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Smith Academy for Excellence

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades 3-12
327th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 429 Indiana Alternative Schools
Better than 24% of Indiana alternative schools
Summary

Smith Academy for Excellence is an alternative public charter school in Fort Wayne, Indiana, serving grades 4-12 with a total enrollment of 76 students, many of whom come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The school faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 38.8% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average and the nearby Fort Wayne Virtual Academy, which had a 17.8% chronic absenteeism rate in 2023-2024. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on ILEARN and SAT assessments are also significantly lower than the state and district averages, with only 17.14% of students proficient or better in ILEARN English Language Arts and 8.57% in math, compared to the state averages of 42.7% and 34.5%, respectively, for 8th grade.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $9,437 to $14,081 over the past few years, and a low student-teacher ratio of 8.1 to 10.8, the data suggests that Smith Academy for Excellence may be facing unique challenges in serving its student population. Collaboration with the Fort Wayne Community Schools district and community partners may be beneficial in addressing the school's attendance and academic performance issues.

64
Students ?
10.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,269
Per pupil spending ?
76.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 725 W Washington Blvd
       Fort Wayne, IN  46802

(260) 579-6939

District: Smith Academy for Excellence

Racial breakdown:

African American:
42.2%
White:
25.0%
Two or more races:
18.8%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2017 → 24th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2017
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Indiana average (13% vs 40% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 17% Indiana)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school13%
District avg13%
Indiana avg40%
327th of 429
Indiana public high schools ?
Bottom 24%▲ up 24 pts since 2016
From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 24% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202331.5712 of 101629.9%★★☆☆☆
202256.7465 of 102054.4%★★★☆☆
201914.9899 of 103112.8%★☆☆☆☆
20173.11003 of 10332.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20165.11001 of 10464.3%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202414.8414 of 49115.7%★☆☆☆☆
202325.2364 of 48925.6%★☆☆☆☆
20199.3434 of 4707.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.4421 of 47311.0%★☆☆☆☆
20173.1454 of 4723.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20164.4468 of 4945.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20157.4448 of 4857.6%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202524.0327 of 42923.8%★☆☆☆☆
20249.6385 of 43210.9%★☆☆☆☆
20161.2393 of 3940.3%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts17%
Evidence-based Reading and Writing17%-38 vs state
Mathematics17%-9 vs state
Math9%

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In the 2024-25 school year, 64 students attended Smith Academy for Excellence.

Students at Smith Academy for Excellence are 42% African American, 25% White, 19% Two or more races, 14% Hispanic.

Smith Academy for Excellence ranks in the bottom 23.8% of Indiana alternative schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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