SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the IN proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 7%Projected 10%

Dickinson Fine Arts Academy Doesn't Meet Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the IN proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the IN average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 5%IN 39%

English proficiency

School 10%IN 41%

Science proficiency

School 4%IN 42%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

N/A

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

0%

Students in at least one AP course. 0 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

0%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes0%
AP courses offered0
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

0%
3%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

0%
3%

Gold marks the IN average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

C-

44.86 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

D+

10.37 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

C

25.10 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$61,638

IN average $79,105

Median home value

$152,116

IN average $214,287

Median rent

$1,050 /mo

IN average $1,101

Unemployment rate

5.4%

IN average 4.3%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 89.2%IN 89.8%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

15:1

IN average 16:1

Teachers

45

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$69,404

All teachers in South Bend Community School Corp.

Student to counselor ratio IN average 377:1N/A
Support staff5
Psychologists0
Nurses1
Social workers1
Law enforcement officers0
Security staff3

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 84%IN 96%

Experienced teachers

School 84%IN 89%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days244
Out-of-school suspension days95
Total days missed to suspension1297
Expulsions with services2
Expulsions without services13
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$9415 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$8.09

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

14%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

0%

Black

51%

Latino

27%

Multiracial

8%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged82%
Students with disabilities18%
English as a second language17%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care3%
Military connected0%
Homeless2%
Migratory0%

Middle schools nearest to Dickinson Fine Arts Academy

Nearby middle schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Lasalle Academy

  • Actual: 68%
  • Projected: 54%
  • Distance: 1.1 mi
Navarre Middle School

  • Actual: 4%
  • Projected: 11%
  • Distance: 1.7 mi
Career Academy Middle School

  • Actual: 21%
  • Projected: 20%
  • Distance: 2.7 mi
Jefferson Traditional School

  • Actual: 13%
  • Projected: 23%
  • Distance: 4.2 mi
Edison Middle School

  • Actual: 13%
  • Projected: 21%
  • Distance: 5.2 mi
Jackson Middle School

  • Actual: 5%
  • Projected: 11%
  • Distance: 6.1 mi
John J Young Middle School

  • Actual: 24%
  • Projected: 33%
  • Distance: 6.6 mi
Brandywine Middle School

  • Actual: 32%
  • Projected: 26%
  • Distance: 8.4 mi
Schmucker Middle School

  • Actual: 55%
  • Projected: 47%
  • Distance: 10.3 mi
Ring Lardner Middle School

  • Actual: 39%
  • Projected: 26%
  • Distance: 10.6 mi