Clifty Creek Elementary School
Magnet · Grades Pre-K–6 · 705 students
L F Smith Elementary
4505 Waycross Dr, Columbus, IN 47203
Grades
Pre-K–6
Elementary
Students
420
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Bartholomew Con School Corp
Bartholomew County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 986 Indiana elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Indiana elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About L F Smith Elementary
L F Smith Elementary is a public elementary school in Columbus, Indiana, serving grades Pre-K–6. It is part of Bartholomew Con School Corp. The school is located in a small city in Bartholomew County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 420 students were enrolled, with about 15.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Indiana elementary school (14.6 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 986 Indiana elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 420 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Bartholomew Con School Corp
- County
- Bartholomew County
- NCES school ID
- 180036000070
Schools near L F Smith Elementary
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Lillian Schmitt Elementary School
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.