Elementary · Texas

Smith El

Free meals for all

Smith El, a public elementary school in Austin, Texas: grades pre-k–5, 566 students, 13.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Del Valle ISD.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 566
Teachers (FTE): 41.0
Students per teacher: 13.8
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 68% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 14.8 · 4,723 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 59% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 60% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 515 · 4,738 schools compared

Larger than 76% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Texas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Texas: 54%

48%proficient

−6.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 61% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 52% · 4,441 elementary schools compared

162 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

43%proficient

−1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 51% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 43% · 4,441 elementary schools compared

226 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: Del Valle ISD

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Del Valle ISD.

Location

Address: 4209 Smith School Rd, Austin, TX 78744
Phone: (512)386-3850
City or town: Austin
County: Travis County

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Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
KIPP Paseo PriCharter	Pre-K–5	560	18.3	35%	37%	0.8 mi
Widen ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	433	11.0	19%	12%	1.7 mi
Rodriguez ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	372	9.8	37%	26%	2.0 mi
Baty ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	558	14.0	18%	15%	2.1 mi
Harmony School of Innovation - AustinCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	374	16.5	56%	45%	2.2 mi
IDEA Montopolis AcademyCharterFree meals for all	K–5	694	24.1	43%	34%	2.3 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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