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Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy

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Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy ranks 533 rd of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

533^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy is a PK–4 elementary school at 1359 E Columbus St in Martinsville, Indiana, serving 375 students as part of MSD Martinsville Schools. It is the largest elementary in its same-district peer group, and the district as a whole ranks 199th of 374 in Indiana (47th percentile, 2 stars).

In 2025–26, the school outperformed its district in all three tested subjects: ELA 34.35% versus the district's 30.79%, math 48.85% versus 38.73%, and science 45.33% versus 43.69%. Science is the clearest strength — 4th-grade science is above both the district (39.1%) and the state (43.8%), and the school ranks 2nd of seven same-district elementaries, behind only Green Township Elementary School. Math ranks 3rd of 7 locally and rebounded from 41.67% in 2023–24 to 48.85% in 2025–26. ELA is the weak spot: all-grades ELA is above the district but below state grade-level benchmarks, 4th-grade ELA sits at 30.67% (11.53 points below the state's 42.2%), and ELA has declined four years running. Within the district, ELA ranks 4th of 7, behind Green Township, Brooklyn STEM Academy, and Centerton Elementary School.

Attendance is a genuine bright spot: chronic absenteeism of 11.2% is below the district's 18.9% and the state's 16.7%, and the lowest among same-district elementary peers. In the wider area, only Waverly Elementary School (6.9%) and Monrovia Elementary School (9.0%) are lower. Resources, however, are lean: per-student spending of $10,306 is the lowest in the district, and 58.13% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch — more than at Green Township (42.34%) or Brooklyn STEM (46.06%), though fewer than at Poston Road Elementary School (70.46%). The student-teacher ratio of 15.3 is mid-pack. Overall, this is a mid-pack local school that beats its district average, shines in science and attendance, and needs the most work in ELA.

375

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,967

Per pupil spending ?

58.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

87%

Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)

1359 E Columbus St
Martinsville, IN 46151

(765) 342-8488

District: MSD Martinsville Schools

Students who attend Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy usually attend:

High:

Martinsville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.7%

Hispanic:

4.5%

Two or more races:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg36%

533^rd of 1,015

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the MSD Martinsville Schools

199^th of 374MSD Martinsville Schools among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	533 of 1015	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.7	551 of 1005	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	591 of 1011	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	527 of 1016	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.2	371 of 1020	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	569 of 1016	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.4	449 of 1031	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	358 of 1027	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.7	652 of 1033	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.0	627 of 1046	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.1	514 of 1040	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.0	281 of 1036	72.9%	★★★★☆
2013	71.0	282 of 1035	72.8%	★★★★☆
2012	60.9	441 of 1015	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.9	267 of 1025	74.0%	★★★★☆
2010	81.5	122 of 1009	87.9%	★★★★☆
2009	72.8	250 of 1003	75.1%	★★★★☆
2008	85.3	75 of 996	92.5%	★★★★★
2007	79.8	139 of 985	85.9%	★★★★☆
2006	86.0	71 of 961	92.6%	★★★★★
2005	85.9	69 of 959	92.8%	★★★★★

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Math49%

Science45%

English Language Arts34%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)					ILEARN Math (2026)					ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	1359 E Columbus St	Martinsville	46151	Morgan County	MSD Martinsville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 342-8488	375	24	15.3	58.1%	355 (94.7%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	49.2	533^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	47.5%		46.7	551^st of 1005 public elementary schools	45.2%	18	39.3	30.7			34.4	48.2	49.3			48.9	45.3		45.3		87%		$11,967	$1,206	$10,762
Poston Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	139 E Poston Rd	Martinsville	46151	Morgan County	MSD Martinsville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 342-8408	237	18	13.2	70.5%	211 (89.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.5%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	28.5	735^th of 1015 public elementary schools	27.6%		28.1	744^th of 1005 public elementary schools	26.0%	9	37.1	22.0			28.2	42.9	28.0			34.1	32.0		32.0		94.7%		$13,149	$1,018	$12,131
South Elementary School of Communications	Public	PK, KG-6	500 Artesian Ave	Martinsville	46151	Morgan County	MSD Martinsville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 349-1486	302	23	12.8	63.2%	281 (93.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	28.6	732^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	27.9%		30.5	724^th of 1005 public elementary schools	28.0%	8	33.3	21.1			28.3	42.6	31.6			38.0	26.3		26.3		97.6%		$12,192	$872	$11,320
Green Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6275 Maple Grove Rd	Martinsville	46151	Morgan County	MSD Martinsville Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 342-0505	137	8	16.2	42.3%	127 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	77.5	212^th of 1015 public elementary schools	79.1%		81.3	168^th of 1005 public elementary schools	83.3%	44	55.6	55.2			55.3	66.7	65.5			66.0	48.3		48.3		85.7%		$12,109	$453	$11,656
Centerton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6075 High St	Martinsville	46151	Morgan County	MSD Martinsville Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 831-3410	126	6	20.0	52.4%	114 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	57	431^st of 1015 public elementary schools	57.5%		90.1	80^th of 1005 public elementary schools	92.0%	351	52.6	34.4			41.2	57.9	62.5			60.8	34.4		34.4		85.7%		$11,737	$453	$11,284
Paragon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	520 Old SR 67	Paragon	46166	Morgan County	MSD Martinsville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 537-2276	196	16	12.5	59.7%	184 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	40.5	615^th of 1015 public elementary schools	39.4%		50.5	507^th of 1005 public elementary schools	49.6%	108	35.0	27.9			31.3	45.0	44.2			44.6	39.5		39.5		92.9%		$13,341	$977	$12,364
Brooklyn STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	251 N Church St	Brooklyn	46111	Morgan County	MSD Martinsville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 831-2150	241	17	14.3	46.1%	224 (92.9%)	3 (1.2%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	52.3	495^th of 1015 public elementary schools	51.2%		60.1	400^th of 1005 public elementary schools	60.2%	95	45.8	37.8			41.9	47.9	44.4			46.2	44.4		44.4		91.2%		$11,905	$894	$11,011
Monrovia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	395 S Chestnut St	Monrovia	46157	Morgan County	Monroe-Gregg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 996-2246	741	43	17.1	41.7%	624 (84.2%)	66 (8.9%)	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	34.5	680^th of 1015 public elementary schools	33.0%		27.9	747^th of 1005 public elementary schools	25.7%	67	21.4	18.3	42.7		27.5	46.2	44.4	26.5		39.0	28.7		28.7	40.2	93.5%		$11,008	$364	$10,644
Waverly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8525 Waverly Rd	Martinsville	46151	Morgan County	Mooresville Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 831-9218	404	22	18.7	49.0%	308 (76.2%)	44 (10.9%)	26 (6.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (5.0%)	64.6	348^th of 1015 public elementary schools	65.7%		71.4	271^st of 1005 public elementary schools	73.0%	77	42.1	42.0	50.0	31.6	41.0	68.4	72.0	60.4	49.1	62.3	54.0	19.3	35.5	50.0	75%		$11,546	$752	$10,794
Helmsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5378 N Helmsburg School Rd	Morgantown	46160	Brown County	Brown County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 988-6651	224	17	13.0	49.1%	211 (94.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	80.4	178^th of 1015 public elementary schools	82.5%		90.5	74^th of 1005 public elementary schools	92.6%	104	68.4	41.7	75.0		62.3	63.2	52.8	70.0		62.3	47.2		47.2	87.5	95.7%		$14,376	$921	$13,455

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy

How many students attend Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 375 students attended Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy?

Students at Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy are 95% White, 5% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy attend?

Students who attend Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Martinsville High School

What district is Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy in?

MSD Martinsville Schools

Is Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy a good school?

Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy ranks 533^rd of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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