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Enrollment
681
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623010566
Larry G Smith Elementary School
5299 GUS THOMASSON RD, MESQUTE, TX 75150 · (972) 502-4800 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL681 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
650 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 99 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 31.0% | 20.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 32.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 58.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 54.0% |
| 2020-21 | 41.0% | 37.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Larry G Smith Elementary School
Larry G Smith Elementary School's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry G Smith Elementary School this school | 681 | 95.4% | 42.9% |
| IDEA Hardy Academy HOUSTON | 705 | 95.0% | 21.1% |
| Ebby Halliday Elementary School DALLAS | 722 | 94.0% | 25.6% |
| Armstrong Elementary School CONROE | 616 | 97.1% | 37.3% |
| North Forest Elementary School HOUSTON | 772 | 94.8% | 32.9% |
| Burbank Elementary School HOUSTON | 736 | 98.1% | 52.8% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Larry G Smith Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #2,217 of 4,401 | #153 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,740 of 4,466 ▼ 49 | #132 of 429 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,611 of 4,466 ▲ 182 | #116 of 429 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #2,326 of 3,998 | #193 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 681 | #1,037 of 4,938 | #78 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #2,578 of 4,622 | #238 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.9% | #3,267 of 4,628 | #295 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.4% | #446 of 4,789 | #101 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #1,838 of 2,838 | #185 of 274 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
681
-82 (-11%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 750
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 681 | 45 | 15.1:1 | 95% (650) |
| 2023-24 | 753 | 49.9 | 15.1:1 | 94% (708) |
| 2022-23 | 740 | 48.7 | 15.2:1 | 93% (687) |
| 2020-21 | 763 | 50 | 15.3:1 | 94% (714) |
| 2017-18 | 776 | 44.2 | 17.6:1 | 92% (713) |
| 2015-16 | 755 | 47 | 16.1:1 | 91% (689) |
| 2010-11 | 750 | 44 | 17.1:1 | 93% (695) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Larry G Smith Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (776 to 681); teachers up 2% (44.2 to 45).
About Larry G Smith Elementary School
A medium-sized elementary school in MESQUTE, Texas, Larry G Smith Elementary School is part of DALLAS ISD. The school enrolls 681 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 31% above that.
DALLAS ISD is the local district for Larry G Smith Elementary School. It runs 240 schools with 140,630 students.
At Larry G Smith Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 79% of the student body. The next largest groups are 14% Black and 4% White. The school's Hispanic share is 38 points above the 41% share among Dallas County residents. The school's diversity index is 35%, meaning two students picked at random have a 35% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1 at Larry G Smith Elementary School, with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 95% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Dallas County report 77%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Larry G Smith Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.9%; the prediction is 32.9%.
Within Dallas County, the median household income is $76,547, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, Dallas County has 771 public schools and roughly 459,645 students.
The shortest distance from Larry G Smith Elementary School to another public school is about 0.8 miles, to Charles A Gill Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Larry G Smith Elementary School is 3rd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
For locale, NCES codes Larry G Smith Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Larry G Smith Elementary School's enrollment dropped 11%, to 681.
Community posts for Larry G Smith Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DALLAS ISD
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- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
- Moises E Molina High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Woodrow Wilson High SchoolHigh · 1,832 students
Nearby schools
- Charles A Gill Elementary School0.8 mi · 630
- Edwin J Kiest Elementary School0.9 mi · 535
- Vanston Middle School0.9 mi · 728
- Pioneer Technology (ptaa) Mesquite1.0 mi · 484
- Motley Elementary School1.0 mi · 244
- Shands Elementary School1.1 mi · 567
Frequently asked questions
About Larry G Smith Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Larry G Smith Elementary School?
Larry G Smith Elementary School enrolls approximately 681 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Larry G Smith Elementary School serve?
Larry G Smith Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Larry G Smith Elementary School have?
Larry G Smith Elementary School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
How diverse is Larry G Smith Elementary School?
Larry G Smith Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 79% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Larry G Smith Elementary School?
Larry G Smith Elementary School is overseen by DALLAS ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.