grade school located in Evansville, Indiana, in Vanderburgh County. The school's 318 students are in kindergarten through 12. Statewide, combined schools in Indiana average about 531 students each.
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp has 38 schools and 21,589 students, and Academy for Innovative Studies is one of those schools.
White students are the largest group at Academy for Innovative Studies, with 42% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 39% Black, 12% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Among all residents of Vanderburgh County, the White share is about 81%. By the diversity index, Academy for Innovative Studies comes in at 66%.
Academy for Innovative Studies's 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 7.1:1. For comparison, combined schools in Indiana average 24.5:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 75%. That is 27 points above the 48% average for public schools in Vanderburgh County.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Academy for Innovative Studies is among the bottom 10% of schools in Indiana. Predicted: 22.8%. Actual: 4.1%.
Academy for Innovative Studies is located in Vanderburgh County, where median household income is about $61,648, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 44 public schools in Vanderburgh County, with a combined enrollment of about 22,423.
The closest public school, EVSC Virtual Academy, is less than a tenth of a mile from Academy for Innovative Studies. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Academy for Innovative Studies is 7th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Academy for Innovative Studies is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Academy for Innovative Studies had 363 students in 2020-21 and 318 in 2024-25, a 12% decrease. The ratio was 9.1:1 in 2020-21 and 7.1:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Vanderburgh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
180,117
Census ACS
Median income
$61,648
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
22,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Francis Joseph Reitz High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,087 students
- North Junior High SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- McCutchanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Other schools in Evansville
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Francis Joseph Reitz High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,087 students
- North Junior High SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- McCutchanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Nearby schools
- EVSC Virtual Academy0.0 mi · 151
- Evans School0.5 mi · 473
- Delaware Elementary School1.0 mi · 379
- Joshua Academy1.5 mi · 254
- Vogel Elementary School1.5 mi · 484
- New Tech Institute1.5 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Academy for Innovative StudiesHow many students attend Academy for Innovative Studies?
Academy for Innovative Studies enrolls approximately 318 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Academy for Innovative Studies serve?
Academy for Innovative Studies serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Academy for Innovative Studies?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Academy for Innovative Studies is approximately 7.1:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Academy for Innovative Studies?
At Academy for Innovative Studies, the student body is approximately 42% White, 6% Hispanic, 39% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Academy for Innovative Studies public or private?
Academy for Innovative Studies is a public K-12 school, overseen by Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.