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Enrollment
566
Elementary
DISTRICT 603 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEL VALLE ISD·NCES 481662001427
Smith Elementary School
4209 SMITH SCHOOL RD, AUSTIN, TX 78744 · (512) 386-3850 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL566 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
503 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 | 64 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 23.0% | 24.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 51.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Smith Elementary School
Smith Elementary School's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Elementary School this school | 566 | 88.9% | 43.3% |
| Md Williams Elementary School GARLAND | 562 | 90.2% | 33.8% |
| Ashbel Smith Elementary School BAYTOWN | 548 | 88.0% | 23.9% |
| Hodges Elementary School BALCH SPRINGS | 570 | 90.9% | 28.0% |
| Stevens Elementary School HOUSTON | 556 | 90.6% | 27.4% |
| Mark Twain Elementary School RICHARDSON | 531 | 89.1% | 38.9% |
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 Smith Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #2,179 of 4,401 | #70 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #2,608 of 4,466 ▼ 597 | #88 of 176 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #3,234 of 4,466 ▲ 170 | #107 of 176 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,609 of 3,998 | #112 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 566 | #1,895 of 4,938 | #63 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,349 of 4,622 | #88 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.4% | #3,407 of 4,628 | #133 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.9% | #1,193 of 4,789 | #46 of 170 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.0% | #933 of 2,838 | #44 of 120 |
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
566
+216 (+62%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 732
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 566 | 41 | 13.8:1 | 89% (503) |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 37.1 | 15.1:1 | 90% (503) |
| 2022-23 | 508 | 33.4 | 15.2:1 | 91% (464) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 35 | 10.0:1 | 90% (316) |
| 2017-18 | 735 | 52.1 | 14.1:1 | 89% (654) |
| 2015-16 | 792 | 53 | 14.9:1 | 92% (730) |
| 2010-11 | 793 | 53 | 15.0:1 | 92% (729) |
| 2000-01 | 805 | 58 | 13.9:1 | 70% (562) |
| 1990-91 | 732 | 46 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smith Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (735 to 566); teachers down 21% (52.1 to 41).
About Smith Elementary School
Smith Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school found in AUSTIN, Texas. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 566 students.
DEL VALLE ISD operates 15 schools. Combined enrollment is 11,715 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Smith Elementary School, with 83% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 7% Black, 5% White, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Travis County, the Hispanic share is about 33%. Smith Elementary School has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 41 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 89%. That is 35 points above the 54% average for public schools in Travis County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 35.7% at Smith Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Travis County, median household income is about $99,611, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Smith Elementary School is one of 333 public schools in Travis County, which together enroll about 191,706 students.
The nearest public school is John P Ojeda Middle School, at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Smith Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Smith Elementary School as City: Large.
Federal records list enrollment at Smith Elementary School as 350 in 2020-21 and 566 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.0:1 to 13.8:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Smith Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DEL VALLE ISD
- Del Valle High SchoolHigh · 3,641 students
- Del Valle Middle SchoolMiddle · 895 students
- Dailey Middle SchoolMiddle · 767 students
- John P Ojeda Middle SchoolMiddle · 759 students
- Del Valle Elementary SchoolElementary · 726 students
- Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary SchoolElementary · 711 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- Lake Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,854 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
Other Smith Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 9 states are named Smith Elementary. Smith Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 21.
- Smith Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 730 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 650 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolFRISCO, TX · 642 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolSPRING, TX · 624 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolPRINCETON, TX · 623 students
Nearby schools
- John P Ojeda Middle School0.4 mi · 759
- KIPP Paseo Primary School0.8 mi · 560
- KIPP Paseo Preparatory School0.8 mi · 436
- Widen Elementary School1.7 mi · 433
- Mendez Middle School1.8 mi · 199
- Rodriguez Elementary School2.0 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Smith Elementary SchoolHow large is Smith Elementary School?
Smith Elementary School enrolls approximately 566 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Smith Elementary School serve?
Smith Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Smith Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Smith Elementary School.
How diverse is Smith Elementary School?
Smith Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 83% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Smith Elementary School in?
Smith Elementary School is part of DEL VALLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.