The top reported proficiency rate is 24% in Math. The lowest is 12% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Mays Community Academy
Mays Community Academy is a single-school charter district serving the tiny unincorporated community of Mays in rural Rush County, Indiana. The school is authorized for grades PK through 8, though at present it enrolls only through grade 6; no students were reported in grades 7 or 8, and families in those grades attend Benjamin Rush Middle School and Rushville Consolidated High School in the county seat roughly nine miles away. This makes the academy an elementary and middle school for the youngest children in the area, with secondary education accessed elsewhere.
Mays itself is a very small rural settlement of about 80 residents, with a handful of owner-occupied homes along country roads, a post office, and no commercial district. The school is the community's main institution. The district is one of only two in Rush County, which gives any comparison a very narrow frame.
The student body is small, with just over a hundred children enrolled in kindergarten through sixth grade. The population is overwhelmingly white, with a small Hispanic share and a few multiracial students. More than half of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, reflecting the area's modest economic base. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available.
On Indiana's ILEARN assessments, proficiency rates across tested subjects are low. In math, about a quarter of students scored proficient or above. In English language arts, the rate was under one-fifth. Science and social studies, tested in specific grades, showed proficiency at roughly one in seven and one in eight students respectively. The school's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint relative to the two districts in Rush County, though the range across those two is narrow, and the academy sits at the bottom end of that range. A parent may want to discuss with the school how it supports students who are not yet meeting grade-level benchmarks, particularly in reading and writing.
The school operates as a charter, which in Indiana means it is a public school with some autonomy from local district governance. No information was available about its specific instructional approach, program offerings, or recent changes. Discipline data, chronic absenteeism, and staffing details were also absent from the available records.
For a family considering Mays Community Academy, the central facts are these: it is a very small rural school serving elementary and some middle grades in a community with limited housing turnover and a slightly declining population. Academic performance on state tests is modest, and the school has no direct role for students beyond grade 6. The secondary options are in Rushville, so a family should consider how that transition works and what the high school pathway looks like. The narrow comparison set means the usual benchmarks against a broader array of schools are not available here.
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