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Smith Elementary

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Smith Elementary ranks 2534 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2534^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Smith Elementary in Richmond, TX, is a small PK-5 school in the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District, serving 307 students in a high-poverty area where over 76% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school stands out for its significant investment in resources, spending $14,401 per student and maintaining a low student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1—the highest spending and lowest ratio among nearby schools like Manford Williams Elementary and Cora Thomas Elementary. However, this investment hasn't consistently translated into top academic results, as the school's state ranking has fluctuated between the 29th and 66th percentiles over the last decade, currently sitting at the 45th percentile with a 2-star rating.

Compared to its neighbors, Smith Elementary serves a much higher concentration of economically disadvantaged students—nearly 30 percentage points more than schools like Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary (48.07%) and Manford Williams (47.44%). Despite this challenge, Smith outperforms T L Pink Elementary, a school with a similar poverty rate (83.06%), ranking higher overall (45th vs. 37th percentile). Yet, it still lags behind lower-poverty schools in the district, highlighting the difficulty of achieving high test scores when serving a high-needs population.

Inside the school, there are notable disparities. African American students are a bright spot, ranking in the 71st percentile (4 stars), while male students have dropped to the 30th percentile, creating a widening gender gap. Most concerning is the special education program, which plummeted from the 69th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 7th percentile (0 stars) in 2025-2026—a severe decline that demands immediate attention. Additionally, the bilingual program shows inconsistent results, with 3rd graders excelling on Spanish math tests (66.67% proficient) but 5th graders scoring 0% on Spanish science tests, possibly due to small class sizes. These mixed outcomes suggest that while Smith Elementary invests heavily in its students, it struggles to deliver consistent, high-quality education across all groups.

307

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,884

Per pupil spending ?

76.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2014 Lamar Dr
Richmond, TX 77469-5302

(832) 223-2300

District: Lamar Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Smith Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lamar Jh
High:	Lamar Cons High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.9%

African American:

12.4%

White:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 66th percentile in 2022 → 45th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (44% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 66th-percentile peak (2022) to 45th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg63%

Texas avg50%

2,534^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 33Elementary Schools in the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District

196^th of 951Lamar Consolidated Independent School District 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	42.7	2534 of 4627	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.7	1924 of 4651	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.6	2612 of 4710	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.2	1695 of 4647	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	1546 of 4581	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	2078 of 4578	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	2367 of 4479	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	2357 of 4359	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.1	2770 of 4329	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.8	3023 of 4286	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.3	3141 of 4320	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.3	3391 of 4260	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.6	3540 of 4221	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.4	2689 of 4206	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.1	2644 of 4095	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.8	2434 of 3937	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.0	1766 of 3884	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.4	2233 of 3768	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.5	1933 of 3724	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.5	1808 of 3476	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	65.3	1248 of 3475	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.3	1272 of 3465	63.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	703 of 2406	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	48.9	1150 of 2443	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	812 of 2443	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.3	499 of 2421	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	46.9	1151 of 2444	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	846 of 2515	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.2	526 of 2483	78.8%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	73.4	680 of 4461	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	966 of 4331	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	765 of 4295	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	533 of 4240	87.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	52.0	1565 of 3668	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.4	534 of 3556	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	478 of 3487	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	301 of 3446	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	80.0	325 of 3333	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	76.9	410 of 3226	87.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	1974 of 4575	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	1829 of 4658	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	1250 of 4588	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	1348 of 4561	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	54.9	1759 of 4499	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.0	2609 of 4348	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	2752 of 4306	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	52.7	1804 of 2980	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.6	1329 of 2958	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.2	2157 of 3006	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	2320 of 4413	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	2075 of 4465	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	1251 of 4401	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	931 of 4376	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.2	1101 of 4329	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	54.9	1676 of 4188	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	2069 of 4168	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	1826 of 4520	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	1425 of 4594	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.8	663 of 4521	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	659 of 4477	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	1085 of 4451	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.2	1413 of 4309	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	1467 of 4264	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	3187 of 4582	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	2615 of 4647	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	2197 of 4585	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	1753 of 4563	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	2474 of 4498	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	2072 of 4357	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	2090 of 4319	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	4018 of 4301	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	49.8	1916 of 4292	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	1263 of 4086	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	1977 of 3952	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	1181 of 3799	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.0	3558 of 3684	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	2997 of 3558	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	54.2	1433 of 3108	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.4	469 of 3106	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	45.1	1804 of 3082	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	1920 of 3082	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.0	2910 of 3142	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	2525 of 3127	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)85th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2026)71st percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)57th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile+12 vs school

White (2024)54th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2023)39th percentile-24 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading48%-6 vs state

Mathematics43%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (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 Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th 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
Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2014 Lamar Dr	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-2300	307	25	12.2	76.2%	26 (8.5%)	38 (12.4%)	233 (75.9%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	42.7	2534^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.2%		53.7	1924^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.6%	610	25.0			25.0		56.1	42.6	46.0	35.7	52.1	38.9	$13,884
Jane Long Elementary	Public	K-5	907 Main St	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-1900	443	35	12.7	78.3%	30 (6.8%)	100 (22.6%)	291 (65.7%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	22.2	3928^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.1%		35.4	3097^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.4%	831		33.3				41.3	34.5	48.4	18.2	30.8	34.3	$11,404
Phelan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Great Blue Heron Ln	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(832) 223-4500	743	38	19.7	46.8%	97 (13.1%)	254 (34.2%)	223 (30.0%)	140 (18.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.6%)	62.2	1505^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.5%		59.4	1611^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.4%	106						63.9	67.6	60.0	48.6	57.1	33.3	$9,054
T L Pink Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Collins Rd	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-2100	490	34	14.5	83.1%	20 (4.1%)	95 (19.4%)	368 (75.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	63.5	1435^th of 4627 public elementary schools	69.0%		37.9	2930^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.0%	1495	71.4	30.8	41.2	87.5		56.0	51.7	68.1	53.6	60.0	43.0	$10,977
Travis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Ave K	Rosenberg	77471	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-2500	579	34	17.1	81.2%	32 (5.5%)	71 (12.3%)	464 (80.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	20.3	4025^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.0%		27.6	3574^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.2%	451	16.7			0.0		28.2	40.8	47.7	24.4	29.3	31.1	$12,621
Taylor Ray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2611 Ave N	Rosenberg	77471	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-2400	615	44	13.9	82.9%	42 (6.8%)	42 (6.8%)	518 (84.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	50.6	2087^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.9%		47.1	2312^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.3%	225	33.3	20.0	0.0	37.5	22.2	54.0	48.3	59.8	42.4	43.8	45.8	$10,734
John Arredondo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6110 August Green Dr	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-4800	678	40	17.0	45.9%	78 (11.5%)	223 (32.9%)	246 (36.3%)	103 (15.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.0%)	69.7	1151^st of 4627 public elementary schools	75.1%		76.3	894^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.8%	257						58.2	52.6	71.4	39.6	64.2	66.3	$9,669
Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Third St	Rosenberg	77471	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-1800	293	23	12.7	58.0%	46 (15.7%)	70 (23.9%)	148 (50.5%)	15 (5.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	75.7	916^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.2%		62.5	1464^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.5%	548						68.9	62.0	74.6	77.8	50.0	50.0	$11,595
Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3602 Williams Way	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-1700	543	33	16.5	48.1%	61 (11.2%)	166 (30.6%)	166 (30.6%)	123 (22.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.2%)	67.9	1230^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.4%		71.1	1083^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	76.7%	147						58.5	57.9	63.3	46.3	59.2	58.3	$9,641
Manford Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5111 Fm 762	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-2700	683	39	17.5	47.4%	91 (13.3%)	205 (30.0%)	220 (32.2%)	131 (19.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (5.0%)	81.7	709^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.7%		86.8	501^st of 4651 public elementary schools	89.2%	208						79.0	68.2	74.4	48.0	56.1	72.7	$9,371

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 : Lamar Jh
High : Lamar Cons High School

How many students attend Smith Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 307 students attended Smith Elementary.

Is Smith Elementary a good school?

Smith Elementary ranks 2534^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Smith Elementary?

Students at Smith Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 12% African American, 8% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Smith Elementary in?

Lamar Consolidated Independent School District

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