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L F Smith Elementary

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L F Smith Elementary ranks 2163 rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

2163^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

L F Smith Elementary in Pasadena, TX, is a PK-4 school serving 572 students in the Pasadena Independent School District (Isd), where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the school has recently made a dramatic leap to a 3-star rating and the 53rd percentile statewide.

This school stands out for its strong upward trend, rising from the 32nd percentile in 2022-2023 to the 53rd percentile in 2025-2026, while many nearby schools like Young Elementary (17th percentile) and Mae Smythe Elementary (11th percentile) are struggling. L F Smith excels in supporting its high-needs students, ranking in the 79th percentile for Low SES students and earning a 4-star rating for English Language Learners. In 3rd-grade Math, 50% of students were proficient, outperforming the district (36.57%) and state (44.33%), and far exceeding Bailey Elementary (13.64% proficient). Compared to its closest neighbor, South Shaver Elementary, which dropped to the 40th percentile, L F Smith is a more consistent performer.

However, the school faces challenges. Performance on Spanish-language STAAR tests is a concern, with 0% of 3rd graders proficient in Math and only 16.67% in Reading, well below district and state averages. Additionally, Gifted and Talented students have ranked in the bottom 25th percentile for three years, suggesting a need for more enrichment. The school also shows a gender gap, with male students jumping to the 66th percentile in 2025-2026 while female students dropped to the 36th. Despite these issues, L F Smith’s recent success makes it a standout in the district.

572

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,932

Per pupil spending ?

91.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2703 Perez Rd
Pasadena, TX 77502

(713) 740-0720

District: Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend L F Smith Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Nelda Sullivan Middle
	Queens Intermediate
High:	Pasadena High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.4%

White:

3.7%

African American:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 31st percentile in 2019 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 53rd (2026) from a 31st-percentile low (2019)

✓Above the Texas median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg42%

Texas avg49%

2,163^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 36Elementary Schools in the Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

595^th of 951Pasadena 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	49.2	2163 of 4627	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.6	1867 of 4651	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	1780 of 4710	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.7	3173 of 4647	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3124 of 4581	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	3079 of 4578	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	3108 of 4479	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	1834 of 4359	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.3	1693 of 4329	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.3	1810 of 4286	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.1	1615 of 4320	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	40.2	2891 of 4260	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.0	2399 of 4221	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.9	2717 of 4206	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.2	1682 of 4095	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.9	1968 of 3937	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	41.5	2671 of 3884	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.9	2301 of 3768	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.2	2807 of 3724	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	62.1	1414 of 3476	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.7	1384 of 3475	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.9	2128 of 3465	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	49.2	2151 of 4461	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	1544 of 4331	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	792 of 4295	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	874 of 4240	79.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	716 of 2918	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	861 of 3668	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	45.0	1951 of 3556	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	2206 of 3487	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	1607 of 3446	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	1538 of 3333	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	1367 of 3226	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	2931 of 4575	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.1	1552 of 3744	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	1167 of 4658	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	30.1	3405 of 4588	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	3334 of 4561	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	3048 of 4499	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	3456 of 4348	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.6	2195 of 4306	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	2467 of 3075	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.7	2115 of 2619	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	2231 of 2980	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	2574 of 2958	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	2492 of 3006	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	81.7	1 of 3184	100.0%	★★★★★
2018	80.0	10 of 3106	99.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	1661 of 4413	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.0	1233 of 3644	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	1267 of 4465	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	41.4	2669 of 4401	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	2582 of 4376	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	2554 of 4329	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	2457 of 4188	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.9	1389 of 4168	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	967 of 4520	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	66.2	919 of 3705	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	1116 of 4594	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	46.5	2429 of 4521	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	2134 of 4477	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.2	2298 of 4451	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.2	1898 of 4309	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	909 of 4264	78.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.1	1546 of 4582	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.6	1645 of 3739	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	2510 of 4647	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	2943 of 4585	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	2860 of 4563	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	3042 of 4498	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	2487 of 4357	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.4	1513 of 4319	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	2493 of 4301	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.1	1729 of 3549	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.0	2782 of 4292	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	2920 of 4086	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	3076 of 3952	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	3627 of 3684	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	2884 of 3558	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)75th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile+9 vs school

At Risk (2022)52nd percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile-11 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)20th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading49%-3 vs state

Mathematics45%~ state avg

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
L F Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2703 Perez Rd	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0720	572	43	13.3	91.1%	21 (3.7%)	9 (1.6%)	540 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49.2	2163^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	53.3%		54.6	1867^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.9%	296	16.7		0.0		48.8	49.6			50.0	42.1			$10,932
South Shaver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	200 W Ave	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0842	527	40	13.0	95.3%	24 (4.6%)	14 (2.7%)	485 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39.9	2759^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.4%		49.4	2177^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.2%	582	41.0	22.2		55.6	21.4	40.0			46.3	48.8			$11,511
Bailey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2707 Lafferty Rd	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0528	602	47	12.8	86.0%	32 (5.3%)	43 (7.1%)	524 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	22.3	3918^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.3%		45.2	2430^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.8%	1488	35.3	46.7	32.7	30.4	35.6	45.0			13.6	28.3			$11,051
Pearl Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1504 9th St	South Houston	77587	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0688	571	44	12.9	94.7%	17 (3.0%)	35 (6.1%)	508 (89.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	31.2	3355^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.5%		30.2	3414^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.6%	59	27.8				43.8	37.3			24.1	49.3			$10,554
Mae Smythe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2424 Burke Rd	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0728	710	53	13.4	88.9%	38 (5.4%)	36 (5.1%)	629 (88.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	18.6	4126^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.8%		35.2	3111^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.1%	1015	15.0				39.5	36.2			17.5	32.1			$10,616
Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1522 Scarborough Ln	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0776	455	40	11.3	92.1%	14 (3.1%)	17 (3.7%)	418 (91.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	41.6	2615^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.5%		45.1	2436^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.6%	179	47.8	42.9		40.0	42.5	44.9			31.8	52.5			$13,037
Morales Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	305 W Harris Ave	Pasadena	77506	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0664	379	33	11.4	93.9%	9 (2.4%)	11 (2.9%)	357 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	59.9	1618^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.0%		60.3	1564^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.4%	54	40.9		18.2		51.4	44.8			56.5	57.6			$12,783
Ryss Stem Academy At First Friends Pasadena	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1062 Fairmont Pkwy	Pasadena	77054	Harris County	Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 640-3700	147	10	14.0	94.6%	5 (3.4%)	5 (3.4%)	135 (91.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.2	1839^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.3%		51.7	2045^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.0%	206					26.7		66.7	69.2	13.3		60.0	69.2	$35,314
Young Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4221 Fox Meadow Ln	Pasadena	77504	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0784	545	42	12.9	93.8%	27 (5.0%)	48 (8.8%)	465 (85.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	23.3	3862^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	16.5%		24	3802^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	18.3%	60	12.8	44.9	11.4	34.8	31.3	35.7			34.1	34.9			$10,749
Fisher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2920 Watters Rd	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0552	566	47	12.0	84.1%	62 (11.0%)	24 (4.2%)	466 (82.3%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	25.7	3706^th of 4627 public elementary schools	19.9%		52.8	1978^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.5%	1728	33.3	50.0	47.6	58.8	52.9	32.4			31.5	25.4			$11,845

Frequently Asked Questions about L F Smith Elementary

What schools do graduates of L F Smith Elementary attend?

Students who attend L F Smith Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Nelda Sullivan Middle
Middle : Queens Intermediate
High : Pasadena High School

Is L F Smith Elementary a good school?

L F Smith Elementary ranks 2163^rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is L F Smith Elementary in?

Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend L F Smith Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 572 students attended L F Smith Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of L F Smith Elementary?

Students at L F Smith Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% African American.

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

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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