Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Alief ISD: B

Total students

650

Avg. teacher experience

11.4 years

Alief ISD: 11.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Alief ISD: 88%

Statewide: 90%

Smith Elementary School is an elementary school in Houston, TX, in the Alief ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 650 students. 76.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 66% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,843, which is $5,956 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.aliefisd.net

Address

11300 Stancliff
Houston, TX 77099-4202

Office phone number

(281) 983-8380

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Smith Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

650

African American

153 (23.5%)

Alief ISD: 26.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.3%)

Alief ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

66 (10.2%)

Alief ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

406 (62.5%)

Alief ISD: 58.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.2%)

Alief ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

21 (3.2%)

Alief ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

1 (0.2%)

Alief ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

23.5%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

10.2%

Hispanic

62.5%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

3.2%

Two or more races

0.2%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

76.5 %

Alief ISD: 84.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

86.9 %

Alief ISD: 83.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

64.5 %

Alief ISD: 49.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

76.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

86.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

64.5%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

66 %

Alief ISD: 50.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

1.2 %

Alief ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

8.5 %

Alief ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

66.0%

Gifted and talented

1.2%

Special education

8.5%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Alief ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Alief ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Alief ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Alief ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

19.1 %

Alief ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

21.1 %

Alief ISD: 22.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Alief ISD: 18.4%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

14.5 %

Alief ISD: 8%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

18.8 %

Alief ISD: 23.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Alief ISD: 21.3%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

22.6 %

Alief ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Alief ISD: 18.5%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

55.8

African American

18 (32.3%)

Alief ISD: 41%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Alief ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2.8 (5%)

Alief ISD: 6.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

26.9 (48.3%)

Alief ISD: 27.7%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Alief ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

8 (14.3%)

Alief ISD: 22.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Alief ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

3 (5.4%)

Alief ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

39.8 (71.3%)

Alief ISD: 66.6%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

13 (23.3%)

Alief ISD: 29.8%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Alief ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

11.7

Alief ISD: 12.8

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

11.4 years

Alief ISD: 11.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$64,843

Alief ISD: $64,889

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$59,700

Alief ISD: $53,873

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$60,579

Alief ISD: $60,652

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$63,215

Alief ISD: $62,864

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$67,181

Alief ISD: $67,033

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$71,894

Alief ISD: $72,383

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Alief ISD: $78,804

Statewide: $71,111

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