Springville Community Academy

Springville Community Academy is a low-enrollment elementary campus in Springville, Indiana, part of Springville Community Academy. The school teaches 253 students in grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 42% below the state mean of about 436.

Operationally, Springville Community Academy answers to Springville Community Academy, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Springville Community Academy records that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Compared to Lawrence County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Springville Community Academy lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Springville Community Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lawrence County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Springville Community Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.6%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Lawrence County indicate median household income runs about $66,468, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Springville Community Academy is one of 15 public schools in Lawrence County (combined enrollment of about 5,502 students).

Nearest neighbor: Needmore Elementary School, around 3.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Springville Community Academy. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Springville Community Academy at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 38.3%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting. Springville Community Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.