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Canaan Community Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

8775 N Canaan Main St, Canaan, IN 47224 · (812) 839-0003

Shelby Township’s School Grade B− better than 53% of Indiana school districts

Directions
Students
195
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
19%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Canaan Community Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Indiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 37.3% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 42.6%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Indiana’s 1,697 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

8775 N Canaan Main St, Canaan

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten21
Grade 144
Grade 219
Grade 328
Grade 424
Grade 524
Grade 611
Grade 713
Grade 811
Enrollment over time
142’20
126’21
183’22
202’23
195’24

Up 37.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 94%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Canaan Community Academy from Shelby Township families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Indiana’s other public schools; Shelby Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.