Renaissance Academy Charter School

Set in LaPorte, Indiana, Renaissance Academy Charter School is a small K-5 school, part of Renaissance Academy Charter School. It caters to 244 students across grades K through 8. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Renaissance Academy Charter School sits 44% below that benchmark.

Renaissance Academy Charter School is the operating authority for Renaissance Academy Charter School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Renaissance Academy Charter School reports that White students make up the majority at 75%. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial. Compared to LaPorte County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Renaissance Academy Charter School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 27% of students at Renaissance Academy Charter School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against LaPorte County (around 50%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Renaissance Academy Charter School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.5%.

Around the school, LaPorte County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,055 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Renaissance Academy Charter School is one of 38 public schools in LaPorte County (combined enrollment of about 15,515 students).

Springfield Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Renaissance Academy Charter School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Renaissance Academy Charter School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 31.7%.

The school occupies a low-density site. As a public charter, Renaissance Academy Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Renaissance Academy Charter School has ticked down 5%, going from 258 students in 2018 to 244 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 6% to 12%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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