Ashbel Smith Elementary

Summary:

Ashbel Smith Elementary is a public elementary school in Baytown, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 582. The school is part of the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District, which is ranked 706 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ashbel Smith Elementary faces significant challenges, with a student population that is 85.91% Hispanic, significantly higher than the surrounding schools, which range from 48.9% to 78.23% Hispanic students. The school consistently underperforms compared to district and state averages on STAAR assessments, with its 3rd grade reading proficiency at just 15.38% in 2023-2024, compared to the district's 37.55% and the state's 48.85%. Ashbel Smith Elementary has been ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools for the past several years, with a ranking between 2723 and 4112 out of around 4,600 schools, placing it in the bottom 40-60% of elementary schools in the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of its student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and Special Education students, who all rank in the bottom 30-50% of their respective subgroups statewide.

While the nearby schools in the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District also struggle academically, Alamo Elementary, Clark Elementary, Crockett Elementary, Stephen F Austin Elementary, San Jacinto Elementary, Lamar Elementary, De Zavala Elementary, and Carver Elementary all consistently outperform Ashbel Smith Elementary, particularly in reading and mathematics. This raises concerns about the equity and effectiveness of the school's instructional practices and resource allocation, which do not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes for its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 403 E James
       Baytown, TX  77520-5065


(281) 420-4615

District: Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
4112th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,073 Help


Students who attend Ashbel Smith Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Horace Mann J H
High:    Impact Early College High School
    Lee High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.8 Help
Number of students:  554

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
80.7%
African American:
9.6%
White:
7.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  89% Help


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Compare Details Ashbel Smith Elementary ranks worse than 88% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 13th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.61. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (80.7%), African American (9.6%), White (7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 89% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ashbel Smith Elementary is 13.8, which is the 6th best among 15 elementary schools in the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ashbel Smith Elementary is $12,073, which is the 2nd highest among 15 elementary schools in the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ashbel Smith Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Ashbel Smith Elementary 4112th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Ashbel Smith Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District 706th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ashbel Smith Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Ashbel Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 24.76 3031st 3465 12.5%
2005 49.63 2038th 3475 41.4%
2006 42.77 2387th 3476 31.3%
2007 48.35 2284th 3724 38.7%
2008 41.57 2594th 3768 31.2%
2009 49.03 2296th 3884 40.9%
2010 45.37 2565th 3937 34.8%
2011 35.81 3142nd 4095 23.3%
2012 32.95 3271st 4206 22.2%
2013 19.74 3809th 4221 9.8%
2014 19.50 3833rd 4260 10.0%
2015 33.36 3186th 4320 26.3%
2016 43.52 2627th 4286 38.7%
2017 27.91 3272nd 4329 24.4%
2018 23.39 3611th 4359 17.2%
2019 28.54 3427th 4479 23.5%
2021 32.76 2993rd 4578 34.6%
2022 40.31 2723rd 4581 40.6%
2023 23.29 3808th 4647 18.1%
2024 18.61 4112th 4675 12.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ashbel Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.76 2724th 3226 15.6%
2019 31.04 2616th 3333 21.5%
2021 48.66 1541st 3446 55.3%
2022 34.41 2531st 3487 27.4%
2023 27.48 2897th 3556 18.5%
2024 25.49 3020th 3638 17.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ashbel Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.68 2115th 3558 40.6%
2019 50.62 1376th 3684 62.6%
2021 29.05 2883rd 3799 24.1%
2022 29.78 3044th 3952 23.0%
2023 19.37 3817th 4086 6.6%
2024 17.64 3959th 4261 7.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ashbel Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.53 3139th 4264 26.4%
2019 40.59 2737th 4309 36.5%
2021 47.66 2198th 4451 50.6%
2022 55.10 1808th 4477 59.6%
2023 32.61 3358th 4521 25.7%
2024 24.19 3913th 4560 14.2%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Ashbel Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.01 3780th 4306 12.2%
2019 28.28 3427th 4348 21.2%
2021 33.59 2951st 4499 34.4%
2022 38.55 2860th 4561 37.3%
2023 26.03 3662nd 4588 20.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Ashbel Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.92 2074th 3106 33.2%
2019 40.97 2361st 3184 25.8%
2021 57.05 1522nd 3006 49.4%
2022 50.04 1861st 2958 37.1%
2023 26.55 2621st 2980 12.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Ashbel Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.81 3629th 4240 14.4%
2019 36.58 2932nd 4295 31.7%
2021 40.71 2525th 4331 41.7%
2022 44.44 2485th 4461 44.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Ashbel Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.97 3370th 4319 22.0%
2019 31.01 3256th 4357 25.3%
2021 33.90 2907th 4498 35.4%
2022 43.50 2526th 4563 44.6%
2023 23.52 3794th 4585 17.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Ashbel Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.53 1890th 2483 23.9%
2019 33.39 1829th 2515 27.3%
2021 44.41 1251st 2444 48.8%
2022 24.10 2076th 2421 14.3%
2023 28.61 1902nd 2443 22.1%
2024 20.08 2180th 2421 10.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ashbel Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.84 3322nd 4168 20.3%
2019 34.54 2991st 4188 28.6%
2021 40.81 2531st 4329 41.5%
2022 51.58 1985th 4376 54.6%
2023 28.56 3455th 4401 21.5%
2024 23.69 3772nd 4431 14.9%
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Rank History for White students at Ashbel Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.87 2407th 3127 23.0%
2019 34.61 2271st 3142 27.7%
2021 52.61 1389th 3082 54.9%
2022 34.99 2231st 3082 27.6%
2024 5.11 3040th 3078 1.2%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Ashbel Smith Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 290 107 2 321 1 n/a n/a 0 721
1989 317 72 3 275 0 n/a n/a 0 667
1990 304 78 5 308 0 n/a n/a 0 695
1991 278 109 6 282 2 n/a n/a 0 677
1992 250 113 5 315 1 n/a n/a 0 684
1993 126 78 3 279 0 n/a n/a 0 486
1994 130 75 1 260 0 n/a n/a 0 466
1995 89 62 1 299 0 n/a n/a 0 451
1996 89 62 1 299 0 n/a n/a 0 451
1997 146 90 0 379 2 n/a n/a 0 617
1998 166 97 3 450 6 n/a n/a 0 722
1999 157 88 2 472 6 n/a n/a 0 725
2000 149 84 3 465 3 n/a n/a 0 704
2001 123 88 2 484 4 n/a n/a 0 701
2002 118 90 3 534 0 n/a n/a 0 745
2003 118 90 3 534 0 n/a n/a 0 745
2004 108 69 1 576 0 n/a n/a 0 754
2005 128 62 2 560 2 n/a n/a 0 754
2006 114 59 1 565 3 n/a n/a 0 742
2007 79 69 0 533 2 n/a n/a 0 683
2008 71 63 0 558 1 n/a n/a 0 693
2009 85 60 1 563 2 n/a n/a 0 711
2010 80 49 4 538 4 n/a n/a 0 675
2011 81 41 2 551 1 1 2 0 679
2012 88 62 2 635 1 1 7 0 796
2013 90 52 1 635 2 1 7 0 788
2014 80 44 4 670 0 1 8 0 807
2015 85 53 5 616 0 1 6 0 766
2016 66 44 3 648 0 1 9 0 771
2017 57 41 1 634 1 1 9 0 744
2018 54 46 1 668 1 0 14 0 784
2019 60 39 1 619 1 0 9 0 729
2020 58 43 0 576 2 0 14 0 693
2021 43 39 0 542 2 0 7 0 633
2022 42 40 2 509 3 0 6 0 602
2023 41 32 0 500 2 0 7 0 582
2024 39 53 0 447 4 0 11 0 554

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ashbel Smith Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 721 41.0 17.5 n/a
1989 667 n/a n/a n/a
1990 695 41.0 16.9 n/a
1991 677 41.0 16.5 n/a
1992 684 45.5 15.0 0.3
1993 486 37.0 13.1 77.8
1994 466 31.0 15.0 71.9
1995 451 29.0 15.6 78.9
1996 451 29.0 15.6 78.9
1997 617 42.4 14.6 68.9
1998 722 47.0 15.4 75.2
1999 725 48.5 14.9 81.8
2000 704 45.8 15.4 81.4
2001 701 48.6 14.4 84.3
2002 745 45.1 16.5 77.9
2003 745 45.1 16.5 77.9
2004 754 52.4 14.4 83.4
2005 754 49.5 15.2 81.7
2006 742 48.9 15.2 87.7
2007 683 56.9 12.0 81.8
2008 693 51.3 13.5 86.4
2009 711 50.9 13.9 88.9
2010 675 52.8 12.7 86.1
2011 679 49.1 13.8 86.6
2012 796 49.8 15.9 79.5
2013 788 50.9 15.4 83.4
2014 807 52.4 15.3 85
2015 766 51.0 15.0 78.5
2016 771 49.0 15.7 84.6
2017 744 43.0 17.3 82.5
2018 784 46.7 16.7 85.1
2019 729 46.0 15.8 84.2
2020 693 43.9 15.7 85.7
2021 633 44.0 14.3 82.3
2022 602 41.9 14.3 90
2023 582 43.7 13.3 89.5
2024 554 39.9 13.8 89

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ashbel Smith Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 721 41.0 17.5 n/a
1989 667 n/a n/a n/a
1990 695 41.0 16.9 n/a
1991 677 41.0 16.5 n/a
1992 684 45.5 15.0 0.3
1993 486 37.0 13.1 77.8
1994 466 31.0 15.0 71.9
1995 451 29.0 15.6 78.9
1996 451 29.0 15.6 78.9
1997 617 42.4 14.6 68.9
1998 722 47.0 15.4 75.2
1999 725 48.5 14.9 81.8
2000 704 45.8 15.4 81.4
2001 701 48.6 14.4 84.3
2002 745 45.1 16.5 77.9
2003 745 45.1 16.5 77.9
2004 754 52.4 14.4 83.4
2005 754 49.5 15.2 81.7
2006 742 48.9 15.2 87.7
2007 683 56.9 12.0 81.8
2008 693 51.3 13.5 86.4
2009 711 50.9 13.9 88.9
2010 675 52.8 12.7 86.1
2011 679 49.1 13.8 86.6
2012 796 49.8 15.9 79.5
2013 788 50.9 15.4 83.4
2014 807 52.4 15.3 85
2015 766 51.0 15.0 78.5
2016 771 49.0 15.7 84.6
2017 744 43.0 17.3 82.5
2018 784 46.7 16.7 85.1
2019 729 46.0 15.8 84.2
2020 693 43.9 15.7 85.7
2021 633 44.0 14.3 82.3
2022 602 41.9 14.3 90
2023 582 43.7 13.3 89.5
2024 554 39.9 13.8 89

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ashbel Smith Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,215 (11.9%) $8,979 (88.1%) $10,195
2020 $1,377 (13.2%) $9,085 (86.8%) $10,462
2021 $2,470 (20.5%) $9,603 (79.5%) $12,073

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ashbel Smith Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3427th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3808th of 4647 Elementary schools
 5.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Ashbel Smith Elementary)3735
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District)3539
 4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ashbel Smith Elementary)4131
 10%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District)4033
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Ashbel Smith Elementary)3024
 6%
   4th Grade Reading (Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District)3638
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Ashbel Smith Elementary)2334
 11%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District)3940
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Ashbel Smith Elementary)3938
 1%
   5th Grade Reading (Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District)4147
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Ashbel Smith Elementary)3730
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District)4940
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Ashbel Smith Elementary)4323
 20%
   5th Grade Science (Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District)5033
 17%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students729582
 20.2%
African American3932
 17.9%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic619500
 19.2%
Pacific Islander00
White6041
 31.7%
Two or More Races97
 22.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients84.2%89.5%
 5.3%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 554 students attended Ashbel Smith Elementary.

Ashbel Smith Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.0% of Texas elementary schools.

Students who attend Ashbel Smith Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Horace Mann J H
High : Impact Early College High School
High : Lee High School

Students at Ashbel Smith Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 10% African American, 7% White, 2% Two or more races.


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