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Smith Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4182^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Smith Elementary is a public elementary school in San Antonio, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 285 students. The school is part of the San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD), which is ranked 790 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Smith Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with a 1-star or 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly underperforms the SAISD district and the state of Texas in STAAR test scores across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in science. For example, in 2024-2025, only 22.86% of 3rd graders at Smith Elementary were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 34.57% for SAISD and 52.02% for Texas. Smith Elementary also has a very high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (94.74%) and English Language Learners.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Young Women's Leadership Academy Pri At Page, Bowden Academy, and Highland Park Elementary, generally outperform Smith Elementary on STAAR test scores, despite also serving high-needs student populations. This suggests that factors beyond just student demographics, such as school leadership, curriculum, and instructional practices, may be contributing to the performance differences between Smith Elementary and its neighbors. Despite the relatively high per-student spending at Smith Elementary, the school still struggles to achieve strong academic results, indicating a need for a comprehensive review and implementation of evidence-based strategies to improve outcomes for its students.

408

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,123

Per pupil spending ?

95.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

823 S Gevers St
San Antonio, TX 78203-1896

(210) 228-3360

District: San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.5%

African American:

9.1%

White:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2017 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 10th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2017)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (27% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Science scores 30 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg30%

Texas avg46%

4,182^nd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 46Elementary Schools in the San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

790^th of 961San Antonio Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	4182 of 4651	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	3941 of 4710	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	3739 of 4647	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	4334 of 4581	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	4453 of 4578	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	4033 of 4479	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	4060 of 4359	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.9	4276 of 4329	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	30.0	3293 of 4286	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.2	3148 of 4320	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.1	3299 of 4260	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.6	4010 of 4221	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.2	3990 of 4206	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.5	3968 of 4095	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.9	3918 of 3937	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.0	3855 of 3884	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	25.1	3279 of 3768	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.3	2981 of 3724	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.9	3097 of 3476	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.8	3352 of 3475	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.2	3447 of 3465	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	9.1	2493 of 2515	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	15.2	4276 of 4461	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	4137 of 4331	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	3345 of 4295	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	3625 of 4240	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	2243 of 2918	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.4	2189 of 3668	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	1754 of 3446	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	1416 of 3333	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	2277 of 3226	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	3496 of 3744	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	4331 of 4658	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	3424 of 4588	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	4246 of 4561	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	4385 of 4499	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	3877 of 4348	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	4074 of 4306	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	3171 of 3644	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	3040 of 4465	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	3484 of 4401	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	4050 of 4376	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	4202 of 4329	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	3679 of 4188	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	3898 of 4168	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	3178 of 3705	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	3145 of 4594	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	3271 of 4521	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	4117 of 4477	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	4285 of 4451	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	3530 of 4309	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	3915 of 4264	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	3203 of 3739	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.6	2457 of 4647	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	3845 of 4585	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	4277 of 4563	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	4190 of 4498	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	3954 of 4357	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	3828 of 4319	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	3471 of 3549	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	4062 of 4292	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	2737 of 4086	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	1771 of 3952	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.7	3502 of 3799	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	3488 of 3684	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	2894 of 3558	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-8 vs school

African American (2019)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading35%-20 vs state

Mathematics27%-18 vs state

Science0%-30 vs state

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Schools Near Smith Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	823 S Gevers St	San Antonio	78203	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3360	408	31	12.9	95.6%	13 (3.2%)	37 (9.1%)	357 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17	4182^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	10.1%		22.2	3941^st of 4710 public elementary schools	16.3%	241	10.0	50.0	38.9	18.2	50.0	22.2	11.1		22.9	42.9	35.1				26.5	24.5	32.4				0.0			$13,123
Idea Eastside Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2519 Martin Luther King Dr	San Antonio	78203	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4800	392	17	23.2	97.4%	11 (2.8%)	70 (17.9%)	310 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33.5	3226^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.6%		29.6	3488^th of 4710 public elementary schools	25.9%	262									26.8	44.8	50.6				17.9	29.3	41.6				32.1			$11,587
Herff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	996 S Hackberry	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3330	461	27	16.7	98.0%	13 (2.8%)	22 (4.8%)	421 (91.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	5.2	4610^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.9%		6.3	4648^th of 4710 public elementary schools	1.3%	38	7.4	9.5	33.3	21.4	14.3	16.7	0.0		9.8	14.9	29.6				4.0	6.4	22.7				6.8			$12,466
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1823 Nolan St	San Antonio	78202	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9840	381	23	16.6	99.2%	10 (2.6%)	70 (18.4%)	296 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	23.3	3832^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	17.6%		26.2	3703^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	21.4%	129	0.0	27.3	25.0	0.0	20.0	37.5	0.0		40.0	54.3	23.4				29.6	47.2	8.7				2.2			$11,526
Idea Carver Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	217 Robinson Pl	San Antonio	78202	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 223-8885	468	22	21.0	77.6%	22 (4.7%)	33 (7.1%)	410 (87.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41.9	2643^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	43.2%		61.4	1530^th of 4710 public elementary schools	67.5%	1113									44.0	51.5	61.6				28.3	25.5	35.1				35.5			$11,021
Young Women's Leadership Academy Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	401 Berkshire Ave	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 554-2710	580	36	16.2	51.2%	30 (5.2%)	48 (8.3%)	493 (85.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	64.3	1367^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.6%		55.5	1846^th of 4710 public elementary schools	60.8%	479									70.9	74.7	71.7				36.7	58.2	25.3				32.3			$9,011
Bowden Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	515 Willow St	San Antonio	78202	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9770	439	28	15.7	96.1%	20 (4.6%)	24 (5.5%)	378 (86.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.7%)	6.5	4581^st of 4651 public elementary schools	1.5%		6.7	4638^th of 4710 public elementary schools	1.5%	57	44.4	8.3		63.6	8.3	0.0		57.1	18.4	25.0	18.4	28.2	24.4	32.3	8.3	17.9	5.4	18.0	3.5	25.0	0.0	19.4	3.2	$13,409
Steele Montessori Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	260 Sally Gay Dr	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6870	395	24	16.3	56.5%	30 (7.6%)	16 (4.1%)	346 (87.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35.6	3079^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.8%		22.6	3921^st of 4710 public elementary schools	16.8%	842									41.7	37.5	53.7	64.7	54.6	79.0	27.8	32.5	36.6	41.2	27.3	52.6	12.2	36.8	31.6	$11,302
Eloise Japhet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 Astor St	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3345	634	40	15.8	91.3%	16 (2.5%)	9 (1.4%)	606 (95.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23.2	3837^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.5%		16.1	4261^st of 4710 public elementary schools	9.5%	424	22.2	44.4	50.0	33.3	23.5	50.0	33.3		25.0	31.6	40.0				31.3	35.1	34.4				20.0			$9,945
M L King Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	510 Morningview Dr	San Antonio	78220	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 978-7935	532	36	14.9	96.1%	3 (0.6%)	118 (22.2%)	405 (76.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	7.5	4555^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.1%		7.8	4602^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	2.3%	47	0.0	12.5	12.0	35.7	4.2	8.0	0.0	33.3	12.5	30.0	25.8	21.7	13.9	29.2	0.0	25.0	16.1	10.9		13.9	3.2	16.7	4.2	$20,999

Frequently Asked Questions about Smith Elementary

What schools do graduates of Smith Elementary attend?

Students who attend Smith Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Highlands High School

Is Smith Elementary a good school?

Smith Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.1% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Smith Elementary in?

San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Smith Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Smith Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Smith Elementary?

Students at Smith Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 9% African American, 3% White.

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