📍 4351 E 131st St, Garfield Heights, Cuyahoga County, 44105
SMART Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Garfield Heights, Cuyahoga County. The school has 99 pupils enrolled. It is part of the SMART Academy school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
SMART Academy enrolls 99 students across grades K–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Black or African American, 5.1% Two or more races and 3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 90 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 5.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 3% |
| White | 1 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
96 of the school's 99 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 96 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
SMART Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OH At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 11.
SMART Academy is one of 1 schools in SMART Academy, based in Garfield Heights, Ohio. The district serves 92 students district-wide and employs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 99 students, SMART Academy is close to the district average of about 92 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large