Smith Academy for Excellence

Public school, grades 3 to 12 · Fort Wayne, Indiana

Smith Academy for Excellence in Fort Wayne, Indiana enrolled 64 students in 2024-25 with 6.0 full-time teachers, 10.7 students per teacher against the Indiana median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (Indiana: 88.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 33%

73 students in 2022-23, 76 students in 2023-24, 64 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 9.0 to 6.0.

Students enrolled at Smith Academy for Excellence by school year2022-23: 73, 2023-24: 76, 2024-25: 640204060802022-23732023-24762024-2564
Students enrolled at Smith Academy for Excellence by school year2022-23: 73, 2023-24: 76, 2024-25: 640204060802022-23732023-24762024-2564
Students enrolled at Smith Academy for Excellence by school year2022-23: 73, 2023-24: 76, 2024-25: 640204060802022-23732023-24762024-2564
Students enrolled at Smith Academy for Excellence by school year2022-23: 73, 2023-24: 76, 2024-25: 640204060802022-23732023-24762024-2564
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23739.08.1
2023-24767.010.9
2024-25646.010.7

10.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 79 of every 100 Indiana schools of this kind

Among the 52 Indiana schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Indiana other schools, 2024-2552 values from 3.9 to 78.0; This school 10.7; state median 13.3.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 10.7state median 13.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Indiana other schools, 2024-2552 values from 3.9 to 78.0; This school 10.7; state median 13.3.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 10.7state median 13.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Indiana other schools, 2024-2552 values from 3.9 to 78.0; This school 10.7; state median 13.3.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 10.7state median 13.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Indiana other schools, 2024-2552 values from 3.9 to 78.0; This school 10.7; state median 13.3.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 10.7state median 13.3U.S. 13.8

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Smith Academy for Excellence enrolled 76 students and reported no counselor; it reported 41 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions41
  • Chronically absent41.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

42.2% of students were Black, 25.0% White, 18.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black42.2%
  2. White25.0%
  3. Two or more races18.8%
  4. Hispanic14.1%

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 Smith Academy for Excellence scored proficient or above: 10% or less 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.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtIndiana
Math10% or less11‑19% (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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50% or more of the 8 students in Smith Academy for Excellence's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtIndiana
Four-year graduation rate50% or more50% or more88.1%
Students in the class8877,216

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in Fort Wayne

3 public schools of this kind in Fort Wayne report 2024-25 enrollment; Smith Academy for Excellence is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Fort Wayne Virtual Academy31517.547.0%
Smith Academy for Excellence6410.775.0%
Allen Co Juvenile Center250.936.0%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Smith Academy for Excellence

  1. Fort Wayne Virtual AcademyThe nearest public school of this kind, 0.6 miles away: 315 students, 17.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Compare Smith Academy for Excellence with Fort Wayne Virtual AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  3. How much Smith Academy for Excellence spends per student$15,137 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,137
  4. The largest public schools in IndianaSmith Academy for Excellence is the number 50 by size of 61 Indiana schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#50 of 61
  5. Indiana schools by students per teacher10.7 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 13.3 for schools of this kind.10.7:1
  6. 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 Smith Academy for Excellence

  1. How many students attend Smith Academy for Excellence?
    64 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 73 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Fort Wayne, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Smith Academy for Excellence?
    10.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for schools of this kind is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Smith Academy for Excellence a Title I school?
    Smith Academy for Excellence ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Smith Academy for Excellence do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Smith Academy for Excellence scored proficient or above: 10% or less 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Smith Academy for Excellence?
    50% or more of the 8 students in Smith Academy for Excellence's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Smith Academy for Excellence in?
    Smith Academy for Excellence, NCES district ID 1800131. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180013102539 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
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.

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