The top reported proficiency rate is 20% in Science. The lowest is 2% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on The Academy at Logansport Community School
The Academy at Logansport Community School is an alternative school serving grades seven through twelve within the Logansport Community School Corporation. It is located on the east side of Logansport, a small industrial city and the county seat of Cass County, situated at the junction of the Wabash and Eel rivers. Logansport has a significant Hispanic and Latino population and a mix of industrial, commercial, and residential areas. Major employers include a large pork processing plant, healthcare facilities, and the school corporation itself. The city’s population has been gradually declining, and housing costs are relatively low compared to state and national benchmarks. The Academy occupies its own building separate from the district’s other campuses, which include elementary schools, an intermediate school, a junior high, a high school, and a career center.
As an alternative school, The Academy serves students who have been referred or placed there, often because they need a different educational setting than what a traditional school provides. The enrollment is small, with students concentrated in the upper grades, particularly grades ten through twelve. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. In terms of racial and ethnic composition, the student body is majority white, with a large Hispanic or Latino population and small numbers of Asian, Black, and multiracial students. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not reported.
State test results for The Academy are very low across the subjects tested. In math, the proficiency rate was in the single digits, and in English language arts, it was similarly low. Science proficiency was higher but still well below the typical school. Social studies results were suppressed due to a very small number of test takers. The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages performance across all tested subjects and grades, places it in the bottom quartile relative to the three districts in Cass County. These results are consistent with what one would expect from an alternative school serving a student population that has not succeeded in a conventional academic setting. The school had no reported graduation rate in the data, though it serves grades twelve; a parent may want to ask the school directly about its graduation outcomes.
The school environment and access data, including discipline rates, staffing, and chronic absenteeism, were not available. The district brief did not surface any recent parent-relevant changes such as referendums, curriculum shifts, or property tax changes.
The Academy is a placement-based alternative school, not a school that a family chooses from a set of options for general enrollment. Parents considering this placement should understand that the academic profile reflects a student body that has been identified as needing extra support or a different approach. The low test scores are not a measure of the school’s quality in the same way they would be for a comprehensive public school; rather, they indicate the academic starting point for the students it serves. A conversation with school staff about the specific programs, support services, pathways to graduation, and postsecondary or career preparation available would be valuable for any family evaluating this setting.
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