Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 4 · Martinsville, Indiana
Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy in Martinsville, Indiana enrolled 375 students in 2024-25 with 24.4 full-time teachers, 15.3 students per teacher against the Indiana elementary-school median of 15.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%
394 students in 2022-23, 418 students in 2023-24, 375 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.5 to 24.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 394 | 26.5 | 14.9 |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 25.3 | 16.5 |
| 2024-25 | 375 | 24.4 | 15.3 |
15.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 55 of every 100 Indiana elementary schools
Among the 1,039 Indiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 373 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy enrolled 373 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 373 of the 373 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent19.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
94.7% of students were White, 4.5% Hispanic, 0.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White94.7%
- Hispanic4.5%
- Two or more races0.5%
- Black0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy scored proficient or above: 50-54% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 50‑54% | 38% (2021-22) | 38.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Martinsville
6 public elementary schools in Martinsville report 2024-25 enrollment; Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly Elementary School | 404 | 18.8 | 40.1% |
| Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy | 375 | 15.3 | 48.3% |
| South Elementary School of Communications | 302 | 12.9 | 55.0% |
| Poston Road Elementary School | 237 | 13.2 | 62.9% |
| Green Township Elementary School | 137 | 16.3 | 37.2% |
| Centerton Elementary School | 126 | 20.1 | 41.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy
- Poston Road Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 237 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- South Elementary School of CommunicationsThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 302 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy with Poston Road Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much MSD Martinsville Schools spends per student$13,558 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,558
- The largest public schools in IndianaCharles L Smith Fine Arts Academy is the number 663 by size of 1,044 Indiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#663 of 1,044
- Indiana schools by students per teacher15.3 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 15.0 for elementary schools.15.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy
How many students attend Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy?
375 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 394 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Martinsville, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy?
15.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for elementary schools is 15.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy a Title I school?
Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy scored proficient or above: 50-54% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy in?
MSD Martinsville Schools, NCES district ID 1806510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180651001131 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.