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Enrollment
730
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002589
Smith Elementary School
4802 CHRYSTELL LN, HOUSTON, TX 77092 · (713) 613-2542 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL730 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
707 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 93 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 131 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 23.0% | 29.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 43.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 (34.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Elementary School this school | 730 | 96.8% | 34.4% |
| Dover Elementary School RICHARDSON | 698 | 96.6% | 24.0% |
| Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School DALLAS | 685 | 97.8% | 45.5% |
| Gilbert Cuellar Sr Elementary School DALLAS | 715 | 98.3% | 38.3% |
| Risd Academy DALLAS | 731 | 96.2% | 11.4% |
| Speer Elementary School ARLINGTON | 682 | 95.3% | 23.5% |
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 Smith Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #3,223 of 4,401 | #457 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,871 of 4,466 ▼ 145 | #410 of 625 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #3,357 of 4,466 ▲ 533 | #473 of 625 ▲ 84 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #1,726 of 3,998 | #260 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 730 | #741 of 4,938 | #204 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #3,185 of 4,622 | #420 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.8% | #3,668 of 4,628 | #534 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.8% | #295 of 4,789 | #87 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #1,431 of 2,838 | #258 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
730
-58 (-7%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 679
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 730 | 46 | 15.9:1 | 97% (707) |
| 2023-24 | 736 | 56.7 | 13.0:1 | 98% (721) |
| 2022-23 | 779 | 45.9 | 17.0:1 | 97% (759) |
| 2020-21 | 788 | 49 | 16.1:1 | 92% (722) |
| 2017-18 | 879 | 53.1 | 16.5:1 | 82% (717) |
| 2015-16 | 924 | 49 | 18.9:1 | 77% (714) |
| 2010-11 | 793 | 53 | 15.0:1 | 61% (481) |
| 2000-01 | 828 | 48 | 17.3:1 | 79% (657) |
| 1990-91 | 679 | 35 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smith Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (879 to 730); teachers down 13% (53.1 to 46).
About Smith Elementary School
Smith Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 730 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 41% above that.
HOUSTON ISD has 273 schools; together they serve 176,727 students.
Hispanic students make up 87% of enrollment at Smith Elementary School. Smaller groups are 9% Black and 3% White. For comparison, the population of Harris County is roughly 44% Hispanic. Smith Elementary School's diversity index is 23%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.9 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 97%. Across public schools in Harris County, the average is 70%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.3% for Smith Elementary School. The school posts 34.4%, 2.1 points above the prediction.
In the county around the school, Harris County, the median household income is $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Harris County is home to 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 public school students.
Nearby, Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Smith Elementary School at 6th of 9.
NCES describes the area around Smith Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 7% enrollment decrease, from 788 in 2020-21 to 730 in 2024-25.
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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 HOUSTON ISD
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- Bellaire High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 2,729 students
- Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHigh · 2,396 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 largest of the 21.
- Smith Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 650 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolFRISCO, TX · 642 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolSPRING, TX · 624 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolPRINCETON, TX · 623 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 566 students
Nearby schools
- Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy0.3 mi · 487
- KIPP Nexus Primary School0.7 mi · 739
- KIPP Nexus Middle School0.7 mi · 432
- Scarborough High School0.9 mi · 691
- YES Prep - White Oak1.0 mi · 942
- Clifton Middle School1.1 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About Smith Elementary SchoolHow large is Smith Elementary School?
Smith Elementary School enrolls approximately 730 students in grades PK-05.
Is Smith Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Smith Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Smith Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Smith Elementary School is approximately 15.9:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Smith Elementary School?
Student demographics at Smith Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 87% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Smith Elementary School public or private?
Smith Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.