Enrollment
101
Elementary
STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAYS COMMUNITY ACADEMY·NCES 180016802582
Mays Community Academy
929 E South Street, Mays, IN 46155 · (765) 645-5577 · Rush County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL101 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
10.1:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
93 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 | 15 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 10 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 50% larger than its 6th grade class (10).
Student demographics
9%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
16.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
24.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
10.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 10% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Mays Community Academy
Mays Community Academy's state test result (18.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mays Community Academy this school | 101 | 92.1% | 18.1% |
| Medora STEM Academy Medora | 90 | 75.6% | 39.0% |
| Heth-Washington Elementary School Central | 162 | 78.4% | 42.2% |
| Pleasant Lake Montessori School Pleasant Lake | 99 | 72.7% | 26.5% |
| Gosport Elementary School Gosport | 149 | 71.8% | 34.3% |
| Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry Muncie | 201 | 95.5% | 10.3% |
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 Mays Community Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #866 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #828 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #878 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 101 | #1,062 of 1,079 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.1% | #13 of 1,058 |
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
101
-92 (-48%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 24.1:1
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 | 101 | 10 | 10.1:1 | 92% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 117 | 5 | 23.4:1 | 56% (65) |
| 2022-23 | 120 | 4 | 30.0:1 | 59% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 193 | 8 | 24.1:1 | 68% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 181 | 14 | 12.9:1 | 73% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 115 | 8 | 14.4:1 | 50% (57) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mays Community Academy.
About Mays Community Academy
Mays Community Academy is a very small elementary school that serves part of Mays, Indiana. There are 101 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 6. The school is 77% below the average for elementary schools in Indiana.
Mays Community Academy operates as its own local education agency.
Roughly 95% of students at Mays Community Academy are White. The remaining students are 4% multiracial. Rush County residents are about 96% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Mays Community Academy is 9%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.1 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Indiana, 15.5:1, is higher. Mays Community Academy has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 92%. It compares with 61% for public schools in Rush County.
Mays Community Academy earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 32% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Compared with Indiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Mays Community Academy's results are 7.7 points above predicted: 18.1% against 10.4%.
For the population of Rush County, the median household earns about $66,473 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Rush County, 8 public schools serve about 2,057 students.
New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy is the nearest public school to Mays Community Academy, about 5.0 miles away. Within ten miles of Mays Community Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 18.1% is below the 34.6% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Mays Community Academy is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area. As a charter school, Mays Community Academy is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Mays Community Academy reported 193 students in 2020-21 and 101 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. By 2024-25, the school had 10.1 students per teacher, compared with 24.1 in 2020-21.
People who know Mays Community Academy can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Rush County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,739
Census ACS
Median income
$66,473
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,057 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy5.0 mi · 84
- Knightstown Intermediate School6.5 mi · 387
- Knightstown High School6.9 mi · 318
- Knightstown Elementary School7.1 mi · 372
- Tri Junior-Senior High School7.5 mi · 458
- Tri Elementary School7.6 mi · 358
Frequently asked questions
About Mays Community AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Mays Community Academy?
Mays Community Academy enrolls approximately 101 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Mays Community Academy serve?
Mays Community Academy serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mays Community Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mays Community Academy is approximately 10.1:1 (10 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mays Community Academy?
Mays Community Academy reports a student body of 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Mays Community Academy?
Mays Community Academy is overseen by Mays Community Academy in Rush County.
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