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L F Smith Elementary

Regular School · Columbus, IN

L F Smith Elementary is a regular school school in Columbus, Indiana, serving grades PK–06 with 420 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.5:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 06
Enrollment
420
Teachers (FTE)
27.2
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 297 71%
Hispanic/Latino 68 16%
Two or more races 32 8%
Black or African American 15 4%
Asian 8 2%
Total enrollment 420 218M / 202F

English Language Learners: 26 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 34.0% -3pp 37.0% 260
Reading Proficiency 36.0% -6.2pp 42.2% 260
Science Proficiency 20-24% — 132

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.21 grade levels
Math
+0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
3 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
93
22.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 420 100%

Contact & Location

4505 Waycross Dr

Columbus, IN 47203

Phone: (812)376-4317

District

Bartholomew Con School Corp

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,902

District enrollment: 11,634

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

180036000070

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD