ELIZABETH SMITH ACADEMY

Set in MANSFIELD, Texas, ELIZABETH SMITH ACADEMY is a mid-sized elementary-level community, part of MANSFIELD ISD. It teaches 617 students across grades pre-K through 4.

Within MANSFIELD ISD, which oversees 47 schools and 35,354 students, ELIZABETH SMITH ACADEMY is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, ELIZABETH SMITH ACADEMY lists that the most-represented group is Black (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 25% White, 21% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

With demographic context factored in, ELIZABETH SMITH ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.0%.

In the area at large, census data for Tarrant County shows median household income runs about $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), ELIZABETH SMITH ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: JUDY MILLER EL, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ELIZABETH SMITH ACADEMY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ELIZABETH SMITH ACADEMY at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 57.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 610 students in 2018 compared to 617 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 35% to 25% across the same window.

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