Summary:
Smithville Independent School District (Isd) is home to a single high school, Smithville High School, serving grades 9-12 with 543 students in a Texas community where 44.38% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating moderate economic need.
Smithville High School shows a mixed academic profile with notable strengths and challenges. The school excels in Biology, consistently outperforming the state average with 71.22% proficiency in 2025-2026 compared to the state's 70.51%. It also demonstrated strong improvement in English I Reading, jumping from 45.86% to 57.52% proficiency in one year, moving from below to above the state average. However, the school faces a significant crisis in Algebra I, where only 30.53% of students are proficient versus the state average of 54.03%—a gap of over 23 percentage points. U.S. History also lags behind at 61.72% proficiency compared to the state's 70.17%. The school's state ranking has steadily improved from the 41st percentile in 2023-2024 to the 47th percentile in 2025-2026, despite these subject-specific weaknesses.
Key metrics reveal a school with solid resources but uneven results. The graduation rate stands at 91.2% with a low dropout rate of 0.8%, while the student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1 suggests smaller class sizes that could support individualized attention. Per-student spending is $10,728. The school's improvement in English and Biology appears to be driving its rising state ranking, even as Algebra I and U.S. History remain below state averages. This paradox suggests that while the school is making progress in some areas, targeted interventions in math and history are needed to ensure all students are prepared for college and career pathways.
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