Challenge Foundation Academy

The Challenge Foundation Academy Located in one of Indianapolis’s most underserved communities, the Challenge Foundation Academy (CFA) is a tuition-free, K-5 public charter school currently in its fourth year in operation. We are diverse collection of families, educators and volunteers committed to equipping our students with the strongest possible preparation for success in Indianapolis’s most demanding, college-preparatory middle and high schools.

CFA employs a rigorous and engaging curriculum aligned to state standards as well as the Core Knowledge scope and sequence of learning topics. Our teachers use a wide breath of effective instructional strategies, innovative tools and technology and a variety of services to challenge and support students to meet ambitious academic goals. We find creative, engaging ways to involve parents in our work helping students build not only their academic skills but also habits of curiosity, kindness, focus and persistence essential to college and life success.

Finally, CFA is the flagship school in the Challenge Foundation network. We benefit greatly from the continued support of this foundation as well as collective knowledge and resources of a broad array of local leaders committed to “making magic in the Meadows,” the neighborhood we are working to transform through the power of great schools.