Nesmith Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Community ISD
  • Lavon, TX
  • Early education - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Community ISD: B

Total students

669

Avg. teacher experience

8.4 years

Community ISD: 10.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Community ISD: 97%

Statewide: 90%

Nesmith Elementary School is an elementary school in Lavon, TX, in the Community ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 669 students. 48.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 9.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $55,178, which is $3,709 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

communityisd.org

Address

801 Presidents Blvd
Lavon, TX 75166

Office phone number

(972) 843-6100

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Nesmith Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

669

African American

121 (18.1%)

Community ISD: 9.8%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (0.4%)

Community ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

25 (3.7%)

Community ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

142 (21.2%)

Community ISD: 39.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Community ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

348 (52%)

Community ISD: 45.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

29 (4.3%)

Community ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

18.1%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

3.7%

Hispanic

21.2%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

52.0%

Two or more races

4.3%

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

48.7 %

Community ISD: 50.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

39.3 %

Community ISD: 49.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

9.4 %

Community ISD: 22.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

48.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

39.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

9.4%

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

9.1 %

Community ISD: 22.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4.9 %

Community ISD: 6%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

15.1 %

Community ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

9.1%

Gifted and talented

4.9%

Special education

15.1%

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)

C

Community ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Community ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Community ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Community ISD: C

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

6.8 %

Community ISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

19.7 %

Community ISD: 13.8%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Community ISD: 0%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

20 %

Community ISD: 8.8%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

10.5 %

Community ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Community ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

2.5 %

Community ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

4.3 %

Community ISD: 6.6%

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

42.2

African American

3 (7.1%)

Community ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0.5 (1.2%)

Community ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Community ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

4 (9.5%)

Community ISD: 11.7%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Community ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

33.7 (79.8%)

Community ISD: 76.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.4%)

Community ISD: 2%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Community ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

33.5 (79.4%)

Community ISD: 75.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

8.7 (20.6%)

Community ISD: 23.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Community ISD: 0%

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

15.9

Community ISD: 17

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

8.4 years

Community ISD: 10.2 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

$55,178

Community ISD: $57,696

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$48,692

Community ISD: $52,036

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$53,723

Community ISD: $54,765

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$55,928

Community ISD: $56,364

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$59,442

Community ISD: $60,653

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$64,296

Community ISD: $64,928

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$65,670

Community ISD: $65,853

Statewide: $71,111

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