SMITH EL

SMITH EL is one of the moderately sized elementary schools in HOUSTON, Texas, operated by ALIEF ISD, with 650 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so SMITH EL sits 25% above that benchmark.

Within ALIEF ISD, which oversees 46 schools and 38,610 students, SMITH EL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, SMITH EL reports that 62% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 20% Black, 16% Asian, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 89% of students at SMITH EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SMITH EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.5%; this one delivers 33.8%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Harris County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. SMITH EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: KLENTZMAN INT, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SMITH EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 39.8%.

SMITH EL operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SMITH EL has fell 23%, going from 842 students in 2018 to 650 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 47% to 62% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the SMITH EL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.