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SMART Academy

Q: Is SMART Academy a good school?

SMART Academy ranks 1063 rd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend SMART Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 92 students attended SMART Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of SMART Academy?

Students at SMART Academy are 89% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

1063^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

SMART Academy is a small K–5 elementary school at 4688 E 162nd St in Cleveland, OH, serving 92 students, nearly all of whom are economically disadvantaged — free and reduced-price lunch rates have held around 97% in recent years, and the student–teacher ratio was 9.2 in 2024–2025. The school belongs to the district also called SMART Academy, which ranks 585th of 773 in Ohio (24th percentile, 1 star) — still higher than Cleveland Municipal (11th percentile) and Garfield Heights City Schools (7th percentile).

Compared with nearby schools, SMART Academy is unusually small and has far more adults per student. Nearby enrollment runs from 248 students at Miles School to 667 at Citizens Academy Southeast, and nearby student–teacher ratios run from 15.9 at William Foster Elementary School to 28.1 at Charles Dickens School. Its overall rank in 2025–2026 was the 32nd percentile (1063 of 1560, 2 stars), above every nearby Cleveland Municipal school with comparable data: Andrew J Rickoff (6th percentile), Nathan Hale School (12th), Miles Park School (9th), Warner Girls Leadership Academy (15th), Miles School (2nd), Robert H Jamison School (1st) and Charles Dickens School (1st).

Results are strong in some grades and uneven in others. In 2025–2026, grade 3 math was 60% proficient (state 62.1%) and grade 3 ELA 62.5% (state 63.4%) — well above nearby schools, where grade 3 math ranged from 3.8% to 53.1% and ELA from 11.1% to 45.5%. Grade 4 math was 33.3%, below the state's 67.3% but above most nearby schools. In 2024–2025, grade 5 math (72.7%) and ELA (63.6%) far outpaced nearby schools, while grade 5 science was 0% proficient. Chronic absenteeism was 49.9% in 2025–2026 — better than several nearby schools and below the Cleveland Municipal average of 54.3%, but up from 28.6% in 2023–2024. That mix of real gains, unstable results, and missed instructional time is worth asking about on a visit; per-student spending was $11,294 in 2018–2019.

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,850

Per pupil spending ?

96.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

4688 E 162nd St
Cleveland, OH 44105

(216) 714-3801

District: SMART Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.1%

Hispanic:

5.4%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2021 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2021

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (52% vs 64% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

Ohio avg64%

1,063^rd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 32 pts since 2021

From bottom 1% (2021) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

585^th of 773SMART Academy among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	1063 of 1560	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.6	854 of 1558	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1257 of 1577	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	2.0	1593 of 1596	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	1610 of 1610	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	188 of 631	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	90.0	27 of 615	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	46.4	280 of 603	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	894 of 1467	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	77.3	266 of 1473	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	25.2	1155 of 1484	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	2.0	1443 of 1447	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)70th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts62%~ state avg

Mathematics47%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						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	Directly certified (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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
SMART Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4688 E 162nd St	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	SMART Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 714-3801	92	10	9.2	—	2 (2.2%)	82 (89.1%)	5 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	37.1	1063^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	31.9%		52.6	854^th of 1558 public elementary schools	45.2%	209			60.0	33.3					62.5						$9,850
Miles School	Public	PK, KG-8	11918 Miles Ave	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-5250	248	15	16.5	68.1%	1 (0.4%)	231 (93.1%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	3.6	1522^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	2.4%		2.5	1542^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	1.0%	20	4.0	38.9	30.0	7.7	4.0	12.0	9.5	26.3	20.0	7.7	32.0	8.0	9.5	10.5	$12,754
Robert H Jamison School	Public	PK, KG-8	4092 E 146th St	Cleveland	44128	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-5400	376	22	17.0	99.2%	10 (2.7%)	348 (92.6%)	16 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2.6	1544^th of 1560 public elementary schools	1.0%		3.4	1532^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	1.7%	12	14.3	11.6	8.8	3.4	4.8	5.9	2.9	11.6	23.5	6.7	23.8	11.8	20.6	14.0	$14,313
Citizens Academy Southeast	Public, Charter	K-8	15700 Lotus Dr	Cleveland	44128	Cuyahoga County	Citizens Academy Southeast	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 586-3887	667	29	22.9	74.1%	1 (0.1%)	648 (97.2%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)								(n/a)
Charles Dickens School	Public	PK, KG-8	13013 Corlett Ave	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4200	253	9	28.1	98.8%	4 (1.6%)	239 (94.5%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	2.6	1545^th of 1560 public elementary schools	1.0%		3.9	1520^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.4%	25	13.6	13.0	3.8	10.3	0.0	0.0	10.0	4.3	19.2	20.7	18.2	15.8	30.0	21.7	$14,394
Andrew J Rickoff	Public	PK, KG-8	3500 E 147th St	Cleveland	44120	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4150	391	24	16.2	99.2%	5 (1.3%)	368 (94.1%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	6.4	1474^th of 1560 public elementary schools	5.5%		8.1	1441^st of 1558 public elementary schools	7.5%	33	11.1	7.9	16.7	5.0	33.3	19.4	10.0	10.3	11.1	16.9	25.9	25.0	6.7	5.3	$12,540
Nathan Hale School	Public	PK, KG-8	3588 Martin Luther King Dr	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4250	364	20	18.2	99.2%	5 (1.4%)	347 (95.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	12.6	1370^th of 1560 public elementary schools	12.2%		10	1407^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.7%	37	22.7	8.8	53.1	28.2	45.5	0.0	16.1	3.0	31.3	28.2	27.3	6.9	9.7	20.0	$14,077
Miles Park School	Public	PK, KG-8	4090 E 93rd St	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4450	343	20	17.1	99.1%	13 (3.8%)	312 (91.0%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	9.8	1414^th of 1560 public elementary schools	9.4%		10.1	1405^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.8%	9	14.3	7.3	45.7	22.9	7.1	11.1	3.1	4.9	39.1	31.4	46.4	10.8	21.9	22.0	$13,621
Elmwood Elementary School	Public	2-3	5275 Turney Rd	Garfield Heights	44125	Cuyahoga County	Garfield Heights City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 475-8110	374	22	17.0	51.9%	20 (5.3%)	311 (83.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.4%)								(n/a)			29.5						39.1						$17,182
William Foster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	12801 Bangor Ave	Garfield Heights	44125	Cuyahoga County	Garfield Heights City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 475-8123	398	25	15.9	74.9%	26 (6.5%)	313 (78.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (13.1%)								(n/a)															$8,506

Frequently Asked Questions about SMART Academy

Is SMART Academy a good school?

SMART Academy ranks 1063^rd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend SMART Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 92 students attended SMART Academy.

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What is the racial makeup of SMART Academy?

Students at SMART Academy are 89% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

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