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Smith Elementary

Q: Is Smith Elementary a good school?

Smith Elementary ranks 1035 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1035^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Smith Elementary is a K-5 school in Frisco, TX, serving 642 students as part of the highly-rated Frisco Independent School District (Isd). While the school has a strong history of earning 4 or 5 stars from SchoolDigger, its most recent ranking dropped to the 78th percentile, its lowest point in a decade. This decline is a key differentiator from nearby schools like Curtsinger Elementary (93rd percentile), Riddle Elementary (94th percentile), and Talley Elementary (99th percentile), all of which are stable or improving.

A major driver of this trend is underperformance in mathematics, where Smith's proficiency rates in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades fall significantly below the district average. In contrast, nearly every other nearby school meets or exceeds that average in math. The school also shows widening achievement gaps: while it has historically excelled with Multi-racial and Gifted and Talented students, performance for other groups has dropped sharply. For example, Hispanic students fell from the 94th to the 29th percentile in just two years, and Low Socio-Economic Status students dropped from the 68th to the 36th percentile. This pattern is less pronounced at higher-performing neighbors like Talley or Borchardt Elementary.

Interestingly, Smith's 5th-grade reading scores are a bright spot, with 73.74% proficiency—close to the district average and well above the state average. Nearby Wyatt Elementary, part of the Plano Independent School District (Isd), is a top-100 school in the state (98th percentile), showing that a school's success isn't solely tied to its district's rank. Meanwhile, Bright Academy and Shawnee Trail Elementary, despite higher poverty rates and smaller class sizes, are the lowest-performing in the area, suggesting complex challenges beyond funding or ratios.

642

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,506

Per pupil spending ?

13.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9800 Sean Dr
Frisco, TX 75035-5295

(469) 633-2200

District: Frisco Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Smith Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Clark Middle
High:	Lebanon Trail High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

45.8%

White:

27.6%

Hispanic:

12.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (60% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Frisco Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg72%

Texas avg51%

1,035^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^th of 43Elementary Schools in the Frisco Independent School District (Isd)

39^th of 951Frisco 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	655 of 4651	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.1	404 of 4710	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	81.6	702 of 4647	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	812 of 4581	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	604 of 4578	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	475 of 4479	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	90.3	334 of 4359	92.3%	★★★★★
2017	91.4	318 of 4329	92.7%	★★★★★
2016	82.5	618 of 4286	85.6%	★★★★☆
2015	84.2	509 of 4320	88.2%	★★★★☆
2014	87.8	307 of 4260	92.8%	★★★★★
2013	91.3	163 of 4221	96.1%	★★★★★
2012	91.2	165 of 4206	96.1%	★★★★★
2011	82.2	359 of 4095	91.2%	★★★★★
2010	83.1	274 of 3937	93.0%	★★★★★
2009	84.1	257 of 3884	93.4%	★★★★★
2008	86.0	165 of 3768	95.6%	★★★★★
2007	83.0	260 of 3724	93.0%	★★★★★
2006	85.6	155 of 3476	95.5%	★★★★★
2005	86.2	151 of 3475	95.7%	★★★★★
2004	86.0	136 of 3465	96.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	1557 of 1905	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.4	1322 of 2443	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	2023 of 2443	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	1639 of 2421	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.9	571 of 2444	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	367 of 2515	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	493 of 2483	80.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	406 of 814	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	445 of 1045	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	625 of 1015	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	642 of 957	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	569 of 967	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	567 of 1009	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	538 of 1005	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	53.6	1841 of 4461	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	2112 of 4331	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	1936 of 4295	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	924 of 4240	78.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	229 of 2918	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	286 of 3668	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	78.0	456 of 3556	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	50.2	1635 of 3487	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	1792 of 3446	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	1559 of 3333	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	1261 of 3226	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	349 of 3744	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	290 of 4658	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	81.4	644 of 4588	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	748 of 4561	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	81.8	640 of 4499	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	537 of 4348	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	90.7	282 of 4306	93.5%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	553 of 2619	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	169 of 2980	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	69.4	807 of 2958	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	180 of 3006	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	74.6	478 of 3184	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	341 of 3106	89.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	1263 of 3644	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	88.2	257 of 4465	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	154 of 4401	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	77.9	599 of 4376	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	87.4	288 of 4329	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	84.2	340 of 4188	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	77.0	589 of 4168	85.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	1252 of 3705	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	1486 of 4594	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	1827 of 4521	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	1988 of 4477	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	1393 of 4451	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	1204 of 4309	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	541 of 4264	87.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	600 of 3739	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.3	387 of 4647	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	78.8	756 of 4585	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	941 of 4563	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	673 of 4498	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	433 of 4357	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	431 of 4319	90.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	1 of 975	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	17 of 1128	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	56 of 1099	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	72.3	227 of 1004	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	21.1	822 of 961	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	74.1	206 of 1112	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	154 of 1046	85.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	1261 of 3549	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	1310 of 4292	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.2	411 of 4086	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	526 of 3952	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.4	711 of 3799	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	855 of 3684	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	164 of 3558	95.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	901 of 2612	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	1019 of 3108	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	1404 of 3106	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	1155 of 3082	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	1047 of 3082	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.9	826 of 3142	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	409 of 3127	86.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)100th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)79th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-21 vs school

At Risk (2022)59th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile-36 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile-68 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading63%+9 vs state

Mathematics57%+10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, March 29, 2018

Teachers are totally invested in each kids’ learning. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, April 16, 2012

My daughter is in her 5th year at Smith and I can tell you the staff is excellent and the children are well preparred for testing. They also have great focus on writing, art, music and phyical education. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	9800 Sean Dr	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-2200	642	41	15.5	13.2%	177 (27.6%)	61 (9.5%)	79 (12.3%)	294 (45.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.2%)	72.5	1035^th of 4627 public elementary schools	77.6%		82.6	655^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.9%	380	53.1	62.5	73.7	44.4	59.6	66.7	$7,506
Spears Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8500 Wade Blvd	Frisco	75034	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 633-2900	670	50	13.4	22.2%	193 (28.8%)	62 (9.3%)	132 (19.7%)	220 (32.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.8%)	78.6	807^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.6%		71	1091^st of 4651 public elementary schools	76.5%	284	54.6	68.1	76.7	50.5	63.3	66.7	$7,459
Borchardt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 Waskom Dr	Plano	75024	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-2800	666	38	17.5	12.0%	53 (8.0%)	64 (9.6%)	20 (3.0%)	498 (74.8%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	96.3	118^th of 4627 public elementary schools	97.4%		96.3	136^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.1%	18	79.8	77.8	85.9	78.8	78.6	84.9	$6,518
Shawnee Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10701 Preston Vineyard Dr	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 633-2500	494	43	11.4	29.6%	100 (20.2%)	84 (17.0%)	87 (17.6%)	184 (37.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.1%)	65.2	1335^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.1%		53.6	1927^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.6%	592	62.5	44.4	66.7	51.8	50.0	62.9	$10,580
Curtsinger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12450 Jereme Trl	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-2100	623	40	15.4	12.4%	226 (36.3%)	26 (4.2%)	70 (11.2%)	257 (41.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.7%)	91.6	306^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.4%		94.3	214^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.4%	92	71.7	81.9	80.4	58.7	79.6	72.8	$7,814
Riddle Elementary	Public	K-5	8201 Robinson Rd	Plano	75024	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-3200	661	41	16.1	6.2%	46 (7.0%)	29 (4.4%)	37 (5.6%)	521 (78.8%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.0%)	92.8	259^th of 4627 public elementary schools	94.4%		90.1	368^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.1%	109	67.7	86.7	82.0	72.6	82.7	66.7	$6,840
Talley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5900 Coit Rd	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-2175	616	42	14.8	4.2%	33 (5.4%)	24 (3.9%)	26 (4.2%)	513 (83.3%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.9%)	98.5	35^th of 4627 public elementary schools	99.2%		99.2	14^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.7%	21	85.7	86.1	92.1	82.1	90.0	88.2	$7,134
Wyatt Elementary	Public	K-5	8900 Coit Rd	Plano	75025	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-3800	318	28	11.4	8.5%	93 (29.2%)	21 (6.6%)	23 (7.2%)	163 (51.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	97.6	75^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.4%		98.4	40^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.1%	35	83.0	82.0	84.6	81.1	91.8	84.6	$11,441
Taylor Elementary	Public	K-5	9865 Gillespie Dr	Plano	75025	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 633-3625	744	47	15.8	11.4%	83 (11.2%)	65 (8.7%)	45 (6.0%)	513 (69.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	94.5	194^th of 4627 public elementary schools	95.8%		94	224^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.2%	30	77.1	76.1	81.9	66.4	80.4	84.1	$8,296
Bright Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	7600 Woodstream Dr	Frisco	75034	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 633-2700	485	42	11.6	50.1%	96 (19.8%)	118 (24.3%)	157 (32.4%)	71 (14.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.5%)	44.7	2407^th of 4627 public elementary schools	48.0%		46.9	2328^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.9%	79	44.4	43.3	67.4	46.8	33.7	43.0	$9,383

Frequently Asked Questions about Smith Elementary

What district is Smith Elementary in?

Frisco Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Smith Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 642 students attended Smith Elementary.

Is Smith Elementary a good school?

Smith Elementary ranks 1035^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Smith Elementary?

Students at Smith Elementary are 46% Asian, 28% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Smith Elementary attend?

Students who attend Smith Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clark Middle
High : Lebanon Trail High School

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