SMITH EL

Set in RAYMONDVILLE, Texas, SMITH EL is an intimate elementary-level community, one of the schools within RAYMONDVILLE ISD. It caters to 431 students across grades pre-K through 5.

SMITH EL is one of 5 schools operated by RAYMONDVILLE ISD, a district that instructs 1,963 students overall.

In terms of who attends, SMITH EL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (97%). Other groups include 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 87% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting SMITH EL higher than the state norm the norm. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Willacy County's rate of about 81%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SMITH EL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 30.7%; this one delivers 52.2%, a residual of +21.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, Willacy County reports that median household income runs about $54,180, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. In all, Willacy County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,889 students), of which SMITH EL is one.

PITTMAN EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SMITH EL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 41.7%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. SMITH EL's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 442 (now 431). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.