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Stanton-Smith Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

95^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Stanton-Smith Elementary is a public elementary school in Whitehouse, Texas, serving 514 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Whitehouse Independent School District, which is ranked 42 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating.

Stanton-Smith Elementary consistently outperforms state and district averages on STAAR tests, ranking in the top 5% of Texas elementary schools. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in reading, math, and science were significantly higher than the state and district averages. For example, 89.47% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in reading, compared to 76.28% for the district and 57.83% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in mathematics, with over 80% of 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students achieving proficiency.

When compared to nearby schools, Stanton-Smith Elementary outperforms its peers within the Whitehouse ISD. However, some schools outside the district, such as Woods Elementary and Dr. Bryan C. Jack Elementary in the Tyler ISD, have also demonstrated strong academic performance and may offer similar or even better educational opportunities. Overall, Stanton-Smith Elementary is an exceptional school that consistently delivers exceptional outcomes for its diverse student population.

486

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,489

Per pupil spending ?

42%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Zavala Trl
Whitehouse, TX 75791

(903) 839-5730

District: Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Stanton-Smith Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	J W Holloway Sixth Grade School
	Whitehouse J H
High:	Whitehouse High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.0%

Hispanic:

13.8%

African American:

10.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (82% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg70%

Texas avg47%

95^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)

42^nd of 961Whitehouse 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
2025	97.2	95 of 4651	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	112 of 4710	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	196 of 4647	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	181 of 4581	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	88 of 4578	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	169 of 4479	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	297 of 4359	93.2%	★★★★★
2017	89.6	382 of 4329	91.2%	★★★★★
2016	87.6	353 of 4286	91.8%	★★★★★
2015	78.8	808 of 4320	81.3%	★★★★☆
2014	79.2	764 of 4260	82.1%	★★★★☆
2013	68.5	1248 of 4221	70.4%	★★★★☆
2012	78.2	740 of 4206	82.4%	★★★★☆
2011	60.0	1808 of 4095	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.5	1621 of 3937	58.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	175 of 1905	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	79.7	271 of 2443	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	678 of 2443	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	239 of 2421	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	39 of 2444	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	78.3	307 of 2515	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	411 of 2483	83.4%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	74.8	616 of 4461	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	94.9	90 of 4331	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	76 of 4295	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	165 of 4240	96.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	188 of 2918	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	100.0	1 of 3446	100.0%	★★★★★
2018	48.2	1600 of 3226	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	87 of 3744	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	94 of 4658	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	205 of 4588	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	189 of 4561	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	129 of 4499	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	116 of 4348	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	238 of 4306	94.5%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	399 of 2619	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	967 of 2980	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.8	855 of 2958	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	596 of 3006	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	251 of 3184	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	76.3	373 of 3106	88.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	20 of 3644	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	79 of 4465	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	151 of 4401	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	86 of 4376	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	145 of 4329	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	37 of 4188	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	78.7	529 of 4168	87.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	73 of 3705	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	63 of 4594	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	179 of 4521	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	94 of 4477	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	149 of 4451	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	95 of 4309	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	317 of 4264	92.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	72 of 3739	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	162 of 4647	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	214 of 4585	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	170 of 4563	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	98.4	53 of 4498	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	233 of 4357	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	399 of 4319	90.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	65.7	307 of 1004	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.6	120 of 1046	88.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	66 of 3549	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	86 of 4292	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	238 of 4086	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	141 of 3952	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.0	43 of 3799	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	71.3	533 of 3684	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	89.0	136 of 3558	96.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	52 of 2612	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	39 of 3108	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	90 of 3106	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	91 of 3082	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	53 of 3082	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	115 of 3142	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	262 of 3127	91.6%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)91st percentile-7 vs school

At Risk (2022)86th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)85th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)69th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading84%+30 vs state

Mathematics81%+36 vs state

Science75%+45 vs state

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Schools Near Stanton-Smith Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd 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	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Stanton-Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Zavala Trl	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 839-5730	486	35	14.0	42.0%	316 (65.0%)	50 (10.3%)	67 (13.8%)	17 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.0%)	97.2	95^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.0%		96.8	112^th of 4710 public elementary schools	97.6%	17		75.9	87.2	89.5	78.3	82.6	82.9	75.0	$8,489
H L Higgins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	306 Bascom Rd	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 839-5580	597	40	14.8	48.4%	412 (69.0%)	42 (7.0%)	92 (15.4%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.9%)	80	748^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.9%		78.5	811^th of 4710 public elementary schools	82.8%	63		69.8	66.0	65.2	75.9	69.2	53.2	38.4	$8,139
Gus Winston Cain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 Hwy 110 S	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 839-5600	508	36	14.3	52.2%	330 (65.0%)	60 (11.8%)	86 (16.9%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	95.6	165^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.5%		91.8	305^th of 4710 public elementary schools	93.5%	140		80.6	76.3	84.7	77.6	88.2	72.2	61.1	$9,007
Mozelle Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14600 C R 2191	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 839-5610	575	43	13.5	53.7%	296 (51.5%)	107 (18.6%)	102 (17.7%)	32 (5.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	33 (5.7%)	77.7	847^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.8%		75.8	909^th of 4710 public elementary schools	80.7%	62		45.6	72.2	71.2	50.0	70.4	60.3	49.3	$8,479
Cumberland Academy Lower Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	1340 Shiloh Rd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Cumberland Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 405-1318	459	35	12.9	59.3%	168 (36.6%)	106 (23.1%)	136 (29.6%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.5%)								(n/a)									$10,656
Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary	Public, Charter	3-5	1040 Shiloh Rd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Cumberland Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 405-1381	392	30	13.1	46.4%	137 (34.9%)	104 (26.5%)	125 (31.9%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	10	4481^st of 4651 public elementary schools	3.7%		16	4269^th of 4710 public elementary schools	9.4%	212		27.0	25.0	35.0	16.8	25.4	17.1	5.1	$8,190
Rice Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5215 Old Bullard Rd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2555	613	39	15.7	61.0%	249 (40.6%)	170 (27.7%)	115 (18.8%)	24 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.6%)	52.9	1969^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.7%		50.5	2148^th of 4710 public elementary schools	54.4%	179		49.4	50.6	52.6	42.7	50.6	48.5	31.3	$8,607
Clarkston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2915 Williamsburg	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1980	394	28	13.9	76.9%	116 (29.4%)	149 (37.8%)	82 (20.8%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.1%)	27.7	3570^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.2%		35.6	3117^th of 4710 public elementary schools	33.8%	453		27.1	35.2	50.0	33.9	27.3	27.4	30.7	$10,484
Dr Bryan C Jack Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Balsam Gap Ln	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-3260	706	40	17.5	45.5%	346 (49.0%)	126 (17.8%)	134 (19.0%)	53 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.7%)	69.8	1145^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.4%		72.2	1045^th of 4710 public elementary schools	77.8%	100		62.0	62.4	62.7	58.1	50.9	49.6	36.2	$8,146
Wise Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-3	10659 State Hwy 64 E	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 566-2271	593	41	14.4	82.0%	178 (30.0%)	119 (20.1%)	263 (44.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.1%)								(n/a)	50.0	43.7			46.6				$8,987

Frequently Asked Questions about Stanton-Smith Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Stanton-Smith Elementary?

Students at Stanton-Smith Elementary are 65% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Stanton-Smith Elementary attend?

Students who attend Stanton-Smith Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : J W Holloway Sixth Grade School
Middle : Whitehouse J H
High : Whitehouse High School

Is Stanton-Smith Elementary a good school?

Yes! Stanton-Smith Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 95^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Stanton-Smith Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 486 students attended Stanton-Smith Elementary.

What district is Stanton-Smith Elementary in?

Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)

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