Elizabeth Smith Academy
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 60 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 128 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 22% smaller than its 4th grade class (128).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 32.0% | 22.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 58.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 73.0% | 73.0% |
| 2021-22 | 77.0% | 77.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 52.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Elizabeth Smith Academy
Elizabeth Smith Academy's state test result (55.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Smith Academy this school | 617 | 34.5% | 55.7% |
| Johnson Elementary School FORNEY | 655 | 31.6% | 68.8% |
| Fall Creek Elementary School HUMBLE | 761 | 31.1% | 57.0% |
| Willett Elementary School FORNEY | 741 | 37.8% | 55.8% |
| Annette Perry Elementary School MANSFIELD | 593 | 43.8% | 62.1% |
| Sandbrock Ranch Elementary School AUBREY | 799 | 30.3% | 44.0% |
Where Elizabeth Smith Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #1,013 of 4,401 | #62 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,875 of 4,466 ▼ 487 | #121 of 339 ▼ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,645 of 4,466 ▼ 26 | #107 of 339 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -19.5pp | #79 of 3,998 | #8 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #1,481 of 4,938 | #87 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #2,769 of 4,622 | #226 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #271 of 4,628 | #48 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.5% | #4,116 of 4,789 | #297 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #1,241 of 1,307 | #66 of 72 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 617 | 40.2 | 15.3:1 | 35% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 630 | 41.2 | 15.3:1 | 36% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 651 | 41.4 | 15.7:1 | 35% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 609 | 39 | 15.6:1 | 24% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 610 | 38.9 | 15.7:1 | 18% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 702 | 42 | 16.7:1 | 16% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 588 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 18% (105) |
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (610 to 617); teachers up 3% (38.9 to 40.2).
About Elizabeth Smith Academy
Elizabeth Smith Academy is a public elementary school in MANSFIELD, Texas. A total of 617 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 4.
Elizabeth Smith Academy is one of the 47 schools that make up MANSFIELD ISD (35,354 students in total).
The most common group at Elizabeth Smith Academy is Black students, at 40%. Other groups include 25% White, 21% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 18% Black. Elizabeth Smith Academy's diversity index is 73%, against a US figure of 70%.
Elizabeth Smith Academy's 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.3:1. That matches the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas fairly closely. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 35%. Among public schools in Tarrant County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
allk12 grades Elizabeth Smith Academy a B-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 59.0% for a school in Texas with Elizabeth Smith Academy's free or reduced-price lunch share. Elizabeth Smith Academy posts 55.7%.
In Tarrant County (population about 2,167,390), the median household income is $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. There are 639 public schools in Tarrant County, enrolling about 385,835 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Judy Miller Elementary School, about 1.2 miles away. Elizabeth Smith Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Elizabeth Smith Academy ranks 5th of 9 nearby schools, at 55.7% versus a 54.6% average.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 617, close to the 609 recorded in 2020-21.
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