Accreditation and Associations


Catholic schools in the Diocese of Evansville are accredited by the Indiana State Board of Education and Cognia.  The Catholic schools are also in good standing
​with NCEA and INPEA.  
The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) accredits non-public schools that choose to seek accreditation under law.    The accreditation status is predominantly determined by performance for the previous academic year as determined by the by Public Law 221 provisions.  Additionally, compliance with legal standards established for accredited schools by Indiana statute or regulations of the Indiana State Board of Education are also considered.
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Lumen Accreditation is a gift for school communities that desire a distinctly Catholic accreditation program.  Catholic schools have a unique culture that is rooted in the Gospel message, which permeates the life of the school.  The foundation of Lumen Accreditation is the Catholic church's rich educational heritage, which will renew Catholic schools in the search for truth, beauty, and goodness. The Lumen Accreditation program was developed to unify the renewal of Catholic schools nationally.  As a service to Jesus Christ and His church, Lumen integrates foundational elements of the Church's teachings on Catholic education and seeks to meet the needs of the individual charisms of dioceses and Catholic schools. The Institute for the Transformation of Catholic Education (ITCE) at the Catholic University of America partnered with the bishops of the United States and other educational leaders to create a framework of guiding principles for K-12 Catholic schools.  
NCEA is the largest private professional education organization in the world, representing 150,000 Catholic educators serving 6 million students in Catholic elementary and secondary schools, in religious education programs, in seminaries, and in colleges and universities.  The Association's structure is based on a departmental arrangement whereby member institutions hold Association membership through one of the constitutive departments.
The Indiana Non-Public Education Association (INPEA) is an association representing non-public schools in Indiana.  More than 400 schools, 96,000 students and 6,900 teachers, pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade, are part of the organization.  INPEA formed in 1974 when 12 representatives from non-public schools met and agreed to form an association to serve the interest of non-public school education in Indiana. Educators at the inaugural meeting represent Christian, Lutheran, Catholic and independent non-public schools.