Enrollment
258
Elementary
DISTRICT 237 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBANY ISD·NCES 480768000055
NANCY SMITH EL
741 GRIFFIN RD, ALBANY, TX 76430 · (325) 762-3384 · Shackelford County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
114 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
NANCY SMITH EL→ALBANY JR-SR H S
Based on grade levels within ALBANY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
62.0%
TX avg 51.8% . -5.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are down about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
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
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
258
-26 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.5:1
% White
73%
was 78%
% Hispanic
23%
was 17%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NANCY SMITH EL
NANCY SMITH EL is an elementary school of low-enrollment scale in ALBANY, Texas, one of the schools within ALBANY ISD, caters to 258 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 50% below typical.
ALBANY ISD comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 474 students; NANCY SMITH EL is among them.
On the student-mix side, NANCY SMITH EL reports that White students make up the majority at 73%; the rest breaks down as 23% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Shackelford County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NANCY SMITH EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.6%, the actual is 55.9%, a residual of +1.3 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Shackelford County put median household earnings sit near $73,047, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Shackelford County runs 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 589 students), of which NANCY SMITH EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: ALBANY JR-SR H S, around 0.6 miles off. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NANCY SMITH EL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 41.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Looking at the recent track record. NANCY SMITH EL's enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 284 (now 258). Hispanic enrollment moved from 17% to 23% across the same window.
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Shackelford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,175
Census ACS
Median income
$73,047
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
589 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- ALBANY JR-SR H S0.6 mi · 216
- MORAN SCHOOL14.7 mi · 115
- LUEDERS-AVOCA EL/J H19.9 mi · 60
- SOUTH EL22.0 mi · 340
- BRECKENRIDGE J H22.4 mi · 278
- BRECKENRIDGE H S22.4 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About NANCY SMITH ELHow many students attend NANCY SMITH EL?
NANCY SMITH EL enrolls approximately 258 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does NANCY SMITH EL serve?
NANCY SMITH EL serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at NANCY SMITH EL?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at NANCY SMITH EL.
How diverse is NANCY SMITH EL?
NANCY SMITH EL reports a student body of 73% White, 23% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees NANCY SMITH EL?
NANCY SMITH EL is overseen by ALBANY ISD in Shackelford County.
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