Enrollment
195
Elementary
STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANAAN COMMUNITY ACADEMY·NCES 180012902534
Canaan Community Academy
8775 N Canaan Main St, Canaan, IN 47224 · (812) 839-0003 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL195 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
38 students
STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 91% larger than its 8th grade class (11).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
24.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
18.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
21.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-40.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 62% 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 Canaan Community Academy
Canaan Community Academy's state test result (21.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canaan Community Academy this school | 195 | 19.5% | 21.3% |
| North Salem Elementary School North Salem | 231 | 19.0% | 67.5% |
| Union Elementary School Bargersville | 165 | 24.2% | 65.7% |
| Little Quakers Academy Plainfield | 210 | 21.9% | N/A |
| Millersburg Elementary- Middle Sch Millersburg | 296 | 22.0% | 48.3% |
| Elberfeld Elementary School Elberfeld | 184 | 28.8% | 63.4% |
Matched among Indiana elementary 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 Canaan Community Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #827 of 983 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #890 of 986 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #775 of 986 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 195 | #999 of 1,079 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.5% | #1,003 of 1,058 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
195
+53 (+37%) vs 2020
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 | 195 | 15 | 13.0:1 | 19% (38) |
| 2023-24 | 202 | 13 | 15.5:1 | 28% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 183 | 11 | 16.6:1 | 97% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 142 | N/A | N/A | 97% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 103 | 5 | 20.6:1 | 60% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 109 | 7 | 15.6:1 | 47% (51) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canaan Community Academy.
About Canaan Community Academy
Canaan Community Academy is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Canaan, Indiana. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 8, with 195 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 436 students for elementary schools in Indiana.
Canaan Community Academy operates as its own local education agency.
At Canaan Community Academy, 94% of students are White. Smaller groups are 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Jefferson County at about 92% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Canaan Community Academy scores 11%.
There are 15 full-time-equivalent teachers at Canaan Community Academy, giving a ratio of 13.0:1. Elementary schools in Indiana have an average ratio of 15.5:1. By family income, 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Jefferson County report 53%.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, Canaan Community Academy outscored 7%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Indiana with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 61.8%. Canaan Community Academy posts 21.3%, 40.5 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Jefferson County, the median household earns about $64,577 a year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Jefferson County has 10 public schools with about 4,109 students, including Canaan Community Academy.
Rykers' Ridge Elementary School sits about 6.6 miles from Canaan Community Academy. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. The school's 21.3% average proficiency ranks 5th among 7 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 195, up from 142 in 2020-21.
This community page is for conversations about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,998
Census ACS
Median income
$64,577
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,109 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Rykers' Ridge Elementary School6.6 mi · 194
- Anderson Elementary School8.2 mi · 489
- Madison Consolidated High School8.5 mi · 769
- Madison Consolidated Jr High Sch8.7 mi · 728
- Lydia Middleton Elementary School10.1 mi · 333
- Milton Elementary School12.4 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About Canaan Community AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Canaan Community Academy?
Canaan Community Academy enrolls approximately 195 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Canaan Community Academy serve?
Canaan Community Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Canaan Community Academy?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Canaan Community Academy.
How diverse is Canaan Community Academy?
Canaan Community Academy reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Canaan Community Academy?
Canaan Community Academy is overseen by Canaan Community Academy in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.