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Smith Elementary

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Smith Elementary ranks 1272 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1272^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Smith Elementary in Raymondville, TX, is a PK-5 public school serving 431 students within the Raymondville Independent School District (Isd), and it has achieved a remarkable turnaround from a 1-star rating to a consistent 4-star performer over the past decade.

Smith Elementary stands out for its exceptional results with students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ranking in the 96th percentile statewide for this group in 2024-2025. The school also excels in supporting Special Education students (95th percentile) and Migrant Students (ranked #1 out of 45 schools statewide). Its math program has shown dramatic improvement, with 5th-grade math proficiency now 28 percentage points above the state average. Science scores have also surged, nearly doubling the state average in 5th grade. This success is particularly notable when compared to nearby schools like Lyford Elementary (14th percentile) and Lasara Elementary (3rd percentile), making Smith a high-performing option in a region where many surrounding schools rank in the bottom 20-30% of the state.

While Pittman Elementary, the district's other elementary school, ranks higher overall (92nd percentile), it serves a much less economically disadvantaged population (75% free/reduced lunch vs. Smith's 99%). This context highlights Smith's impressive performance from an equity standpoint, as it achieves strong results with a student body facing greater economic challenges. Smith's sustained upward trajectory—from the 10th percentile in 2016-2017 to the 73rd percentile in 2025-2026—demonstrates a decade-long commitment to improvement that has transformed it into a vital asset for the Raymondville community.

431

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,880

Per pupil spending ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Nth 1st St
Raymondville, TX 78580-3351

(956) 689-8172

District: Raymondville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Smith Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Myra Green Middle
High:	Raymondville High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.2%

White:

2.1%

African American:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (58% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 62 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (73rd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg68%

Texas avg51%

1,272^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 61 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Raymondville Independent School District (Isd)

354^th of 951Raymondville 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	66.8	1272 of 4627	72.5%	★★★★☆
2025	74.4	951 of 4651	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	1510 of 4710	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	2612 of 4647	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	2679 of 4581	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	2468 of 4578	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	3116 of 4479	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	3399 of 4359	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.7	3893 of 4329	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.5	3795 of 4286	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.2	3685 of 4320	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.5	3875 of 4260	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.3	4079 of 4221	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.4	4144 of 4206	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	25.6	3560 of 4095	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.7	3170 of 3937	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.7	2812 of 3884	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.4	2700 of 3768	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.1	2911 of 3724	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	48.1	2135 of 3476	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.7	2717 of 3475	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	49.7	2031 of 3465	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	40.2	2797 of 4461	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	3185 of 4331	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	2872 of 4295	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	3549 of 4240	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	364 of 2918	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	862 of 3668	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	52.6	1545 of 3556	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.6	493 of 3487	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	20.9	3161 of 3446	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	3091 of 3333	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	3083 of 3226	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	1461 of 4575	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	79.3	579 of 3744	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	1073 of 4658	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	43.3	2585 of 4588	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	2851 of 4561	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.0	3527 of 4499	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	3896 of 4348	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	3645 of 4306	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	972 of 3075	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	1859 of 3006	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.5	1643 of 3184	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	842 of 4413	80.9%	★★★★☆
2025	83.7	327 of 3644	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	71.8	868 of 4465	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	49.7	2074 of 4401	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	2231 of 4376	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.1	1928 of 4329	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	2679 of 4188	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	3066 of 4168	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.2	396 of 4520	91.2%	★★★★★
2025	89.0	156 of 3705	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	80.1	466 of 4594	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	1506 of 4521	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	1965 of 4477	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	1421 of 4451	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	2478 of 4309	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	2903 of 4264	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	1158 of 4582	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	71.7	849 of 3739	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	58.1	1694 of 4647	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	2733 of 4585	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	2588 of 4563	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.4	1569 of 4498	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	1798 of 4357	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.8	2998 of 4319	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	1 of 45	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	57.3	15 of 44	65.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	13 of 49	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	4 of 56	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	36.7	66 of 93	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	52 of 112	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.8	721 of 4301	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	88.8	170 of 3549	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	69.9	808 of 4292	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	37.2	2525 of 4086	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	2403 of 3952	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	1765 of 3799	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	1883 of 3684	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	1856 of 3558	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)98th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)68th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)37th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics61%+14 vs state

Reading54%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 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	700 Nth 1st St	Raymondville	78580	Willacy County	Raymondville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 689-8172	431	27	15.9	98.8%	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	419 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	66.8	1272^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	72.5%		74.4	951^st of 4651 public elementary schools	79.6%	321	50.0	52.1	62.0				50.9	59.6	75.5					$8,880
Pittman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	258 E Harris	Raymondville	78580	Willacy County	Raymondville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 689-8173	561	38	14.8	75.2%	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	551 (98.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90.1	362^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	92.2%		86.7	503^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	89.2%	141	57.3	75.6	76.9				77.3	80.3	81.5					$8,857
Lyford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13094 High School Cir	Lyford	78569	Willacy County	Lyford Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 347-3911	658	38	17.1	73.4%	35 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	621 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27.1	3619^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.8%		20.5	3998^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.0%	379	46.3	43.8	45.5				30.5	28.1	32.4					$8,048
Lasara Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	607 E Sixth St	Lasara	78561	Willacy County	Lasara Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 642-3271	238	18	12.9	89.5%	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	233 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.2	4228^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.6%		9.3	4507^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.1%	279	36.4	26.9	27.8	31.8	50.0	40.0	22.7	42.3	16.7	17.4	33.3	58.3	53.3	$12,059
San Perlita Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	E Hwy 186 1mi N F M 2209	San Perlita	78590	Willacy County	San Perlita Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 248-5250	80	8	9.6	88.8%	11 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.9	1918^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.5%		57.1	1720^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.0%	198	50.0	38.5	37.5				60.0	53.9	75.0					$12,123
Roberto Garate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25149 First St	Monte Alto	78538	Hidalgo County	Monte Alto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-1601	386	22	17.4	88.3%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	384 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.2	3613^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.9%		34.3	3177^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.7%	436	38.5	51.1	48.3				33.3	28.3	25.9					$8,058
Hargill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13394 4th St	Hargill	78549	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2338	520	33	15.7	94.0%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	516 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.3	3792^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	18.0%		34.4	3173^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	31.8%	619	25.3	39.5	52.2				33.3	24.7	39.1					$10,814
Elma E Barrera Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Hwy 107	Santa Rosa	78593	Cameron County	Santa Rosa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 636-9870	377	31	12.2	91.8%	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	371 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.2	2431^st of 4627 public elementary schools	47.5%		38.1	2916^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.3%	485	34.3	40.4	53.1				40.0	40.4	73.5					$10,042
Jose Bernabe Munoz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 N Cottonwood	La Villa	78562	Hidalgo County	La Villa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-9357	227	17	13.6	96.0%	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	225 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.8	3306^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.5%		18	4141^st of 4651 public elementary schools	11.0%	835	45.2	38.2	41.9				58.1	29.4	25.8					$11,243
Dishman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	309 Madeley	Combes	78535	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3100	313	21	14.8	94.2%	8 (2.6%)	3 (1.0%)	302 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.2	1448^th of 4627 public elementary schools	68.7%		68.4	1193^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	74.3%	255	61.9	61.7	62.5				47.6	61.7	35.4					$11,414

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 : Myra Green Middle
High : Raymondville High School

What is the racial makeup of Smith Elementary?

Students at Smith Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

Is Smith Elementary a good school?

Smith Elementary ranks 1272^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Smith Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Smith Elementary.

What district is Smith Elementary in?

Raymondville Independent School District (Isd)

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

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