Enrollment
375
Elementary
DISTRICT 231 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD MARTINSVILLE SCHOOLS·NCES 180651001131
Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy
1359 E Columbus St, Martinsville, IN 46151 · (765) 342-8488 · Morgan County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
218 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 52 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 13% smaller than its 4th grade class (64).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy→Bell Intermediate Academy
Based on grade levels within MSD Martinsville Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
34.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
43.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy
Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy this school | 375 | 58.1% | 41.0% |
| North Knox Intermediate Bruceville | 370 | 57.3% | 34.0% |
| Hatfield Elementary School Mitchell | 396 | 58.8% | N/A |
| North Vermillion Elementary School Cayuga | 367 | 59.4% | 30.9% |
| Loge Elementary School Boonville | 377 | 57.0% | 63.9% |
| White River Valley Elementary Sch Worthington | 345 | 56.5% | 41.3% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Morgan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #492 of 983 | #10 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #527 of 986 | #10 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #574 of 986 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 375 | #670 of 1,079 | #6 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #548 of 991 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.2% | #947 of 996 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.1% | #401 of 1,058 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.6% | #240 of 353 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
375
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 20.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 375 | 24.4 | 15.3:1 | 58% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 25.3 | 16.5:1 | 56% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 26.5 | 14.9:1 | 56% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 367 | 18 | 20.4:1 | 60% (222) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 19 | 18.7:1 | 68% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 382 | 23 | 16.6:1 | 68% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 266 | 15 | 17.7:1 | 53% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 324 | 18 | 18.0:1 | 37% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 366 | 20 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy.
About Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy
Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy is a public mid-sized elementary school in Martinsville, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 375 students in pre-K through 4.
MSD Martinsville Schools has 10 schools; together they serve 3,998 students.
White students account for 95% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 5% Hispanic. Among Morgan County residents, the White share is about 94%. A diversity index of 10% means there is a 10% chance two randomly chosen students at Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy are from different groups.
With 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Indiana is similar, at 15.5:1. Roughly 58% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Morgan County report 48%.
On the allk12 Grade, Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy lands at B, ahead of 57% of Indiana public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy lands between the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.0%; the prediction is 34.4%.
The school is in Morgan County, where median household income comes to about $79,429, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Morgan County's 22 public schools enroll about 10,142 students and include Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy.
Bell Intermediate Academy sits less than a tenth of a mile from Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Town: Fringe, means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Federal data show 367 students in 2020-21 and 375 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The ratio was 20.4:1 in 2020-21 and 15.3:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,659
Census ACS
Median income
$79,429
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
10,142 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MSD Martinsville Schools
- Martinsville High SchoolHigh · 1,284 students
- John R. Wooden Middle SchoolMiddle · 576 students
- Bell Intermediate AcademyMiddle · 524 students
- South Elementary School of CommunicationsElementary · 302 students
- Brooklyn STEM AcademyElementary · 241 students
- Poston Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 237 students
Other schools in Martinsville
- Martinsville High SchoolHigh · 1,284 students
- John R. Wooden Middle SchoolMiddle · 576 students
- Bell Intermediate AcademyMiddle · 524 students
- Waverly Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- South Elementary School of CommunicationsElementary · 302 students
- Poston Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 237 students
Nearby schools
- Bell Intermediate Academy0.1 mi · 524
- Martinsville High School0.3 mi · 1,284
- John R. Wooden Middle School0.8 mi · 576
- Poston Road Elementary School1.1 mi · 237
- South Elementary School of Communications1.2 mi · 302
- Green Township Elementary School6.0 mi · 137
Frequently asked questions
About Charles L Smith Fine Arts AcademyHow many students attend Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy?
Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy enrolls approximately 375 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy serve?
Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy.
How diverse is Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy?
Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy reports a student body of 95% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy?
Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy is overseen by MSD Martinsville Schools in Morgan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.