Smith Elementary School
Test scores
STAAR 2022-23 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 42 and 39. Reading scores are up about 3 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2022-23
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 3.0% | 32.0% | 33.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 26.0% | 33.0% | 32.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 23.0% |
5-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2022-23Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 158 | 11.3 | 14.0:1 | 72% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 503 | 30 | 16.8:1 | 69% (346) |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 34.4 | 15.5:1 | 78% (413) |
| 2015-16 | 620 | 34 | 18.2:1 | 74% (460) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | 33 | 14.6:1 | 74% (357) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 31 | 13.7:1 | 61% (257) |
| 1990-91 | 640 | 37 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 70% (531 to 158); teachers down 67% (34.4 to 11.3).
About Smith Elementary School
Smith Elementary School is a public public school in VICTORIA, Texas.
Smith Elementary School is in VICTORIA ISD, a district with 12,919 students across 25 schools.
The school's ratio is 14.0 students per teacher. Among combined schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 11.7:1.
County data help place the school in context: in Victoria County, median household income is about $70,896, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Smith Elementary School is among the 33 public schools in Victoria County.
Nearest public school: Smith STEM Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Smith Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data put enrollment at 531 in 2017-18 and 158 in 2022-23; the school may have served different grades in those years. Among racial and ethnic groups, the biggest change was Hispanic students, from 76% to 68%. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 14.0:1, from 15.5:1.
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