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Enrollment
680
Middle
DISTRICT 692 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORNEY ISD·NCES 481956011554
Smith Intermediate School
1750 IRON GATE BLVD, FORNEY, TX 75126 · (469) 762-4365 · Kaufman County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL680 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
439 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 355 | 52% |
| Grade 6 | 325 | 48% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 6 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 24.0% | 21.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 22.0% | 26.0% | 37.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Intermediate School
Smith Intermediate School's state test result (34.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Intermediate School this school | 680 | 64.6% | 34.6% |
| Rhodes Is FORNEY | 746 | 60.3% | 32.4% |
| Jackson Middle School FORNEY | 807 | 57.4% | 41.2% |
| Odom Middle School BEAUMONT | 837 | 68.8% | 42.9% |
| Brown Middle School FORNEY | 568 | 75.7% | 33.0% |
| Summer Creek Middle School CROWLEY | 1,035 | 71.5% | 30.0% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Kaufman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #1,190 of 1,635 | #10 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,052 of 1,670 ▼ 140 | #10 of 15 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,220 of 1,670 ▼ 77 | #12 of 15 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.5pp | #72 of 1,570 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 680 | #786 of 1,749 | #8 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #453 of 1,542 | #2 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #681 of 1,543 | #11 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #845 of 1,648 | #7 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #869 of 942 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
680
-313 (-32%) vs 2020
+35% since 2010-11, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 680 | 50.6 | 13.4:1 | 65% (439) |
| 2023-24 | 693 | 50.9 | 13.6:1 | 57% (397) |
| 2022-23 | 602 | 46.5 | 12.9:1 | 58% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 993 | 61 | 16.3:1 | 42% (418) |
| 2017-18 | 696 | 39.5 | 17.6:1 | 35% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 38% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 36 | 14.0:1 | 47% (237) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smith Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (696 to 680); teachers up 28% (39.5 to 50.6).
About Smith Intermediate School
Smith Intermediate School is a middle school with a street address in FORNEY, Texas. Its grade span covers grades 5 through 6, with 680 students on the rolls.
FORNEY ISD includes 24 schools. Together they enroll 18,565 students.
At Smith Intermediate School, 63% of students are Black. After that, the student body is 17% Hispanic, 14% White, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Kaufman County is about 19% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Smith Intermediate School scores 56%.
Smith Intermediate School reported 50.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.4:1. The school's 13.4:1 compares with an average of 14.4:1 for middle schools in Texas. Roughly 65% of students at Smith Intermediate School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Smith Intermediate School would be expected to post about 46.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.6%.
Kaufman County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $89,485 a year, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Smith Intermediate School shares Kaufman County with 64 other public schools.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, North Forney High School, is the closest to Smith Intermediate School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 43.2%, higher than Smith Intermediate School's 34.6%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 32%, from 993 to 680. By 2024-25, the school had 13.4 students per teacher, compared with 16.3 in 2020-21.
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Kaufman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
172,604
Census ACS
Median income
$89,485
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,319 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FORNEY ISD
- North Forney High SchoolHigh · 2,648 students
- Forney High SchoolHigh · 2,582 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
- Ed Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 786 students
- Jones Int ScMiddle · 758 students
- Rhodes IsMiddle · 746 students
Other schools in FORNEY
- North Forney High SchoolHigh · 2,648 students
- Forney High SchoolHigh · 2,582 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
- Ed Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 786 students
- Jones Int ScMiddle · 758 students
- Rhodes IsMiddle · 746 students
Other Smith Intermediate schools
One other US public school is named Smith Intermediate. Smith Intermediate School is the largest of the 2.
- Smith Intermediate SchoolDayton, OH · 642 students
Nearby schools
- North Forney High School0.3 mi · 2,648
- Dewberry Elementary School0.5 mi · 692
- Brown Middle School0.8 mi · 568
- Blackburn Elementary School1.3 mi · 662
- Griffin Elementary School1.3 mi · 717
- Crosby Elementary School2.0 mi · 452
Frequently asked questions
About Smith Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Smith Intermediate School?
Smith Intermediate School enrolls approximately 680 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Smith Intermediate School serve?
Smith Intermediate School serves grades 05-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Smith Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Smith Intermediate School is approximately 13.4:1 (51 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Smith Intermediate School?
Smith Intermediate School reports a student body of 14% White, 17% Hispanic, 63% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Smith Intermediate School in?
Smith Intermediate School is part of FORNEY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.