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Enrollment
511
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMMUNITY ISD·NCES 481485012184
Nesmith Elementary School
801 PRESIDENTS BLVD, LAVON, TX 75166 · (972) 843-6100 · Collin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
255 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 54 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -3.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 3 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 20.0% | 28.0% | 37.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Nesmith Elementary School
Nesmith Elementary School's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nesmith Elementary School this school | 511 | 49.9% | 39.6% |
| Martha Reid Academy ARLINGTON | 493 | 47.9% | 57.2% |
| Haggar Elementary School DALLAS | 546 | 48.4% | 43.1% |
| Claybon Elementary School FORNEY | 583 | 43.4% | 56.4% |
| Roberta Tipps Academy MANSFIELD | 471 | 50.1% | 65.5% |
| Lakeview Elementary School LITTLE ELM | 531 | 41.2% | 42.5% |
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 Nesmith Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #2,632 of 4,401 | #137 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,427 of 4,466 ▼ 306 | #148 of 165 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,842 of 4,466 ▼ 510 | #141 of 165 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -12.5pp | #227 of 3,998 | #9 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #2,409 of 4,938 | #104 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #2,818 of 4,622 | #121 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #610 of 4,628 | #89 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.9% | #3,585 of 4,789 | #45 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #2,537 of 2,838 | #87 of 94 |
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
511
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+57% since 2010-11, when it was 326
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 511 | 33.2 | 15.4:1 | 50% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 38.7 | 15.3:1 | 52% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 768 | 53.8 | 14.3:1 | 44% (335) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 33 | 15.5:1 | 37% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 34.3 | 15.5:1 | 33% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 354 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 27% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 326 | 20 | 16.3:1 | 28% (91) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nesmith Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (532 to 511); teachers down 3% (34.3 to 33.2).
About Nesmith Elementary School
Students in LAVON, Texas, attend Nesmith Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 511 students in pre-K through 5.
Across its 8 schools, COMMUNITY ISD enrolls 5,271 students. Nesmith Elementary School is one of those schools.
Enrollment at Nesmith Elementary School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 38%. The rest of enrollment is 37% Black, 14% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Collin County's population at about 54%. Nesmith Elementary School has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Nesmith Elementary School's 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.4:1. Elementary schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 15.1:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 50%. The gap from the 30% average for public schools in Collin County is 20 points.
Nesmith Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (39.6%) and its predicted rate (52.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Collin County show that median household income is about $121,600, roughly 56% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The public schools of Collin County number 338 and enroll about 227,575.
Community Trails Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Nesmith Elementary School ranks 8th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 512 to 511.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Collin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,163,337
Census ACS
Median income
$121,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
227,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COMMUNITY ISD
- Community High SchoolHigh · 1,328 students
- John & Barbara Roderick Elementary SchoolElementary · 663 students
- Leland E Edge Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Mary Lou Dodson Elementary SchoolElementary · 626 students
- Community Trails Middle SchoolMiddle · 548 students
- McClendon Elementary SchoolElementary · 548 students
Other schools in LAVON
- Mary Lou Dodson Elementary SchoolElementary · 626 students
- Community Trails Middle SchoolMiddle · 548 students
Nearby schools
- Community Trails Middle School0.6 mi · 548
- Mary Lou Dodson Elementary School0.7 mi · 626
- Wylie East High School3.2 mi · 2,709
- Celia Hays Elementary School3.6 mi · 613
- J W Williams Middle School3.7 mi · 819
- Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School3.8 mi · 721
Frequently asked questions
About Nesmith Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Nesmith Elementary School?
Nesmith Elementary School enrolls approximately 511 students in grades PK-05.
Is Nesmith Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nesmith Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Nesmith Elementary School have?
Nesmith Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nesmith Elementary School?
At Nesmith Elementary School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 14% Hispanic, 37% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Nesmith Elementary School?
Nesmith Elementary School is overseen by COMMUNITY ISD in Collin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.