Cavemen Academy of Virtual Excellence
Mishawaka · IN · School City of Mishawaka · Public · K-12 combined
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Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend → Rise Up Academy at Eggleston → Excel Center - South Bend → Excel Center - Elkhart → Elkhart Area Career Center → Oregon-Davis Jr-Sr High School → Argos Comm Jr-Sr High School → Clay High School →How Cavemen Academy of Virtual Excellence compares for families
What families should know about Cavemen Academy of Virtual Excellence.
- ▸ LocallyIN students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend, Rise Up Academy at Eggleston, Excel Center - South Bend and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
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Indiana University-Bloomington
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,264/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
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Indiana's public scholarships
Indiana's signature aid is income-qualified and front-loaded: families must enroll in 21st Century Scholars back in middle school. The Frank O'Bannon Grant is the open need-based backstop.
Income-qualified promise: sign up in 7th–8th grade, then earn it with a 2.5 GPA and a Core 40 diploma. Covers up to full public-college tuition. (Must enroll in the program in 7th or 8th grade.)
Official program details ↗Indiana's main need-based grant — awarded on FAFSA financial need with no GPA or test gate. (File the FAFSA by April 15; enroll full-time.)
Official program details ↗Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend South Bend |
Public · charter | 4.1 | 138 | +48.4% |
| Rise Up Academy at Eggleston South Bend |
Public | 3.8 | 149 | -11.3% |
| Excel Center - South Bend South Bend |
Public · charter | 6.1 | 296 | +35.2% |
| Excel Center - Elkhart Elkhart |
Public · charter | 11.6 | 260 | +390.6% |
| Elkhart Area Career Center Elkhart |
Public | 9.3 | — | — |
| Oregon-Davis Jr-Sr High School Hamlet |
Public | 26.4 | 150 | +7.1% |
| Argos Comm Jr-Sr High School Argos |
Public | 28.4 | 170 | -10.5% |
| Clay High School South Bend |
Public | 6.5 | 477 | -38.7% |