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SMART Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–5Charter

4351 E 131st St, Garfield Heights, OH 44105 · (216) 714-3801

Garfield Heights’ School Grade C better than 26% of Ohio school districts

Directions
Students
92
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
97%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about SMART Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Ohio’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 40 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 47 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 27% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 49.6%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 57.2%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Ohio’s 3,056 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

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4351 E 131st St, Garfield Heights

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten21
Grade 115
Grade 222
Grade 313
Grade 49
Grade 512
Enrollment over time
126’20
113’21
99’22
83’23
92’24

Down 27% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 89%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%White 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about SMART Academy from Garfield Heights families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Ohio’s other public schools; Garfield Heights’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.