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Enrollment
486
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITEHOUSE ISD·NCES 484560011787
Stanton-Smith Elementary School
500 ZAVALA TRL, WHITEHOUSE, TX 75791 · (903) 839-5730 · Smith County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
204 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 28 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
81.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
83.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 58.0% | 23.0% | 13.0% | 6.0% |
| Mathematics | 52.0% | 31.0% | 9.0% | 8.0% |
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 | 81.0% | 83.0% |
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 80.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 93.0% |
| 2021-22 | 91.0% | 83.0% |
| 2020-21 | 93.0% | 86.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
80.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 56% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Stanton-Smith Elementary School
Stanton-Smith Elementary School's state test result (80.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanton-Smith Elementary School this school | 486 | 42.0% | 80.0% |
| Pleasant Grove Intermediate School TEXARKANA | 514 | 44.4% | 54.2% |
| Spring Hill Intermediate School LONGVIEW | 454 | 38.5% | 66.7% |
| Lincoln Elementary School MONTGOMERY | 472 | 44.3% | 60.4% |
| College Street Elementary School LINDALE | 512 | 44.5% | 76.5% |
| Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary School TEXARKANA | 494 | 47.4% | N/A |
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 Stanton-Smith Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Smith County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #90 of 4,401 | #1 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #94 of 4,466 ▲ 18 | #2 of 31 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #246 of 4,466 ▼ 106 | #2 of 31 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #2,844 of 3,998 | #17 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #2,675 of 4,938 | #20 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,583 of 4,622 | #11 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #2,027 of 4,628 | #18 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.0% | #3,876 of 4,789 | #31 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #1,186 of 2,838 | #5 of 15 |
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
486
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 583
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 486 | 34.6 | 14.0:1 | 42% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 35.5 | 14.5:1 | 48% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 34.8 | 14.8:1 | 51% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 47% (227) |
| 2017-18 | 607 | 39 | 15.6:1 | 45% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 39 | 15.3:1 | 45% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 583 | 38 | 15.3:1 | 46% (268) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stanton-Smith Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (607 to 486); teachers down 11% (39 to 34.6).
About Stanton-Smith Elementary School
Families in WHITEHOUSE, Texas, are served by Stanton-Smith Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. Federal data show 486 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
WHITEHOUSE ISD serves 4,676 students across 7 schools.
The share of White students at Stanton-Smith Elementary School is 65%, a majority. The remaining students are 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put Smith County at about 67% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 14.0:1 is based on 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. In all, 42% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Smith County average 64%.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Stanton-Smith Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Texas. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 80.0%, against a prediction of 55.8%.
Looking at the county, Smith County, the median household earns about $74,192 a year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Stanton-Smith Elementary School, Smith County has 65 public schools.
Whitehouse Junior High School is the nearest public school to Stanton-Smith Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Stanton-Smith Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
Stanton-Smith Elementary School has an NCES locale of Town: Fringe.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 482 to 486.
On allk12, people connected to Stanton-Smith Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Smith County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
241,740
Census ACS
Median income
$74,192
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
37,385 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WHITEHOUSE ISD
- Whitehouse High SchoolHigh · 1,404 students
- Whitehouse Junior High SchoolMiddle · 751 students
- H L Higgins Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
- Mozelle Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Gus Winston Cain Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- J W Holloway Sixth Grade SchoolMiddle · 355 students
Other schools in WHITEHOUSE
- Whitehouse High SchoolHigh · 1,404 students
- Whitehouse Junior High SchoolMiddle · 751 students
- H L Higgins Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
- Mozelle Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Gus Winston Cain Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- J W Holloway Sixth Grade SchoolMiddle · 355 students
Nearby schools
- Whitehouse Junior High School0.2 mi · 751
- H L Higgins Elementary School0.7 mi · 597
- J W Holloway Sixth Grade School0.9 mi · 355
- Whitehouse High School1.0 mi · 1,404
- Gus Winston Cain Elementary School1.4 mi · 508
- Mozelle Brown Elementary School3.1 mi · 575
Frequently asked questions
About Stanton-Smith Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Stanton-Smith Elementary School?
Stanton-Smith Elementary School enrolls approximately 486 students in grades PK-05.
Is Stanton-Smith Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stanton-Smith Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Stanton-Smith Elementary School have?
Stanton-Smith Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
How diverse is Stanton-Smith Elementary School?
Stanton-Smith Elementary School reports a student body of 65% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Stanton-Smith Elementary School public or private?
Stanton-Smith Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by WHITEHOUSE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.