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School Accreditation

Indiana’s performance-based accreditation system (IC 20-31-4.1) applies to all public schools, including charter schools, and any nonpublic that voluntarily seeks and is granted state accreditation under the performance-based system. A school shall be accredited under the performance-based system if the school meets legal standards, as determined by the Indiana State Board of Education.

The Indiana State Board of Education is charged with adopting rules to establish and implement the performance-based accreditation system. This process is currently under development.

Non-public School Accreditation

Non-public schools may voluntarily seek accreditation from the Indiana State Board of Education. A nonpublic school may seek accreditation by submitting a notice of intent form to the Department during the submission window, which runs from January – April. Upon receipt of the notice of intent, the Department will provide the applicant school with the petition template, to be completed and returned to the Department. Please send any notices of intent or questions to SchoolAccountability@doe.in.gov.

Accredited Indiana Virtual Schools

Virtual/Online School in Indiana

The following standalone virtual schools are currently accredited by the Indiana State Board of Education:

Achieve Virtual Education Academy (Public School, M S D Wayne Township)
Athens Virtual Academy of Indiana (Public School, Crawfordsville Community School Corporation)
Beacon Online Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant (Public School, Madison-Grant United School Corporation)
Cloverdale Distance Learning Academy (Public School, Cloverdale Community Schools)
The CTM Academy (Non-public School)
Darul Uloom Al Ansaar (Non-public School)
Eagleview Online (Public School, Whitley County Consolidated Schools)
eSACS Virtual School (Public School, MSD Southwest Allen County Schools)
Fort Wayne Virtual Academy (Public School, Fort Wayne Community Schools)
Franklin Community Virtual School (Public School, Franklin Community School Corporation)
Gary Virtual Academy (Public School, Gary Community School Corp)
GEO Focus Academy (Non-public School)
Hoosier College and Career Academy (Formerly Insight School of Indiana) (Charter School, authorized by Ball State University)
Indiana Agriculture and Technology (Charter School, Authorized by University of Southern Indiana)
Indiana Connections Academy (Charter School, authorized by Ball State)
Indiana Connections Career Academy (Charter School, authorized by Ball State)
Indiana Digital Alternative School (Public School, Union School Corporation)
Indiana Digital Elementary (Public School, Union School Corporation)
Indiana Digital JR and High School (Public School, Union School Corporation)
Indiana Gateway Alternative School (Public School, Clarksville Community Schools)
Indiana Gateway Digital Academy (Public School, Clarksville Community School Corporation)
Kokomo Virtual Academy (Public School, Kokomo School Corporation)
Lancer Virtual School (Public School, Union North United School Corporation)
La Porte Online School (Public School, La Porte Community School Corporation)
Marian University Preparatory School (Non-public School)
NAFC Virtual Academy (Public School, New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated Schools)
Northwest Indiana Online School (Public School, Duneland School Corporation)
Online Learning Academy K-5 (Public School, Shenandoah School Corporation)
Online Learning Academy 6-12 (Public School, Shenandoah School Corporation)
Options Indiana (Charter School, authorized by Ball State)
Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy (Charter School, authorized by Trine/Education One)
South Bend Virtual School (Public School, South Bend Community School Corporation)
Southeast Fountain Virtual Academy (Public School, Southeast Fountain School Corporation)
Southridge Alternative Learning Center (Public School, Southwest Dubois County School Corporation)
The American Academy (Non-Public School)
Tri-Online Virtual School (Tri-Township Consolidated School Corporation)
Vigo Virtual School Academy (Public School, Vigo County School Corporation)
Virtual Preparatory Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant K-5 (Public School, Madison-Grant United School Corp)
Virtual Preparatory Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant 6-8 (Public School, Madison-Grant United School Corp)
Virtual Preparatory Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant 9-12 (Public School, Madison-Grant United School Corp)

Information on the performance and progress of these virtual schools may be found on INview and on Indiana GPS. Specific questions regarding a virtual school’s accreditation status and academic programming may be directed to the specific online provider.

Third-Party Accreditation for Non-public Schools

A non-public school in Indiana may be recognized by the Indiana State Board of Education if the school holds accreditation with one or more of the following entities:

Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools, Colleges, and Universities (AASDAS)
Accrediting Commission for Schools Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACSWASC)
American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)
American Montessori Society (AMS)
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS)
Christian Schools International (CSI)
Cognia/AdvancED
Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS)
International Christian Accrediting Association (ICAA)
Lumen Accreditation from the Catholic University of America
Middle States Association (MSA)
National Lutheran Schools Accreditation (NLSA)

Accrediting organizations for K-12 schools that are interested in being recognized may submit a petition to the State Board of Education for consideration. The notice of intent to submit a petition must be submitted between August 1 and September 1 prior to the school year for which the organization seeks recognition. Questions on this process may be submitted to schoolaccountability@doe.in.gov.

School Accreditation