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What's something SMITH EL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
533
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESQUITE ISD·NCES 483039007860
Smith Elementary School
2300 MESQUITE VALLEY RD, MESQUITE, TX 75149 · (972) 882-7080 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL533 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
384 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 46 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +7.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 7 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 22.0% | 29.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 18.0% | 22.0% | 49.0% |
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 | 41.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 (37.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Elementary School this school | 533 | 72.0% | 37.0% |
| Achziger Elementary School MESQUITE | 545 | 71.7% | 34.6% |
| Greenwood Forest Elementary School KLEIN | 557 | 74.0% | 51.0% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Grand Prairie GRAND PRAIRIE | 500 | 78.2% | 34.3% |
| John Winship Elementary School SPRING | 524 | 70.0% | 40.6% |
| Harry Stone Montessori Academy DALLAS | 505 | 79.0% | 52.9% |
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 Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #2,954 of 4,401 | #231 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #4,012 of 4,466 ▼ 832 | #390 of 429 ▼ 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #3,596 of 4,466 ▼ 459 | #330 of 429 ▼ 66 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -14.5pp | #177 of 3,998 | #26 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 533 | #2,201 of 4,938 | #180 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,602 of 4,622 | #134 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #1,620 of 4,628 | #106 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.0% | #2,442 of 4,789 | #334 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.9% | #845 of 1,307 | #76 of 118 |
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
533
-20 (-4%) vs 2020
-41% since 2000-01, when it was 899
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 533 | 37.9 | 14.1:1 | 72% (384) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 37.3 | 14.8:1 | 77% (424) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 37.4 | 15.6:1 | 76% (442) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 74% (407) |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 30.6 | 16.1:1 | 60% (295) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 30 | 17.6:1 | 60% (315) |
| 2010-11 | 498 | 30 | 16.6:1 | 43% (213) |
| 2000-01 | 899 | 43 | 20.9:1 | 7% (64) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smith Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (494 to 533); teachers up 24% (30.6 to 37.9).
About Smith Elementary School
Students in MESQUITE, Texas, attend Smith Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment totals 533 students across pre-K through 5.
Across its 51 schools, MESQUITE ISD enrolls 37,930 students. Smith Elementary School is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Smith Elementary School, about 53 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 36% Black, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Dallas County, the Hispanic share is about 41%. The diversity index for Smith Elementary School is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.1:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 1.0 more students per teacher than here. Smith Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 72%.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Smith Elementary School's results are 6.0 points below predicted: 37.0% against 42.9%.
Looking at the county, Dallas County, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 771 public schools and about 459,645 students.
Smith Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from Berry Middle School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Smith Elementary School is ahead of the 36.0% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 20 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Smith Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MESQUITE ISD
- Horn High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,294 students
- North Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- West Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Vroonland - Vanguard High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Poteet High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
Other schools in MESQUITE
- Horn High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,294 students
- North Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- West Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Vroonland - Vanguard High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Poteet High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
Other Smith Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 9 states are named Smith Elementary. Smith Elementary School is the 9th 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
- Berry Middle School0.4 mi · 599
- Rutherford Elementary School0.7 mi · 803
- Gentry Elementary School0.8 mi · 607
- Pirrung Elementary School1.0 mi · 407
- Horn High School1.2 mi · 2,757
- Terry Middle School1.5 mi · 780
Frequently asked questions
About Smith Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Smith Elementary School?
Smith Elementary School enrolls approximately 533 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 14.1:1 students per teacher at Smith Elementary School.
How diverse is Smith Elementary School?
Smith Elementary School reports a student body of 6% White, 53% Hispanic, 36% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Smith Elementary School in?
Smith Elementary School is part of MESQUITE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.