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Nesmith Elementary

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Nesmith Elementary ranks 3452 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3452^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Nesmith Elementary in Lavon, TX, serves 511 students in grades PK-5 within the Community Independent School District (Isd), a district rated 2 stars (41st percentile) statewide.

Nesmith Elementary has experienced a significant academic decline over the past five years, dropping from a 4-star rating (79th percentile) in 2020-2021 to a 1-star rating (25th percentile) in 2025-2026. This downward trend is particularly concerning when compared to nearby schools. For instance, McClendon Elementary and Mary Lou Dodson Elementary, both in the same district, rank in the 53rd and 55th percentiles (3 stars), respectively. The contrast is even starker with schools in neighboring Wylie Independent School District (Isd) and Rockwall Independent School District (Isd), which consistently rank in the 80th-99th percentiles. For example, Wally Watkins Elementary (Wylie ISD) ranks in the 99th percentile, while P M Akin Elementary (Wylie ISD) achieves math proficiency rates over 67%—far above Nesmith's 28.57% for 3rd graders. This creates a stark opportunity gap within a small geographic area.

Despite the overall decline, there are some positive signs. Nesmith shows relative strength in serving its English Language Learner students, who ranked in the 63rd percentile in 2025-2026, and its Special Education students, who improved from the 23rd to the 52nd percentile over two years. Additionally, 5th-grade science scores are on par with the district average, suggesting a potential area of instructional strength. However, the school struggles significantly with math proficiency across all grades, and its low socio-economic status students rank in the 10th percentile statewide. Notably, Nesmith's per-student spending ($10,411) is higher than several higher-performing neighbors, such as Miss May Vernon Elementary ($8,490) and Sherry And Paul Hamm Elementary ($8,470), indicating that funding alone is not the issue.

511

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,018

Per pupil spending ?

49.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Presidents Blvd
Lavon, TX 75166

(972) 843-6100

District: Community Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Nesmith Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Leland E Edge Middle
High:	Community High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.2%

African American:

37.4%

Hispanic:

13.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg45%

Texas avg51%

3,452^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 26 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Community Independent School District (Isd)

557^th of 951Community 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	29.6	3452 of 4627	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.1	3047 of 4651	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	2745 of 4710	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	2154 of 4647	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	1894 of 4581	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.9	964 of 4578	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	1251 of 4479	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	60.6	1457 of 4359	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.2	1614 of 4329	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.2	2103 of 4286	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.4	1912 of 4095	53.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	1835 of 2406	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.1	1308 of 1905	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	1749 of 2443	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	1544 of 2443	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.4	1036 of 2421	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.1	617 of 2444	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	267 of 2515	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	706 of 2483	71.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.2	942 of 999	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	37.6	2974 of 4461	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.5	1240 of 4331	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	29.6	3428 of 4295	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.2	1740 of 4240	59.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	604 of 1643	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.0	543 of 2918	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	40.9	2158 of 3668	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.3	782 of 3556	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	32.9	2616 of 3487	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	66.4	751 of 3446	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	18.3	3138 of 3333	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	57.1	1173 of 3226	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	3403 of 4575	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.8	1972 of 3744	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	2454 of 4658	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	2451 of 4588	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	2236 of 4561	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.7	1033 of 4499	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	1275 of 4348	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	56.9	1646 of 4306	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	1382 of 3075	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.2	1783 of 2619	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	1779 of 2980	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	2119 of 2958	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.8	1669 of 3006	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	2662 of 3184	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	2196 of 3106	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	2357 of 4413	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.4	1844 of 3644	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.7	1543 of 4465	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	1719 of 4401	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	2373 of 4376	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.4	1141 of 4329	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	46.9	2201 of 4188	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	1637 of 4168	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	4057 of 4520	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	3124 of 3705	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	3603 of 4594	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	2630 of 4521	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	2586 of 4477	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.8	759 of 4451	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	557 of 4309	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	1228 of 4264	71.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	3434 of 4582	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.2	2496 of 3739	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	2843 of 4647	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	1924 of 4585	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	1641 of 4563	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.3	906 of 4498	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	1249 of 4357	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.9	1333 of 4319	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	967 of 1106	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	799 of 975	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	75.1	190 of 1004	81.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	2051 of 4301	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.2	2638 of 3549	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	3319 of 4292	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.3	1229 of 4086	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.3	686 of 3952	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	36.5	2301 of 3799	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	1950 of 3684	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	1927 of 3558	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	2533 of 3006	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.3	1837 of 2612	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	2303 of 3108	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.0	1868 of 3106	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	1873 of 3082	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.8	1094 of 3082	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	1493 of 3142	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.5	1682 of 3127	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)63rd percentile+38 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)55th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2026)52nd percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile+21 vs school

At Risk (2022)33rd percentile-25 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile~ school

Male (2026)25th percentile~ school

African American (2026)24th percentile~ school

White (2026)16th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)13th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2026)6th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading45%-9 vs state

Mathematics33%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (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 Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Nesmith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Presidents Blvd	Lavon	75166	Collin County	Community Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 843-6100	511	33	15.4	49.9%	195 (38.2%)	191 (37.4%)	70 (13.7%)	25 (4.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.9%)	29.6	3452^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	25.4%		36.1	3047^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.5%	405				38.6	43.2	53.7	28.6	36.9	32.6	$8,018
Mary Lou Dodson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 E Lavon Trail Pkwy	Lavon	75166	Collin County	Community Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 843-6250	626	38	16.6	58.9%	151 (24.1%)	165 (26.4%)	254 (40.6%)	37 (5.9%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	50.6	2085^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.9%		45.9	2392^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	48.6%	307				55.6	48.1	59.5	46.9	48.1	35.0	$8,576
Celia Hays Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1880 Tannerson Dr	Rockwall	75087	Rockwall County	Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 698-2800	613	40	15.3	10.4%	361 (58.9%)	62 (10.1%)	91 (14.8%)	59 (9.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.9%)	89.7	386^th of 4627 public elementary schools	91.7%		90.5	359^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.3%	27				65.0	82.0	82.0	56.3	86.7	67.4	$7,949
Nebbie Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	350 Dalton Rd	Rockwall	75087	Rockwall County	Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 772-0502	442	32	13.8	12.2%	293 (66.3%)	22 (5.0%)	82 (18.6%)	19 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.4%)	89.8	377^th of 4627 public elementary schools	91.9%		95.4	171^st of 4651 public elementary schools	96.3%	206				67.3	73.5	97.9	69.8	60.3	93.6	$9,225
Sherry And Paul Hamm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2911 Greenway Dr	Rockwall	75087	Rockwall County	Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 698-2854	721	43	16.8	8.5%	438 (60.7%)	81 (11.2%)	110 (15.3%)	52 (7.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.0%)	93.5	227^th of 4627 public elementary schools	95.1%		91.7	310^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.3%	83				79.4	84.7	78.2	71.3	81.8	65.4	$7,213
P M Akin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1100 Springwood	Wylie	75098	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 429-3400	583	42	13.9	29.3%	246 (42.2%)	103 (17.7%)	121 (20.8%)	74 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.5%)	89.6	389^th of 4627 public elementary schools	91.6%		93.8	235^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.9%	154				67.5	71.5		67.5	73.1		$9,367
Miss May Vernon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Miss May Dr	Fate	75132	Rockwall County	Royse City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 635-5006	790	48	16.4	34.8%	369 (46.7%)	138 (17.5%)	209 (26.5%)	26 (3.3%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	41 (5.2%)	56.6	1783^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	61.5%		73.8	971^st of 4651 public elementary schools	79.1%	812				53.3	55.1	62.6	52.1	45.9	41.5	$8,867
Wally Watkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1301 Elm Rd	Wylie	75098	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 429-2580	832	59	14.1	17.9%	409 (49.2%)	144 (17.3%)	118 (14.2%)	108 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.4%)	97.7	65^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.6%		96.8	109^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.7%	44				81.7	82.1		82.1	88.1		$8,670
McClendon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Fm 1138 N	Nevada	75173	Collin County	Community Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 843-6800	548	30	18.3	60.8%	184 (33.6%)	6 (1.1%)	334 (60.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	48.6	2186^th of 4627 public elementary schools	52.8%		52.4	1999^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.0%	187	28.6	21.4	15.4	44.6	56.8	62.0	48.3	40.6	35.1	$10,099
Grace Hartman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1325 Petaluma Dr	Rockwall	75087	Rockwall County	Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 772-2080	477	34	14.1	16.1%	303 (63.5%)	32 (6.7%)	101 (21.2%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.1%)	83.3	644^th of 4627 public elementary schools	86.1%		85.1	569^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.8%	75				65.6	75.0	80.0	54.7	62.9	60.0	$8,370

Frequently Asked Questions about Nesmith Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Nesmith Elementary?

Students at Nesmith Elementary are 38% White, 37% African American, 14% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Nesmith Elementary attend?

Students who attend Nesmith Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Leland E Edge Middle
High : Community High School

Is Nesmith Elementary a good school?

Nesmith Elementary ranks 3452^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Nesmith Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 511 students attended Nesmith Elementary.

What district is Nesmith Elementary in?

Community Independent School District (Isd)

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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