Enrollment
307
Elementary
DISTRICT 668 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMAR CISD·NCES 482658002991
SMITH EL
2014 LAMAR DR, RICHMOND, TX 77469 · (832) 223-2300 · Fort Bend County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
234 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +1.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 1 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 4 points.
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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
307
-113 (-27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.3:1
% White
8%
was 10%
% Hispanic
76%
was 70%
% Black
12%
was 18%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SMITH EL
SMITH EL is a compact primary school in RICHMOND, Texas, part of LAMAR CISD. The school instructs 307 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 41% leaner than the state mean of about 519.
LAMAR CISD comprises 49 schools with combined enrollment of 46,786 students; SMITH EL is among them.
On the student-mix side, SMITH EL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 76% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 12% Black, 8% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Fort Bend County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SMITH EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.6%, the actual is 42.5%, a residual of +1.9 points.
Across the wider county, Fort Bend County reports that the typical household earns roughly $114,041 per year, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Fort Bend County's 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), SMITH EL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is BROOKESMITH DAVINCI, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, SMITH EL comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.4%.
SMITH EL operates from a commuter-belt location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 27%: 420 students in 2018 compared to 307 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 70% to 76% over that span.
On allk12, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Fort Bend County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
893,767
Census ACS
Median income
$114,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
217
191,372 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAMAR CISD
- FULSHEAR H SHigh · 3,401 students
- DEAN LEAMAN JHMiddle · 2,888 students
- FOSTER H SHigh · 2,747 students
- GEORGE RANCH H SHigh · 2,337 students
- BRISCOE JHMiddle · 2,003 students
- DR THOMAS E RANDLE H SHigh · 1,966 students
Other schools in RICHMOND
- WILLIAM B TRAVIS H SHigh · 3,114 students
- FOSTER H SHigh · 2,747 students
- GEORGE BUSH H SHigh · 2,428 students
- GEORGE RANCH H SHigh · 2,337 students
- BRISCOE JHMiddle · 2,003 students
- DR THOMAS E RANDLE H SHigh · 1,966 students
Nearby schools
- BROOKESMITH DAVINCI0.5 mi · 7
- LAMAR JH0.6 mi · 1,194
- LAMAR CONS H S0.7 mi · 1,714
- B F TERRY H S1.2 mi · 1,512
- JANE LONG EL1.2 mi · 443
- TRINITY CHARTER SCHOOLS - RICHMOND CAMPUS1.2 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About SMITH ELWhat is the total enrollment at SMITH EL?
SMITH EL enrolls approximately 307 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does SMITH EL serve?
SMITH EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SMITH EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SMITH EL is approximately 12.3:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is SMITH EL?
SMITH EL reports a student body of 8% White, 76% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is SMITH EL public or private?
SMITH EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAMAR CISD.
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