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If you could change one rule at SMITH EL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
553
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALDINE ISD·NCES 480771000073
Smith Elementary School
5815 W LITTLE YORK RD, HOUSTON, TX 77091 · (713) 613-7650 · Harris County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL553 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
438 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 111 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 20% |
This year's 1st grade class (111) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
26.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
23.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 8.0% | 18.0% | 28.0% | 46.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 17.0% | 22.0% | 55.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 18.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 16.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 18.0% |
| 2020-21 | 8.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 (19.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Elementary School this school | 553 | 79.2% | 19.5% |
| Travis Elementary School ROSENBERG | 579 | 81.2% | 38.4% |
| Reed Academy HOUSTON | 637 | 83.0% | 36.3% |
| Sheldon Elementary School HOUSTON | 585 | 80.7% | 40.0% |
| Mary Lou Hartman SAN ANTONIO | 568 | 83.3% | 30.6% |
| Harvey S Brown Elementary School HOUSTON | 569 | 76.8% | 39.1% |
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 Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #4,292 of 4,401 | #615 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #4,273 of 4,466 ▼ 54 | #614 of 625 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #4,369 of 4,466 ▲ 53 | #622 of 625 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #2,390 of 3,998 | #376 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 553 | #2,008 of 4,938 | #412 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #3,892 of 4,622 | #534 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.9% | #3,428 of 4,628 | #488 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.2% | #2,011 of 4,789 | #417 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #2,557 of 2,838 | #403 of 441 |
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
553
-45 (-8%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 819
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 553 | 32.5 | 17.0:1 | 79% (438) |
| 2023-24 | 531 | 34.8 | 15.2:1 | 92% (487) |
| 2022-23 | 555 | 29.9 | 18.6:1 | 94% (522) |
| 2020-21 | 598 | 38 | 15.7:1 | 91% (542) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 42.7 | 13.4:1 | 95% (546) |
| 2015-16 | 632 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 94% (593) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 83% (401) |
| 2000-01 | 1,028 | 61 | 16.9:1 | 85% (870) |
| 1990-91 | 819 | 49 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smith Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (574 to 553); teachers down 24% (42.7 to 32.5).
About Smith Elementary School
Smith Elementary School is a public medium-sized elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas. The grade span is 1 through 5, and enrollment is 553 students.
ALDINE ISD includes 76 schools. Together they enroll 56,419 students.
At Smith Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 82% of the student body. The remaining students are 16% Black. Among people living in Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Smith Elementary School has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.0:1, with 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 79% of enrollment. Public schools in Harris County average 70%.
Smith Elementary School is a bottom-10% school in Texas on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 19.5% against a predicted 39.9%.
Harris County census figures show that median household income is about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. A total of 1,205 public schools operate in Harris County, serving about 886,911 students.
Hoffman Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Smith Elementary School places 8th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put Smith Elementary School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Enrollment was 598 in 2020-21 and 553 in 2024-25, a decrease of 45 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.7:1 to 17.0:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALDINE ISD
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 3,501 students
- Davis H S AldineHigh · 3,184 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,651 students
- Aldine High SchoolHigh · 2,481 students
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 2,262 students
- Blanson CTE High SchoolHigh · 1,258 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Other Smith Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 9 states are named Smith Elementary. Smith Elementary School is the 8th 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
- Hoffman Middle School0.2 mi · 643
- Harmony School of Endeavor-Houston0.2 mi · 561
- Victory Early College High School0.7 mi · 442
- YES Prep - White Oak0.8 mi · 942
- Vines Ec/PK/K1.3 mi · 572
- Harris Elementary School1.3 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About Smith Elementary SchoolHow large is Smith Elementary School?
Smith Elementary School enrolls approximately 553 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does Smith Elementary School serve?
Smith Elementary School serves grades 01-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Smith Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Smith Elementary School is approximately 17.0:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Smith Elementary School?
At Smith Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 82% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Smith Elementary School in?
Smith Elementary School is part of ALDINE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.