SMART Academy

Summary:

SMART Academy is the sole elementary public charter school located in Garfield Heights, Ohio, serving students from kindergarten through 5th grade. Based on the available data, SMART Academy appears to be a struggling school, consistently ranking in the bottom tier of Ohio elementary schools and receiving low ratings from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 41.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average. While SMART Academy's test scores are mixed, with some areas of strength in 3rd and 5th grade mathematics, the school struggles in 5th grade science and English Language Arts. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 96.39%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.2 to 1, which is generally considered a positive factor for student learning, SMART Academy's performance has been declining over the past few years, as evidenced by its steadily worsening rankings and star ratings from SchoolDigger. The school may need to focus on improving its curriculum, instructional practices, and addressing the socioeconomic challenges faced by its student population to improve academic outcomes.

District Detail

4351 E 131st St
Garfield Heights, OH 44105

(216) 714-3801

SchoolDigger Rank:
467^th of 828 Ohio districts

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Grades served: K-5
Students: 92

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)		Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)		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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Total
SMART Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4351 E 131st St	Garfield Heights	44105	Cuyahoga County	SMART Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 714-3801	92	10	9.2	96.7%	2 (2.2%)	82 (89.1%)	5 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	52.6	854^th of 1558 public elementary schools	45.2%		19.7	1257^th of 1577 public elementary schools	20.3%	403	0.0	66.7	72.7	75.0	63.6	$9,850

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cleveland Municipal	0.54 mi	94	675^th
Harvard Avenue Performance Academy	0.65 mi	1	553^rd
Southern Cleveland Drop Back Indba Innovative Career Academy	0.88 mi	1	724^th
Citizens Academy Southeast	1.02 mi	1
Garfield Heights City Schools	1.6 mi	5	697^th

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

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