Southmayd Elementary

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Southmayd Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 366 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Houston Independent School District, which is ranked 572 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southmayd Elementary faces significant challenges in supporting its predominantly Hispanic (96.72%) and economically disadvantaged (95.63% receive free or reduced-price lunch) student population. The school consistently underperforms the district and state averages in STAAR test scores, ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools for Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Its Gifted and Talented program is also underperforming, ranking in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools in this category. Compared to nearby schools like Golfcrest Elementary and Sanchez Elementary, as well as charter schools like Yes Prep East End Elementary and Pstem Academy, Southmayd Elementary's academic performance is generally lower.

Despite the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, Southmayd Elementary's per-student spending ($10,954 in 2020-2021) is only slightly higher than the Houston Independent School District average, suggesting potential issues with resource allocation and targeting of funds to support the unique needs of this student population. Additionally, the school's declining performance over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1,455 out of 4,329 Texas elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 3,320 out of 4,675 in 2023-2024, indicates the need for a comprehensive review of the school's instructional practices and targeted interventions.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1800 Coral St
       Houston, TX  77012-3123


(713) 924-1720

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3320th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,954 Help


Students who attend Southmayd Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Deady Middle
High:    Milby High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.5 Help
Number of students:  353

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
97.7%
African American:
2.0%
White:
0.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  96.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Southmayd Elementary ranks worse than 71% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 112th among 170 ranked elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.94. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (97.7%), African American (2%), White (0.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 96.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Southmayd Elementary is 13.5, which is the 50th best among 170 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Southmayd Elementary is $10,954, which is the 52nd highest among 170 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Southmayd Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Southmayd Elementary 3320th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Southmayd Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Houston Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Houston Independent School District (Isd) 572nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Southmayd Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Southmayd Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 39.11 2511th 3465 27.5%
2005 46.29 2195th 3475 36.8%
2006 50.32 2038th 3476 41.4%
2007 59.63 1692nd 3724 54.6%
2008 44.69 2432nd 3768 35.5%
2009 64.95 1431st 3884 63.2%
2010 68.76 1196th 3937 69.6%
2011 51.77 2304th 4095 43.7%
2012 39.12 2933rd 4206 30.3%
2013 60.14 1715th 4221 59.4%
2014 54.40 2076th 4260 51.3%
2015 45.57 2571st 4320 40.5%
2016 64.60 1544th 4286 64.0%
2017 60.45 1455th 4329 66.4%
2018 41.72 2436th 4359 44.1%
2019 43.62 2454th 4479 45.2%
2021 14.99 4211th 4578 8.0%
2022 39.61 2759th 4581 39.8%
2023 28.76 3475th 4647 25.2%
2024 31.94 3320th 4675 29.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Southmayd Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.07 1011th 3226 68.7%
2019 66.31 788th 3333 76.4%
2021 27.46 2813th 3446 18.4%
2022 53.48 1445th 3487 58.6%
2023 41.83 2137th 3556 39.9%
2024 28.65 2863rd 3638 21.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Southmayd Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.99 1350th 3558 62.1%
2019 24.16 3232nd 3684 12.3%
2021 24.22 3248th 3799 14.5%
2022 33.54 2762nd 3952 30.1%
2023 21.80 3686th 4086 9.8%
2024 26.68 3451st 4261 19.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Southmayd Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.59 2064th 4264 51.6%
2019 55.28 1687th 4309 60.8%
2021 22.11 3914th 4451 12.1%
2022 50.14 2139th 4477 52.2%
2023 39.36 2911th 4521 35.6%
2024 42.72 2695th 4560 40.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Southmayd Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.85 2630th 4306 38.9%
2019 52.86 1890th 4348 56.5%
2021 21.04 3811th 4499 15.3%
2022 42.18 2639th 4561 42.1%
2023 25.42 3709th 4588 19.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Southmayd Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.51 2816th 3106 9.3%
2019 31.20 2664th 3184 16.3%
2021 4.98 2934th 3006 2.4%
2022 34.33 2375th 2958 19.7%
2023 65.74 1120th 2980 62.4%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Southmayd Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.77 1269th 4240 70.1%
2019 64.01 1092nd 4295 74.6%
2021 28.75 3463rd 4331 20.0%
2022 60.76 1369th 4461 69.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Southmayd Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.57 2349th 4319 45.6%
2019 35.53 2947th 4357 32.4%
2021 14.29 4220th 4498 6.2%
2022 39.92 2745th 4563 39.8%
2023 34.49 3111th 4585 32.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Southmayd Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.86 2138th 4168 48.7%
2019 49.84 2007th 4188 52.1%
2021 20.22 3884th 4329 10.3%
2022 49.10 2156th 4376 50.7%
2023 35.72 3038th 4401 31.0%
2024 36.03 3027th 4431 31.7%
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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.

Southmayd Elementary Test Scores
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Enrollment information for Southmayd Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 33 47 13 1047 n/a n/a n/a 0 1140
1989 31 58 6 997 0 n/a n/a 0 1092
1990 49 52 6 1083 0 n/a n/a 0 1190
1991 46 30 3 793 0 n/a n/a 0 872
1992 38 22 5 784 0 n/a n/a 0 849
1993 34 18 7 884 0 n/a n/a 0 943
1994 36 14 5 877 0 n/a n/a 0 932
1995 26 11 4 768 0 n/a n/a 0 809
1996 26 11 4 768 0 n/a n/a 0 809
1997 11 11 2 787 0 n/a n/a 0 811
1998 13 15 3 742 0 n/a n/a 0 773
1999 21 16 3 703 0 n/a n/a 0 743
2000 22 16 4 759 0 n/a n/a 0 801
2001 16 11 1 719 0 n/a n/a 0 747
2002 18 6 2 701 0 n/a n/a 0 727
2003 18 6 2 701 0 n/a n/a 0 727
2004 15 3 2 678 0 n/a n/a 0 698
2005 13 6 3 684 0 n/a n/a 0 706
2006 12 6 2 669 0 n/a n/a 0 689
2007 7 3 2 624 0 n/a n/a 0 636
2008 6 0 1 654 0 n/a n/a 0 661
2009 9 1 3 636 0 n/a n/a 0 649
2010 6 2 3 689 0 n/a n/a 0 700
2011 6 5 4 712 0 1 0 0 728
2012 6 8 5 744 0 1 0 0 764
2013 4 8 1 727 0 0 0 0 740
2014 7 4 1 684 2 0 0 0 698
2015 3 8 1 716 1 0 0 0 729
2016 7 8 0 723 1 0 0 0 739
2017 6 9 0 702 0 0 0 0 717
2018 5 13 3 667 0 0 2 0 690
2019 0 6 0 576 0 0 1 0 583
2020 0 16 0 548 0 0 1 0 565
2021 1 14 0 441 0 0 1 0 457
2022 2 13 0 389 0 0 1 0 405
2023 2 10 0 354 0 0 0 0 366
2024 1 7 0 345 0 0 0 0 353

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 Southmayd Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1140 57.0 20.0 n/a
1989 1092 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1190 62.0 19.1 n/a
1991 872 61.8 14.1 n/a
1992 849 50.0 16.9 73.5
1993 943 51.0 18.5 81.9
1994 932 51.0 18.3 74
1995 809 42.0 19.3 82.2
1996 809 42.0 19.3 82.2
1997 811 43.4 18.7 81.9
1998 773 40.9 18.9 82
1999 743 40.0 18.6 91.9
2000 801 39.0 20.5 91.5
2001 747 38.0 19.7 90.6
2002 727 41.0 17.7 90.4
2003 727 41.0 17.7 90.4
2004 698 39.9 17.5 91.8
2005 706 39.9 17.7 91.4
2006 689 39.9 17.3 93.3
2007 636 38.0 16.7 74.4
2008 661 38.0 17.4 80.9
2009 649 39.0 16.6 79.4
2010 700 42.0 16.6 74.4
2011 728 42.3 17.2 62.6
2012 764 44.7 17.0 50.8
2013 740 42.9 17.2 92.3
2014 698 42.9 16.2 95
2015 729 42.0 17.3 91.9
2016 739 43.0 17.1 94.2
2017 717 41.8 17.1 94.4
2018 690 42.8 16.1 93
2019 583 36.9 15.7 94
2020 565 34.9 16.1 95
2021 457 32.0 14.2 94.1
2022 405 28.0 14.4 93.3
2023 366 26.0 14.0 95.6
2024 353 25.9 13.5 96.6

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 Southmayd Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1140 57.0 20.0 n/a
1989 1092 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1190 62.0 19.1 n/a
1991 872 61.8 14.1 n/a
1992 849 50.0 16.9 73.5
1993 943 51.0 18.5 81.9
1994 932 51.0 18.3 74
1995 809 42.0 19.3 82.2
1996 809 42.0 19.3 82.2
1997 811 43.4 18.7 81.9
1998 773 40.9 18.9 82
1999 743 40.0 18.6 91.9
2000 801 39.0 20.5 91.5
2001 747 38.0 19.7 90.6
2002 727 41.0 17.7 90.4
2003 727 41.0 17.7 90.4
2004 698 39.9 17.5 91.8
2005 706 39.9 17.7 91.4
2006 689 39.9 17.3 93.3
2007 636 38.0 16.7 74.4
2008 661 38.0 17.4 80.9
2009 649 39.0 16.6 79.4
2010 700 42.0 16.6 74.4
2011 728 42.3 17.2 62.6
2012 764 44.7 17.0 50.8
2013 740 42.9 17.2 92.3
2014 698 42.9 16.2 95
2015 729 42.0 17.3 91.9
2016 739 43.0 17.1 94.2
2017 717 41.8 17.1 94.4
2018 690 42.8 16.1 93
2019 583 36.9 15.7 94
2020 565 34.9 16.1 95
2021 457 32.0 14.2 94.1
2022 405 28.0 14.4 93.3
2023 366 26.0 14.0 95.6
2024 353 25.9 13.5 96.6

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 Southmayd Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,664 (17.9%) $7,653 (82.1%) $9,317
2020 $1,769 (17.9%) $8,112 (82.1%) $9,881
2021 $1,107 (10.1%) $9,847 (89.9%) $10,954

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Southmayd Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2454th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3475th of 4647 Elementary schools
 20%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Southmayd Elementary)3338
 5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3946
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Southmayd Elementary)4032
 8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4541
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Southmayd Elementary)2119
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3926
 13%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Southmayd Elementary)466
 40%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3528
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)3123
 8%
4th Grade Reading (Southmayd Elementary)2418
 6%
   4th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3840
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Southmayd Elementary)6039
 21%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4443
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Southmayd Elementary)4237
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4449
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Southmayd Elementary)7338
 35%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))5344
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Southmayd Elementary)4033
 7%
   5th Grade Science (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4027
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students583366
 37.2%
African American610
 66.7%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic576354
 38.5%
Pacific Islander00
White02
Two or More Races10
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients94%95.6%
 1.6%


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Students who attend Southmayd Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Deady Middle
High : Milby High School

Students at Southmayd Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 2% African American.

In the 2023-24 school year, 353 students attended Southmayd Elementary.

Southmayd Elementary ranks 3320th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.


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