L F Smith Elementary Primary School
4505 Waycross Dr
Columbus IN, 47203, Bartholomew County
Phone: 812-376-4317
Ranking:
(904 out of 1,449, bottom 38%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Bartholomew County School Corporation
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | |||||||
Total Students: | 467 | 463 | 502 | 490 | 460 | 441 | 463 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 30 | 6.4% | 20 | 4.3% | 30 | 6.0% | 32 | 6.5% | 38 | 8.3% | NA | NA | 35 | 7.6% |
Kindergarten: | 65 | 13.9% | 71 | 15.3% | 78 | 15.5% | 84 | 17.1% | 63 | 13.7% | 63 | 14.3% | 48 | 10.4% |
Grade 1: | 69 | 14.8% | 60 | 13.0% | 85 | 16.9% | 61 | 12.4% | 64 | 13.9% | 66 | 15.0% | 65 | 14.0% |
Grade 2: | 65 | 13.9% | 85 | 18.4% | 52 | 10.4% | 58 | 11.8% | 60 | 13.0% | 65 | 14.7% | 64 | 13.8% |
Grade 3: | 77 | 16.5% | 43 | 9.3% | 53 | 10.6% | 64 | 13.1% | 64 | 13.9% | 61 | 13.8% | 57 | 12.3% |
Grade 4: | 48 | 10.3% | 48 | 10.4% | 61 | 12.2% | 75 | 15.3% | 57 | 12.4% | 56 | 12.7% | 63 | 13.6% |
Grade 5: | 54 | 11.6% | 60 | 13.0% | 79 | 15.7% | 55 | 11.2% | 57 | 12.4% | 67 | 15.2% | 69 | 14.9% |
Grade 6: | 59 | 12.6% | 76 | 16.4% | 64 | 12.7% | 61 | 12.4% | 57 | 12.4% | 63 | 14.3% | 62 | 13.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 230 | 49.3% | 229 | 49.5% | 258 | 51.4% | 262 | 53.5% | 213 | 46.3% | 222 | 50.3% | 241 | 52.1% |
Female: | 237 | 50.7% | 234 | 50.5% | 244 | 48.6% | 228 | 46.5% | 189 | 41.1% | 172 | 39.0% | 175 | 37.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 1.7% |
Asian: | 13 | 2.8% | 14 | 3.0% | 16 | 3.2% | 7 | 1.4% | 10 | 2.2% | 10 | 2.3% | 13 | 2.8% |
Hispanic: | 52 | 11.1% | 44 | 9.5% | 45 | 9.0% | 36 | 7.3% | 22 | 4.8% | 21 | 4.8% | 17 | 3.7% |
Black: | 10 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.7% | 12 | 2.4% | 17 | 3.5% | 13 | 2.8% | 12 | 2.7% | 10 | 2.2% |
White: | 362 | 77.5% | 368 | 79.5% | 402 | 80.1% | 391 | 79.8% | 365 | 79.3% | 359 | 81.4% | 372 | 80.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 27 | 5.8% | 27 | 5.8% | 26 | 5.2% | 38 | 7.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 253 | 54.2% | 244 | 52.7% | 250 | 49.8% | 195 | 39.8% | 176 | 38.3% | 172 | 39.0% | 150 | 32.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 8.6% | 34 | 7.3% | 40 | 8.0% | 55 | 11.2% | 39 | 8.5% | 46 | 10.4% | 45 | 9.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.97 | 18.67 | 20.08 | 20.55 | 20.23 | 22.70 | 23.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 74% | 75% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 76% | 75% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 76% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 75% | 73% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 74% | 76% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 74% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 75% | 79% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 82.6% | 83% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 89.5% | 85% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 65% | 72% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 70% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 75% | 73% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 72% | 72% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 70% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 66% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 68% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 75.7% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 80.8% | 79% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 74% | 73% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 75% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 72% | 73% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 76% | 77% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 75.6% | 82% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 84.2% | 82% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 76% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 76% | 75% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 74% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 76% | 75% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 64% | 70% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 70% | 75% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 71.3% | 70% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.1% | 79% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 70% | 71% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 76% | 75% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 76.5% | 76% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 82.4% | 78% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 73% | 72% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 73% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 74% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 69% | 71% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 68% | 71% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 76% | 75% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 77.9% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 77% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 73% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 74% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 69% | 77% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 71% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 81.2% | 86% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 80.9% | 86% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 59% | 60% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 67.2% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 64.3% | 67% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 72% | 69% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 74% | 70% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | 71% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 74% | 71% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 73% | 71% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 70% | 69% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 72% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 73.8% | 76% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 80.6% | 78% |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | 73% |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 83% | 74% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | 80% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78% | 80% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 72% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 73% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 75.6% | 80% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 85.1% | 82% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 59% | 54% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 56% | 58% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 64.5% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 63.9% | 64% |
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* L F Smith Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.