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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Smith County, Texas

Across Smith County, Texas, 31 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. BIRDWELL SCHOOL leads the list at 86.0%, against a median of 50.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Smith County, Texas

Top % Proficient (Reading)

86.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

50.0%

BEST IN READING · SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	BIRDWELL SCHOOL	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	568	86.0%
2	STANTON-SMITH EL	WHITEHOUSE, TX	WHITEHOUSE ISD	Elementary	486	81.0%
3	GUS WINSTON CAIN EL	WHITEHOUSE, TX	WHITEHOUSE ISD	Elementary	508	78.0%
4	VELMA PENNY EL	LINDALE, TX	LINDALE ISD	Elementary	517	77.0%
5	THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY	TYLER, TX	CUMBERLAND ACADEMY	Elementary	332	75.0%
6	CALDWELL ARTS ACADEMY	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	618	75.0%
7	WOODS EL	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	810	73.0%
8	COLLEGE STREET EL	LINDALE, TX	LINDALE ISD	Elementary	512	69.0%
9	H L HIGGINS EL	WHITEHOUSE, TX	WHITEHOUSE ISD	Elementary	597	69.0%
10	DR BRYAN C JACK EL	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	706	66.0%
11	MOZELLE BROWN EL	WHITEHOUSE, TX	WHITEHOUSE ISD	Elementary	575	64.0%
12	OWENS EL	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	712	63.0%
13	BONNER EL	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	380	56.0%
14	TROUP EL	TROUP, TX	TROUP ISD	Elementary	498	55.0%
15	JONES EL	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	355	54.0%
16	BELL EL	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	540	50.0%
17	ARP EL	ARP, TX	ARP ISD	Elementary	455	49.0%
18	RAMEY EL	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	517	46.0%
19	RICE EL	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	613	46.0%
20	CLARKSTON EL	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	394	45.0%
21	WISE EL	TYLER, TX	CHAPEL HILL ISD	Elementary	593	44.0%
22	JACKSON EL	TYLER, TX	CHAPEL HILL ISD	Elementary	388	43.0%
23	DOUGLAS EL	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	591	43.0%
24	WINONA EL	WINONA, TX	WINONA ISD	Elementary	582	41.0%
25	DIXIE EL	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	619	39.0%
26	GRIFFIN EL	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	649	37.0%
27	PEETE EL	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	385	36.0%
28	CUMBERLAND ACADEMY UPPER EL	TYLER, TX	CUMBERLAND ACADEMY	Elementary	392	34.0%
29	ORR EL	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	460	34.0%
30	T J AUSTIN EL	TYLER, TX	TYLER ISD	Elementary	359	18.0%
31	CUMBERLAND ACADEMY LOWER EL	TYLER, TX	CUMBERLAND ACADEMY	Elementary	459	11.0%

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