Cavemen Academy of Virtual Excellence

Cavemen Academy of Virtual Excellence is one of the very small 9-12 campuss in Mishawaka, Indiana, part of School City of Mishawaka, with 162 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. That puts it 80% smaller than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 816 students.

Cavemen Academy of Virtual Excellence is one of 11 schools operated by School City of Mishawaka, a district that works with 5,051 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Cavemen Academy of Virtual Excellence logs that 69% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 18% multiracial, 7% Black, 6% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above St. Joseph County's rate of about 46%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for St. Joseph County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,868 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across St. Joseph County's 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,614 students), Cavemen Academy of Virtual Excellence is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Emmons Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Cavemen Academy of Virtual Excellence operates from a city-core location. Cavemen Academy of Virtual Excellence delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.