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Smith Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

4020^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Smith Elementary is a PK-4 school in Houston, TX, serving 650 students within the Alief Independent School District (Isd), where over 89% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has historically struggled academically, ranking in the 13th percentile statewide for the 2025-2026 school year, which is significantly lower than nearby schools like KIPP Shine Prep (76th percentile) and Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy (83rd percentile).

A critical concern is math performance: only 16.67% of 3rd graders and 32% of 4th graders were proficient in math, well below state averages of 44.33% and 49.28%, respectively. This math deficit is more pronounced than at any other nearby Alief ISD school, such as Kennedy Elementary (32.65% 3rd-grade math proficiency). However, Smith shows a notable strength in 4th-grade English reading, with 48.1% proficiency—the highest among all nearby Alief ISD schools and above the district average of 43.54%. Additionally, its Spanish-language reading program excels, with 50% of 4th graders proficient on the STAAR Spanish Reading exam, outperforming both the district (41.96%) and state (37.14%) averages.

Despite spending $12,384 per student—higher than KIPP Shine Prep ($9,150) and Arrow Academy ($11,116)—Smith’s results remain low, suggesting resource allocation issues rather than a lack of funding. The school’s performance for subgroups like Special Education students is inconsistent, dropping from the 58th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 11th percentile in 2025-2026. While there is a glimmer of hope in recent upward trends from its lowest point in 2018-2019 (6th percentile), the school still faces significant challenges, especially in math, and the nearby success of KIPP Shine Prep demonstrates that high poverty does not have to dictate low performance.

650

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,619

Per pupil spending ?

89.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11300 Stancliff
Houston, TX 77099-4202

(281) 983-8380

District: Alief Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.5%

African American:

20.2%

Asian:

15.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg37%

Texas avg49%

4,020^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 24Elementary Schools in the Alief Independent School District (Isd)

705^th of 951Alief 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
2026	20.4	4020 of 4627	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	4028 of 4651	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	3952 of 4710	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	3868 of 4647	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	3657 of 4581	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	3247 of 4578	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	4223 of 4479	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	3586 of 4359	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.4	3703 of 4329	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.5	3877 of 4286	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.5	3755 of 4320	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.2	3805 of 4260	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.2	3426 of 4221	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.1	3372 of 4206	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.1	2993 of 4095	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	51.3	2271 of 3937	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.1	2640 of 3884	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.9	2258 of 3768	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.8	2211 of 3724	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.3	2563 of 3476	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.9	2950 of 3475	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.7	3032 of 3465	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	1321 of 2406	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	1301 of 2443	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	959 of 2443	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	1193 of 2421	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	867 of 2444	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	1609 of 2515	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	1011 of 2483	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	1.3	989 of 999	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	993 of 1015	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	935 of 957	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	910 of 967	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	998 of 1009	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	990 of 1005	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	47.8	2256 of 4461	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	2225 of 4331	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	2709 of 4295	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.0	1450 of 4240	65.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	1427 of 1643	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	2978 of 3668	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	2783 of 3556	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	2469 of 3487	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	2068 of 3446	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	2628 of 3333	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.5	1731 of 3226	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	3693 of 4575	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	4273 of 4658	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	3949 of 4588	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	3331 of 4561	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	3514 of 4499	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	4039 of 4348	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	3955 of 4306	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	79.8	61 of 3106	98.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	3348 of 4413	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	3602 of 4465	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	3788 of 4401	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	3379 of 4376	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	3138 of 4329	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	3960 of 4188	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	3499 of 4168	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	3723 of 4520	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	3291 of 4594	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	3506 of 4521	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.6	2987 of 4477	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	2488 of 4451	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.7	3935 of 4309	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	3129 of 4264	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	4271 of 4582	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	3245 of 4647	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	3681 of 4585	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	3940 of 4563	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	2868 of 4498	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.6	4104 of 4357	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	3072 of 4319	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	3831 of 4301	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.3	1813 of 4292	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.4	3645 of 4086	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	2287 of 3952	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	1971 of 3799	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.9	3448 of 3684	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	2556 of 3558	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	33.9	2269 of 3082	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	2834 of 3082	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	3077 of 3142	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	2576 of 3127	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2018)98th percentile+80 vs school

At Risk (2022)49th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2026)45th percentile+32 vs school

White (2022)26th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)7th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading39%-13 vs state

Mathematics26%-21 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, July 20, 2009

This school mainly concentrates on only helping the students pass the TAKS test. This school has a lot of problems with students bullying other students and nothing gets done about it. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)					STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th 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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	11300 Stancliff	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8380	650	53	12.3	89.4%	13 (2.0%)	131 (20.2%)	400 (61.5%)	103 (15.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20.4	4020^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.1%		19.9	4028^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.4%	8	21.1	50.0		25.0	48.1					16.7	32.0					$9,619
Cummings Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10455 S Kirkwood	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8328	513	46	11.0	94.7%	8 (1.6%)	191 (37.2%)	270 (52.6%)	39 (7.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	26.1	3682^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	20.4%		21.3	3955^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.0%	273				32.9	39.7					27.2	43.6					$9,458
Step Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	11250 S Wilcrest Dr	Houston	77099	Harris County	Step Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-7797	293	19	15.1	77.1%	12 (4.1%)	55 (18.8%)	151 (51.5%)	66 (22.5%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	43.9	2457^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.9%		63	1435^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.1%	1022			40.5	59.3	35.3	45.2	42.1	71.0	73.7	48.2	32.4	54.8	47.4	41.9	42.1	$13,745
KIPP Shine Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	10711 KIPP Way	Houston	77099	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0548	920	39	23.6	95.0%	9 (1.0%)	299 (32.5%)	529 (57.5%)	57 (6.2%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (1.0%)	70.2	1127^th of 4627 public elementary schools	75.6%		67.1	1255^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.0%	128				48.8	58.6					52.3	74.2					$7,877
Boone Elementary	Public	K-4	11400 Bissonnet	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8308	511	47	10.8	92.8%	16 (3.1%)	88 (17.2%)	392 (76.7%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.8	4427^th of 4627 public elementary schools	4.3%		11.2	4450^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.3%	23	17.0	33.9		39.4	31.3					16.3	23.9					$9,784
Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	11600 W Airport Blvd	Meadows Place	77477	Fort Bend County	Arrow Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(346) 754-5867	190	16	11.9	60.5%	7 (3.7%)	153 (80.5%)	21 (11.1%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	79.5	777^th of 4627 public elementary schools	83.2%		52.8	1972^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	57.6%	1195				63.0	64.5	77.1	66.7			51.9	64.5	62.9	46.2			$12,567
Horn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10734 Bissonett	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-3223	675	55	12.2	90.2%	17 (2.5%)	73 (10.8%)	573 (84.9%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22.7	3893^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	15.9%		26.8	3617^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.2%	276	44.0	46.3		31.0	48.8					24.2	34.5					$9,181
Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12037 Pender Ln	Meadows Place	77477	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-4720	425	30	13.9	60.0%	105 (24.7%)	46 (10.8%)	184 (43.3%)	71 (16.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	46.1	2323^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	49.8%		47.9	2267^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.3%	56				44.4	51.6	53.6				33.9	47.6	51.5				$10,582
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10200 Huntington Pl Dr	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8338	510	44	11.6	91.2%	20 (3.9%)	71 (13.9%)	406 (79.6%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.4	2198^th of 4627 public elementary schools	52.5%		30.4	3401^st of 4651 public elementary schools	26.9%	1203	35.9	53.2		47.1	53.9					32.7	54.5					$9,621
Best Elementary	Public	K-4	10000 Centre Pkwy	Houston	77036	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 988-6445	655	48	13.5	93.0%	15 (2.3%)	63 (9.6%)	563 (86.0%)	8 (1.2%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23.3	3865^th of 4627 public elementary schools	16.5%		9.9	4486^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.5%	621	21.1	38.5		41.7	45.8					23.4	33.3					$9,213

Frequently Asked Questions about Smith Elementary

What district is Smith Elementary in?

Alief Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Smith Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 650 students attended Smith Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Smith Elementary?

Students at Smith Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 20% African American, 16% Asian, 2% White.

Is Smith Elementary a good school?

Smith Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.1% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Smith Elementary attend?

Students who attend Smith Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Klentzman Intermediate
Middle : Olle Middle
High : Alief Early College High School
High : Elsik High School
High : Hastings High School
High : Kerr High School
High : Taylor High School

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