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Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORPUS CHRISTI ISD·NCES 481527001087
Smith Elementary School
6902 WILLIAMS DR, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78412 · (361) 878-2760 · Nueces County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
400 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 66 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
33%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
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 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 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 37 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 | 31.0% | 33.0% | 21.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 31.0% | 18.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 64.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 75.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 (45.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Elementary School this school | 457 | 87.5% | 45.5% |
| South Elementary School PLAINVIEW | 456 | 84.9% | 31.5% |
| Glenwood Elementary School AMARILLO | 455 | 90.5% | 46.5% |
| Dudley Elementary School VICTORIA | 453 | 87.2% | 19.6% |
| O'Connor Elementary School VICTORIA | 440 | 86.6% | 22.6% |
| Meadows Elementary School PLANO | 414 | 87.2% | 35.3% |
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 Nueces County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #1,891 of 4,401 | #20 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,049 of 4,466 ▲ 853 | #11 of 51 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #1,094 of 4,466 ▲ 683 | #8 of 51 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #1,017 of 3,998 | #16 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #2,936 of 4,938 | #27 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #3,962 of 4,622 | #43 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.2% | #3,315 of 4,628 | #18 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.5% | #1,340 of 4,789 | #22 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #2,764 of 2,838 | #38 of 38 |
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
457
-30 (-6%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 762
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 457 | 26.6 | 17.2:1 | 88% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 30.1 | 14.6:1 | 87% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 30.2 | 14.0:1 | 82% (346) |
| 2020-21 | 487 | 35 | 13.9:1 | 81% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 463 | 29.6 | 15.6:1 | 78% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 76% (369) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 79% (435) |
| 2000-01 | 430 | 26 | 16.5:1 | 65% (279) |
| 1990-91 | 762 | 34 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smith Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (463 to 457); teachers down 10% (29.6 to 26.6).
About Smith Elementary School
Smith Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas. The school reports 457 students in pre-K through 5.
CORPUS CHRISTI ISD enrolls 33,103 students in 54 schools, including Smith Elementary School.
About 81% of the student body at Smith Elementary School is Hispanic. The remaining students are 10% White, 5% Black, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Nueces County, the Hispanic share is about 63%. Pick two students at random and there is a 33% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Smith Elementary School and a ratio of 17.2:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 88% of enrollment. That is higher than the 67% average for public schools in Nueces County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Smith Elementary School is 36.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.5%.
Census estimates describe Nueces County this way: the median household income is $66,897, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. In all, Nueces County has 124 public schools and roughly 59,619 students.
Haas Middle School is located about 0.6 miles from Smith Elementary School. The five-mile area around Smith Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 42.5% proficiency; Smith Elementary School posts 45.5%.
Smith Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 30 students since 2020-21, to 457. The school's ratio rose from 13.9:1 to 17.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Smith Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Nueces County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
352,955
Census ACS
Median income
$66,897
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
124
59,619 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CORPUS CHRISTI ISD
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,026 students
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 1,928 students
- Ray High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- Roy Miller H S and Metro School of DesignHigh · 1,424 students
- Moody High SchoolHigh · 1,326 students
- King High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
Other schools in CORPUS CHRISTI
- Sst Corpus ChristiCombined · 2,343 students
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,026 students
- Flour Bluff High SchoolHigh · 1,940 students
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 1,928 students
- Ray High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- Roy Miller H S and Metro School of DesignHigh · 1,424 students
Other Smith Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 9 states are named Smith Elementary. Smith Elementary School is the 14th 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
- Haas Middle School0.6 mi · 545
- Nueces Co J J Alternative Education Program1.4 mi · 2
- Nueces Co J J Alternative Education Program1.4 mi · 3
- Adkins Middle School1.5 mi · 518
- Moore Elementary School1.5 mi · 484
- Driscoll Mi Mundo Preschool1.6 mi · 32
Frequently asked questions
About Smith Elementary SchoolHow large is Smith Elementary School?
Smith Elementary School enrolls approximately 457 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Smith Elementary School serve?
Smith Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Smith Elementary School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Smith Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Smith Elementary School?
Student demographics at Smith Elementary School are roughly 10% White, 81% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Smith Elementary School public or private?
Smith Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CORPUS CHRISTI ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.