Other / mixed grade configuration · Tyngsboro, MA

Innovation Academy Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Innovation Academy Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 250002500524Charter school
0/100100/10040/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
38
📋 Attendance
35
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Innovation Academy Charter School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median.

40
Resource Index · Typical
11:1
students per teacher
770
students enrolled

Innovation Academy Charter School has class sizes near the Massachusetts median. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-5 students YoY

Innovation Academy Charter School held near 788 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-5 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 70.5 → 70.9 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-5 students YoY 250002500524 · Tyngsboro, MA Other · MID · CHARTER

770 enr · 11:1 · RII 40

Nearest enrollment peer: Munford Elementary School (770 students)

Innovation Academy Charter School held near 788 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-5 headcount). Teacher FTE added 70.5 → 70.9 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

How Innovation Academy Charter School compares

Innovation Academy Charter School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11:1 ▼ 11% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 770 top 14% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11:1
Leaner classes than 83% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
770
Bigger than 84% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
11:1
students per teacher - 11% below state mean
Top 34% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 66% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
26.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$19,320
per pupil, district-wide - below Massachusetts avg of $23,695
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.5 FTE
Per 308 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
15
in-school suspensions + 36 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 56.5%
Hispanic or Latino 17.2%
Asian 10.4%
African American 9.3%
Two or More 6.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%

Largest group: White at 56.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 62.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 62.8, Innovation Academy Charter School is more mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

District finance for Innovation Academy Charter (District) reports $19,320 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Innovation Academy Charter School

How many students attend Innovation Academy Charter School?

Innovation Academy Charter School has 770 students enrolled. It is a public school in Tyngsboro, MA. CCD year-over-year: 793 (2022-23) → 788 (2023-24), nearly flat (-5).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Innovation Academy Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Innovation Academy Charter School is 11:1, which is 11% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 30% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Innovation Academy Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Innovation Academy Charter School is White at 56.5% of enrollment, in Tyngsboro, MA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 62.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Innovation Academy Charter School?

Innovation Academy Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Innovation Academy Charter (District)?

None; Innovation Academy Charter (District) is a single-school charter district, and Innovation Academy Charter School is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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