Smith Elementary School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Lubbock ISD: N/A

Total students

533

Avg. teacher experience

11.2 years

Lubbock ISD: 10.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Lubbock ISD: 88.9%

Statewide: 90.3%

Smith Elementary School is an elementary school in Lubbock, TX, in the Lubbock ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 533 students. 33.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 2.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $53,018, which is $9,456 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

8707 Dover
Lubbock, TX 79424

Office phone number

(806) 219-6800

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Smith Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 17. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 20.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 17.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

533

African American

35 (6.6%)

Lubbock ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.4%)

Lubbock ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

14 (2.6%)

Lubbock ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

219 (41.1%)

Lubbock ISD: 60.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.2%)

Lubbock ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

248 (46.5%)

Lubbock ISD: 20.9%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

14 (2.6%)

Lubbock ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

6.6%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

2.6%

Hispanic

41.1%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

46.5%

Two or more races

2.6%

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

33.6 %

Lubbock ISD: 58.1%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

48.8 %

Lubbock ISD: 73%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

2.4 %

Lubbock ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

33.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

48.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

2.4%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

2.4 %

Lubbock ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

13.5 %

Lubbock ISD: 8.9%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

17.6 %

Lubbock ISD: 17.4%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

2.4%

Gifted and talented

13.5%

Special education

17.6%

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 have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. 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 (2023-2024)

N/A

Lubbock ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Lubbock ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Lubbock ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Lubbock ISD: N/A

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 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

8 %

Lubbock ISD: 23%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

23.8 %

Lubbock ISD: 30.2%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Lubbock ISD: 25%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

7.7 %

Lubbock ISD: 4.6%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

7.4 %

Lubbock ISD: 25.7%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Lubbock ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

6.8 %

Lubbock ISD: 12.6%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

9.1 %

Lubbock ISD: 20.8%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

African American

1 (2.8%)

Lubbock ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Lubbock ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Lubbock ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

6 (16.7%)

Lubbock ISD: 26.1%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Lubbock ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

29 (80.6%)

Lubbock ISD: 65.1%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Lubbock ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Lubbock ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

31 (86.1%)

Lubbock ISD: 70.9%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

5 (13.9%)

Lubbock ISD: 26.9%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Lubbock ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

14.8

Lubbock ISD: 13

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 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

11.2 years

Lubbock ISD: 10.1 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

$53,018

Lubbock ISD: $52,276

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$47,925

Lubbock ISD: $43,669

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$48,505

Lubbock ISD: $47,639

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$50,790

Lubbock ISD: $50,813

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$55,636

Lubbock ISD: $55,936

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$60,000

Lubbock ISD: $62,278

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$67,300

Lubbock ISD: $68,420

Statewide: $74,014

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