Andrew J Brown Academy

Andrew J Brown Academy is the sole elementary public charter school serving grades K-8 in Indianapolis, Indiana. With a student enrollment of 604, the school has a diverse student population that is predominantly African American (44.37%) and Hispanic (46.69%), and a high percentage (89.24%) of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic disadvantage.

Academically, Andrew J Brown Academy has consistently struggled, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math well below the state averages across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's overall proficiency rates were just 21.59% in ELA and 20.51% in Math, compared to the state averages of 40.3% and 40.8%, respectively. This poor academic performance has led to a declining statewide ranking among Indiana elementary schools, from 836 out of 1,020 in 2021-2022 to 798 out of 1,010 in 2023-2024.

Attendance and resource allocation also present challenges for the school. Andrew J Brown Academy had a high chronic absenteeism rate of 37.2% in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the state average. The school's per-student spending for the 2021-2022 school year was $15,585, but the student-teacher ratio is not provided in the data set. Overall, the data suggests that the school is facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, and targeted interventions and additional support may be necessary to address the root causes of the low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and economic disadvantage.