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Enrollment
420
Elementary
DISTRICT 512 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARTHOLOMEW CON SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180036000070
L F Smith Elementary
4505 Waycross Dr, Columbus, IN 47203 · (812) 376-4317 · Bartholomew County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
15.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
243 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (61).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
34.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
31.6%
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 32 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
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 L F Smith Elementary
L F Smith Elementary's state test result (34.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| L F Smith Elementary this school | 420 | 57.9% | 34.2% |
| Laura Hose Elementary School Crawfordsville | 387 | 59.9% | N/A |
| Lincoln Elementary School Warsaw | 452 | 57.3% | 40.3% |
| Harney Elementary School Lebanon | 448 | 55.1% | 43.4% |
| Hendry Park Elementary School Angola | 384 | 56.5% | 41.3% |
| Coulston Elementary School Shelbyville | 428 | 57.5% | 32.0% |
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 L F Smith Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Bartholomew County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #631 of 983 | #8 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #731 of 986 | #10 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #579 of 986 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #554 of 1,079 | #8 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #566 of 991 | #2 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #472 of 996 | #8 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.9% | #407 of 1,058 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #176 of 597 | #2 of 7 |
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
420
-45 (-10%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 397
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 420 | 27.2 | 15.5:1 | 58% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 28.5 | 15.1:1 | 62% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 31.2 | 15.1:1 | 62% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 52% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 27.5 | 19.0:1 | 66% (343) |
| 2015-16 | 514 | 26 | 19.8:1 | 62% (318) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 23 | 21.3:1 | 51% (250) |
| 2000-01 | 492 | 27 | 18.2:1 | 32% (157) |
| 1990-91 | 397 | 21 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for L F Smith Elementary.
About L F Smith Elementary
L F Smith Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Columbus, Indiana. Enrollment stands at 420 students, covering pre-K through 6.
The 16 schools of Bartholomew Con School Corp, including L F Smith Elementary, enroll 11,657 students.
The largest group at L F Smith Elementary is White students, at 71%. The remaining students are 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among people living in Bartholomew County, the White share is about 79%. The diversity index for L F Smith Elementary is 47%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.5:1. The 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is close to this figure. By family income, 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 44% average for public schools in Bartholomew County is 14 points lower.
L F Smith Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 34% of Indiana public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, L F Smith Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.2%; the prediction is 34.6%.
For Bartholomew County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $79,901, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 20 public schools and about 12,688 students.
L F Smith Elementary is about 0.9 miles from Clifty Creek Elementary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 34.2% is above the 33.5% average for nearby schools.
L F Smith Elementary is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 45 students, from 465 to 420. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 17.9:1 to 15.5:1.
This page is set up for the L F Smith Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Bartholomew County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,536
Census ACS
Median income
$79,901
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
12,688 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bartholomew Con School Corp
- Columbus North High SchoolHigh · 2,360 students
- Columbus East High SchoolHigh · 1,452 students
- Northside Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 891 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Parkside Elementary SchoolElementary · 733 students
Other schools in Columbus
- Columbus North High SchoolHigh · 2,360 students
- Columbus East High SchoolHigh · 1,452 students
- Northside Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 891 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Parkside Elementary SchoolElementary · 733 students
Other L F Smith Elementary schools
One other US public school is named L F Smith Elementary. L F Smith Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- L F Smith Elementary SchoolPASADENA, TX · 572 students
Nearby schools
- Clifty Creek Elementary School0.9 mi · 705
- W D Richards Elementary School1.0 mi · 610
- Columbus East High School1.9 mi · 1,452
- CSA Fodrea Campus2.1 mi · 351
- Columbus North High School2.1 mi · 2,360
- Northside Middle School2.2 mi · 908
Frequently asked questions
About L F Smith ElementaryHow large is L F Smith Elementary?
L F Smith Elementary enrolls approximately 420 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does L F Smith Elementary serve?
L F Smith Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at L F Smith Elementary?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at L F Smith Elementary.
What is the student diversity at L F Smith Elementary?
Student demographics at L F Smith Elementary are roughly 71% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is L F Smith Elementary in?
L F Smith Elementary is part of Bartholomew Con School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.