📍 1230 E Illinois St, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 47711
Joshua Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Evansville, Vanderburgh County. The school has 264 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Joshua Academy school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 29.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Joshua Academy enrolls 264 students across grades K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 29.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Black or African American, 17% Two or more races and 4.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 198 | 75% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 17% |
| White | 13 | 4.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
194 of the school's 264 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 185 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Joshua Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-80, state senate district 49, state house district 78.
Joshua Academy is one of 1 schools in Joshua Academy, based in Evansville, Indiana. The district serves 254 students district-wide and employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 264 students, Joshua Academy is close to the district average of about 254 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize