Enrollment
64
Combined
STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SMITH ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE·NCES 180013102539
Smith Academy for Excellence
725 W Washington Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46802 · (260) 579-6939 · Allen County
GRADES 03–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL64 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
6 FTE teachers
STATE 24.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
49 students
STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 2 | 3% |
| Grade 4 | 3 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 3 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 5 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 7 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 23% |
| Grade 9 | 7 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 9 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 5 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 8 | 13% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
QUIET COMMUNITY
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
17.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
8.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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
13.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Smith Academy for Excellence
Smith Academy for Excellence's state test result (13.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Academy for Excellence this school | 64 | 76.6% | 13.1% |
| Academy for Innovative Studies Evansville | 318 | 74.5% | 4.1% |
| Benjamin Bosse High School Evansville | 868 | 66.5% | N/A |
| Muncie Central High School Muncie | 1,337 | 68.8% | N/A |
| Cannelton Elementary & High School Cannelton | 216 | 59.7% | 24.6% |
| RISE Learning Center Indianapolis | 200 | 55.0% | 9.0% |
Matched among Indiana K-12 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 Smith Academy for Excellence ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 64 | #13 of 25 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
64
-18 (-22%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 64 | 6 | 10.7:1 | 77% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 76 | 7 | 10.9:1 | 79% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 73 | 9 | 8.1:1 | 78% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 82 | 6 | 13.7:1 | 82% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 73 | 6.6 | 11.0:1 | 86% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 90 | 7 | 12.9:1 | 84% (76) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smith Academy for Excellence.
About Smith Academy for Excellence
Federal records list Smith Academy for Excellence as a combined-grade school in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It serves 64 students in grades 3 through 12. For comparison, combined schools in Indiana average about 531 students.
Federal records list Smith Academy for Excellence as its own district.
At Smith Academy for Excellence, the largest share of students is Black, at 42%. After that, the student body is 25% White, 19% multiracial, and 14% Hispanic. Census figures show Allen County is about 11% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Smith Academy for Excellence is 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 10.7:1. This ratio sits 13.9 below the 24.5:1 average for combined schools in Indiana. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 77%. The 50% average for public schools in Allen County is 27 points lower.
Smith Academy for Excellence posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 13.1%, compared with a predicted 21.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
Smith Academy for Excellence is located in Allen County, where the median household income is $70,737, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Smith Academy for Excellence is one of 92 public schools in the county.
Washington Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Smith Academy for Excellence. By average proficiency, Smith Academy for Excellence is 5th among 6 schools close by.
In the federal locale system, Smith Academy for Excellence is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists Smith Academy for Excellence as a charter school.
Enrollment at Smith Academy for Excellence declined 22% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 82 to 64 students. The ratio was 13.7:1 in 2020-21 and 10.7:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Smith Academy for Excellence, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Allen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
392,378
Census ACS
Median income
$70,737
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
55,262 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fort Wayne
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 2,623 students
- Homestead High SchoolHigh · 2,382 students
- Northrop High SchoolHigh · 2,145 students
- R Nelson Snider High SchoolHigh · 1,927 students
- South Side High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Wayne High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Elementary School0.2 mi · 206
- Fort Wayne Virtual Academy0.6 mi · 315
- Bloomingdale Elementary School0.7 mi · 331
- Fairfield Elementary School1.2 mi · 481
- South Wayne Elementary School1.2 mi · 340
- Study Elementary School1.3 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About Smith Academy for ExcellenceHow large is Smith Academy for Excellence?
Smith Academy for Excellence enrolls approximately 64 students in grades 03-12.
Is Smith Academy for Excellence an elementary, middle, or high school?
Smith Academy for Excellence is a combined-grade school covering grades 03-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Smith Academy for Excellence?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Smith Academy for Excellence is approximately 10.7:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Smith Academy for Excellence?
At Smith Academy for Excellence, the student body is approximately 25% White, 14% Hispanic, 42% Black, 19% Two or more.
Is Smith Academy for Excellence public or private?
Smith Academy for Excellence is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Smith Academy for Excellence.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.