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Smith Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3548^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Smith Elementary is a PK-5 school in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) serving 730 students in a high-poverty area of Houston, TX, where over 96% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has shown a remarkable turnaround in recent years, climbing from the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools to the 23rd percentile by 2025-2026, a significant improvement that sets it apart from nearby schools like Harmony School Of Endeavor-Houston and Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy, which have remained in the bottom 25% over the same period.

Smith Elementary stands out for its exceptional support of Special Education students, who ranked in the 96th percentile statewide in 2023-2024, earning a 5-star rating—a rare achievement for a school with its demographic profile. The school's bilingual program is another bright spot, with Spanish-language STAAR scores often outperforming both district and state averages, such as 5th Grade Spanish Reading reaching 50% proficiency compared to the state's 34.82%. Additionally, African American students at Smith ranked in the 64th percentile in 2025-2026, a stark contrast to the school's overall 23rd percentile ranking, indicating effective support for this group. However, English-language scores generally lag behind, and 5th Grade Science is a critical weakness, with only 4.49% proficiency in 2024-2025, though this mirrors struggles at nearby schools like Benbrook Elementary (3.92%) and Wainwright Elementary (5.88%).

A fascinating peak in performance occurred in 2023-2024, when Smith's overall rank jumped to the 48th percentile, with 3rd Grade Math hitting 60.81% proficiency, suggesting a successful intervention or strong cohort that the school is building on. While nearby Oak Forest Elementary (99th percentile) highlights the powerful link between socioeconomic status and performance, Smith's progress is impressive given its 96.85% poverty rate. The school's per-student spending of $10,454 is higher than Oak Forest's $8,770 but lower than Wainwright's $13,054, indicating that effective resource use, not just total spending, drives improvement. For parents, Smith Elementary offers a story of rapid growth, with standout programs for Special Education and bilingual learners, though challenges remain in English instruction and science.

730

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,749

Per pupil spending ?

96.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4802 Chrystell Ln
Houston, TX 77092-3513

(713) 613-2542

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Smith Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Clifton Middle
High:	Scarborough High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.4%

African American:

8.8%

White:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Reading scores 13 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg50%

Texas avg50%

3,548^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

139^th of 170Elementary Schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd)

438^th of 951Houston 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	28.2	3548 of 4627	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	3798 of 4651	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.9	2457 of 4710	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.6	4297 of 4647	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	4050 of 4581	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	4278 of 4578	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	4203 of 4479	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	4178 of 4359	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.3	4122 of 4329	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.5	3911 of 4286	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.8	3853 of 4320	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.0	2696 of 4260	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.2	1663 of 4221	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	39.8	2904 of 4206	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.6	3448 of 4095	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.4	2768 of 3937	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.0	2690 of 3884	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.5	2396 of 3768	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.7	3156 of 3724	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.5	2945 of 3476	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.7	3036 of 3475	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.5	3138 of 3465	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.4	860 of 2406	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	1299 of 2443	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.4	2273 of 2443	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	2179 of 2421	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	2306 of 2444	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	2341 of 2515	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	2148 of 2483	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	35.8	3111 of 4461	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	3315 of 4331	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	3313 of 4295	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	3679 of 4240	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	40.4	2188 of 3668	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	2572 of 3556	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	2908 of 3487	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	2716 of 3446	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	2490 of 3333	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	2518 of 3226	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	3872 of 4575	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.9	2766 of 4658	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.3	4201 of 4588	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	4025 of 4561	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	3944 of 4499	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	4133 of 4348	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	4216 of 4306	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	2231 of 3075	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.3	1588 of 2958	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.6	2810 of 3006	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	3000 of 3184	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	2865 of 3106	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	3362 of 4413	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.9	2385 of 4465	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	3740 of 4401	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	3586 of 4376	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	3770 of 4329	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	3578 of 4188	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	3819 of 4168	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	2939 of 4520	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	2409 of 4594	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.5	4122 of 4521	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	3724 of 4477	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	4125 of 4451	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	3895 of 4309	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	3939 of 4264	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	2982 of 4582	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	2975 of 4647	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.1	4234 of 4585	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	3975 of 4563	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	4341 of 4498	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	3999 of 4357	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	3849 of 4319	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	1407 of 4301	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	90.0	174 of 4292	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	29.6	3063 of 3952	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	3572 of 3799	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	3135 of 3684	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	3274 of 3558	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	5.6	3106 of 3142	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)67th percentile+44 vs school

African American (2026)64th percentile+41 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile+12 vs school

At Risk (2022)30th percentile+19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)27th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile-8 vs school

White (2019)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading41%-13 vs state

Mathematics37%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (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 Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4802 Chrystell Ln	Houston	77092	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2542	730	46	15.8	96.8%	21 (2.9%)	64 (8.8%)	638 (87.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	28.2	3548^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.3%		24	3798^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.3%	250	13.3	22.2	50.0	35.9	26.8			39.7	35.8	48.3				35.2	37.0	37.0					$12,749
Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4515 Mangum Rd	Houston	77092	Harris County	Southwest Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 688-0505	487	6	81.1	96.5%	3 (0.6%)	30 (6.2%)	451 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.3	3919^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.3%		28.5	3526^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.2%	393	11.5							54.2	29.1	26.7				32.0	33.9	37.3					$12,177
KIPP Nexus Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	4211 Watonga Blvd	Houston	77092	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0553	739	35	21.2	91.5%	13 (1.8%)	258 (34.9%)	454 (61.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	49.4	2153^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	53.5%		38.3	2905^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.5%	752								40.6	50.0					41.6	58.1						$6,139
Stevens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1910 Lamonte Ln	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2546	556	37	15.0	90.6%	34 (6.1%)	56 (10.1%)	458 (82.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	43	2510^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.8%		39.1	2828^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.2%	318	22.9	33.3	20.0	18.8	32.5	0.0		44.7	60.3	50.0				25.5	51.9	40.0					$9,141
Wainwright Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5330 Milwee St	Houston	77092	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2550	382	29	13.2	98.2%	33 (8.6%)	79 (20.7%)	266 (69.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29.3	3473^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	24.9%		32.5	3286^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.3%	187	11.1	60.0		10.0	43.8			38.1	33.3	42.1				33.3	40.0	46.2					$15,309
Benbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4026 Bolin Rd	Houston	77092	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2502	481	29	16.6	98.8%	13 (2.7%)	9 (1.9%)	450 (93.6%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53.6	1929^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.3%		41.4	2681^st of 4651 public elementary schools	42.4%	752	11.5	0.0	0.0	24.2	0.0	33.3		36.4	55.7	58.7				23.1	65.7	41.3					$8,793
Oak Forest Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1401 W 43rd St	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 613-2536	950	53	17.7	11.4%	534 (56.2%)	36 (3.8%)	233 (24.5%)	79 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.1%)	98.1	48^th of 4627 public elementary schools	99.0%		97.4	79^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.3%	31								85.3	85.2	92.3				87.1	80.0	88.4					$7,271
Smith Elementary	Public	1-5	5815 W Little York Rd	Houston	77091	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-7650	553	32	17.0	79.2%	5 (0.9%)	86 (15.6%)	455 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)								(n/a)																					$10,713
Harmony School Of Endeavor-Houston	Public, Charter	K-8	5668 W Little York Rd	Houston	77091	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 999-8400	561	38	14.8	90.2%	6 (1.1%)	152 (27.1%)	392 (69.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	11.7	4432^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	4.2%		15.3	4273^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	8.1%	159							100.0	17.2	25.4	51.7	28.2	52.2	54.1	17.2	17.0	24.1	14.1	14.6	55.9	11.5	$12,676
Vines Ec/Pk/K	Public	PK-K	7220 Inwood Park Dr	Houston	77088	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-7950	572	33	17.2	94.2%	14 (2.4%)	104 (18.2%)	447 (78.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)								(n/a)																					$11,619

Frequently Asked Questions about Smith Elementary

What schools do graduates of Smith Elementary attend?

Students who attend Smith Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clifton Middle
High : Scarborough High School

What district is Smith Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Smith Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 730 students attended Smith Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Smith Elementary?

Students at Smith Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 9% African American, 3% White.

Is Smith Elementary a good school?

Smith Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.3% of Texas elementary schools.

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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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