Smith Elementary

Summary:

Smith Elementary is a public elementary school in Mesquite, Texas, serving 582 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Mesquite Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 601 out of 968 school districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Smith Elementary's student performance on STAAR tests is generally below the Mesquite ISD and Texas state averages across various grade levels and subjects. In the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in STAAR Reading ranged from 40.3% to 51.22%, compared to 40.57% to 53.96% for Mesquite ISD and 48.85% to 53.96% for Texas. Similarly, the percentage of students proficient or better in STAAR Mathematics ranged from 30.43% to 40%, compared to 33.33% to 45.1% for Mesquite ISD and 40.86% to 48.96% for Texas. The school's performance on STAAR Spanish assessments is particularly low, with proficiency rates ranging from 0% to 27.27% in 2023-2024. Smith Elementary's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 2502 out of 4479 Texas elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 3461 out of 4647 in 2022-2023, and its SchoolDigger rating has also been inconsistent, ranging from 1 to 2 stars out of 5.

While Smith Elementary performs relatively well for Hispanic students, ranking in the top 40% of Texas elementary schools in this category, the school's performance is much lower for other subgroups, such as White students, African American students, and Gifted and Talented students, where it ranks in the bottom 40-50% of Texas elementary schools. However, the school's performance for English Language Learners and Special Education students is a bright spot, ranking in the top 20% and top 30% of Texas elementary schools, respectively. These disparities in subgroup performance suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to address the achievement gaps. Additionally, the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (75.95%) and the decrease in per-student spending from $9,702 in 2019-2020 to $8,407 in 2020-2021 may be contributing factors to the lower academic performance observed at Smith Elementary.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2300 Mesquite Valley Rd
       Mesquite, TX  75149-6646


(972) 882-7080

District: Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2691st of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,407 Help


Students who attend Smith Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Berry Middle
High:    Horn High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.8 Help
Number of students:  553

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
53.9%
African American:
35.8%
White:
7.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  76.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Smith Elementary ranks worse than 57.6% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 17th among 33 ranked elementary schools in the Mesquite Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.13. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (53.9%), African American (35.8%), White (7.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 76.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Smith Elementary is 14.8. 24 elementary schools in the Mesquite Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Smith Elementary is $8,407. 27 elementary schools in the Mesquite Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Smith Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Smith Elementary 2691st of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Smith Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Mesquite Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Mesquite Independent School District (Isd) 601st of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Smith Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 82.85 263rd 3465 92.4%
2005 83.05 286th 3475 91.8%
2006 82.04 300th 3476 91.4%
2007 77.63 580th 3724 84.4%
2008 74.07 806th 3768 78.6%
2009 65.49 1398th 3884 64.0%
2010 62.66 1606th 3937 59.2%
2011 68.65 1275th 4095 68.9%
2012 63.47 1506th 4206 64.2%
2013 60.17 1712th 4221 59.4%
2014 46.90 2540th 4260 40.4%
2015 48.22 2430th 4320 43.8%
2016 43.66 2615th 4286 39.0%
2017 26.68 3365th 4329 22.3%
2018 29.57 3211th 4359 26.3%
2019 42.91 2502nd 4479 44.1%
2021 37.97 2681st 4578 41.4%
2022 34.05 3116th 4581 32.0%
2023 28.97 3461st 4647 25.5%
2024 42.13 2691st 4675 42.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 54.32 1346th 3333 59.6%
2021 69.84 638th 3446 81.5%
2022 72.32 608th 3487 82.6%
2023 70.56 698th 3556 80.4%
2024 46.44 1827th 3638 49.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.39 1390th 3558 60.9%
2019 40.15 2044th 3684 44.5%
2021 34.67 2435th 3799 35.9%
2022 39.65 2294th 3952 42.0%
2023 57.09 1239th 4086 69.7%
2024 70.86 759th 4261 82.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.04 3240th 4264 24.0%
2019 49.31 2116th 4309 50.9%
2021 47.63 2202nd 4451 50.5%
2022 40.93 2761st 4477 38.3%
2023 28.14 3635th 4521 19.6%
2024 39.18 2933rd 4560 35.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.35 3040th 4306 29.4%
2019 40.26 2658th 4348 38.9%
2021 33.38 2960th 4499 34.2%
2022 40.26 2748th 4561 39.8%
2023 28.44 3509th 4588 23.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 48.40 1819th 3006 39.5%
2022 33.41 2408th 2958 18.6%
2023 42.90 2174th 2980 27.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.65 3462nd 4240 18.3%
2019 47.76 2124th 4295 50.5%
2021 49.74 1853rd 4331 57.2%
2022 50.09 2087th 4461 53.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.21 3477th 4319 19.5%
2019 46.24 2239th 4357 48.6%
2021 44.10 2315th 4498 48.5%
2022 27.53 3540th 4563 22.4%
2023 31.24 3314th 4585 27.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.99 978th 1005 2.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.34 1407th 2483 43.3%
2019 57.43 866th 2515 65.6%
2021 40.10 1414th 2444 42.1%
2022 43.27 1332nd 2421 45.0%
2023 31.28 1801st 2443 26.3%
2024 44.96 1276th 2421 47.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.62 2156th 4168 48.3%
2019 54.78 1681st 4188 59.9%
2021 58.92 1404th 4329 67.6%
2022 53.09 1892nd 4376 56.8%
2023 55.49 1748th 4401 60.3%
2024 48.54 2216th 4431 50.0%
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Rank History for White students at Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.06 2681st 3127 14.3%
2019 30.83 2411th 3142 23.3%
2021 24.50 2575th 3082 16.5%
2022 19.06 2746th 3082 10.9%
2023 16.47 2845th 3106 8.4%
2024 47.14 1727th 3078 43.9%
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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.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Smith Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1999 499 84 33 60 4 n/a n/a 0 680
2000 557 122 39 79 2 n/a n/a 0 799
2001 583 135 58 120 3 n/a n/a 0 899
2002 605 201 61 168 5 n/a n/a 0 1040
2003 605 201 61 168 5 n/a n/a 0 1040
2004 459 157 47 133 3 n/a n/a 0 799
2005 412 157 48 131 4 n/a n/a 0 752
2006 374 170 44 131 9 n/a n/a 0 728
2007 330 176 39 139 8 n/a n/a 0 692
2008 221 164 27 136 7 n/a n/a 0 555
2009 202 167 24 129 7 n/a n/a 0 529
2010 167 189 25 144 5 n/a n/a 0 530
2011 141 171 19 139 3 0 25 0 498
2012 155 209 18 147 1 0 24 0 554
2013 155 197 15 175 1 0 22 0 565
2014 127 184 12 170 2 0 23 0 518
2015 110 170 8 170 3 0 16 0 477
2016 108 200 12 194 0 0 13 0 527
2017 149 205 12 144 9 1 11 0 531
2018 115 196 10 155 10 1 7 0 494
2019 100 166 8 144 6 1 7 0 432
2020 79 183 3 158 6 1 11 0 441
2021 69 177 4 282 4 1 16 0 553
2022 59 201 3 272 3 1 18 0 557
2023 50 224 4 289 2 1 12 0 582
2024 41 198 1 298 0 2 13 0 553

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 Smith Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 680 33.4 20.4 6
2000 799 40.5 19.7 7.9
2001 899 43.5 20.7 7.1
2002 1040 53.9 19.3 11
2003 1040 53.9 19.3 11
2004 799 42.4 18.8 9.6
2005 752 42.1 17.9 10.9
2006 728 42.9 17.0 17.6
2007 692 37.3 18.6 21.4
2008 555 34.6 16.0 30.6
2009 529 30.7 17.2 33.3
2010 530 31.3 16.9 40.2
2011 498 30.2 16.4 42.8
2012 554 30.1 18.3 46.2
2013 565 31.1 18.1 48.5
2014 518 31.6 16.3 52.9
2015 477 30.0 15.9 58.5
2016 527 30.0 17.5 59.8
2017 531 30.1 17.6 59.9
2018 494 30.6 16.1 59.7
2019 432 29.6 14.5 62
2020 441 29.3 15.0 69.4
2021 553 37.1 14.8 73.6
2022 557 38.0 14.6 76.7
2023 582 37.3 15.5 75.9
2024 553 37.2 14.8 76.7

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 Smith Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 680 33.4 20.4 6
2000 799 40.5 19.7 7.9
2001 899 43.5 20.7 7.1
2002 1040 53.9 19.3 11
2003 1040 53.9 19.3 11
2004 799 42.4 18.8 9.6
2005 752 42.1 17.9 10.9
2006 728 42.9 17.0 17.6
2007 692 37.3 18.6 21.4
2008 555 34.6 16.0 30.6
2009 529 30.7 17.2 33.3
2010 530 31.3 16.9 40.2
2011 498 30.2 16.4 42.8
2012 554 30.1 18.3 46.2
2013 565 31.1 18.1 48.5
2014 518 31.6 16.3 52.9
2015 477 30.0 15.9 58.5
2016 527 30.0 17.5 59.8
2017 531 30.1 17.6 59.9
2018 494 30.6 16.1 59.7
2019 432 29.6 14.5 62
2020 441 29.3 15.0 69.4
2021 553 37.1 14.8 73.6
2022 557 38.0 14.6 76.7
2023 582 37.3 15.5 75.9
2024 553 37.2 14.8 76.7

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 Smith Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,463 (15.3%) $8,118 (84.7%) $9,581
2020 $1,332 (13.7%) $8,370 (86.3%) $9,702
2021 $1,114 (13.3%) $7,293 (86.7%) $8,407

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Smith Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2502nd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3461st of 4647 Elementary schools
 18.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Smith Elementary)4244
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))3840
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Smith Elementary)4530
 15%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))4438
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Smith Elementary)3845
 7%
   4th Grade Reading (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))3535
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Smith Elementary)3626
 10%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))4242
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Smith Elementary)4338
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))4446
 2%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Smith Elementary)3434
   5th Grade Mathematics (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))4945
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Smith Elementary)6322
 41%
   5th Grade Science (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))4726
 21%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students432582
 34.7%
African American166224
 34.9%
American Indian62
 66.7%
Asian84
 50%
Hispanic144289
 100.7%
Pacific Islander11
White10050
 50%
Two or More Races712
 71.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients62%75.9%
 13.9%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 553 students attended Smith Elementary.

Smith Elementary ranks 2691st of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Smith Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Berry Middle
High : Horn High School

Students at Smith Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 36% African American, 7% White, 2% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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