Smithville Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Smithville ISD
  • Smithville, TX
  • 1st grade - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Smithville ISD: B

Total students

633

Avg. teacher experience

8.4 years

Smithville ISD: 11.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Smithville ISD: 92.1%

Statewide: 90%

Smithville Elementary School is an elementary school in Smithville, TX, in the Smithville ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 633 students. 49.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 9.8% 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 $49,841, which is $9,046 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.smithvilleisd.org

Address

800 Bishop St
Smithville, TX 78957-0479

Office phone number

(512) 237-2406

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Smithville Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 13. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.8 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

633

African American

39 (6.2%)

Smithville ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Smithville ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (0.6%)

Smithville ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

223 (35.2%)

Smithville ISD: 33.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.2%)

Smithville ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

340 (53.7%)

Smithville ISD: 54.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

25 (3.9%)

Smithville ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

6.2%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

0.6%

Hispanic

35.2%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

53.7%

Two or more races

3.9%

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

49.1 %

Smithville ISD: 46%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

50.6 %

Smithville ISD: 45.7%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

10.6 %

Smithville ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

49.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

50.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

10.6%

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

9.8 %

Smithville ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6.2 %

Smithville ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

13.6 %

Smithville ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

9.8%

Gifted and talented

6.2%

Special education

13.6%

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 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

Smithville ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Smithville ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Smithville ISD: C

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Smithville 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

15.3 %

Smithville ISD: 22.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

25 %

Smithville ISD: 25.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Smithville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Smithville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

19 %

Smithville ISD: 26.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Smithville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

9.1 %

Smithville ISD: 17.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

40 %

Smithville ISD: 43.3%

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

44.7

African American

0 (0%)

Smithville ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Smithville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Smithville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

5 (11.2%)

Smithville ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Smithville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

39.7 (88.8%)

Smithville ISD: 84.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Smithville ISD: 2.3%

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%)

Smithville ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

40 (89.5%)

Smithville ISD: 78%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

4.7 (10.5%)

Smithville ISD: 20.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Smithville 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

14.2

Smithville ISD: 13.9

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

Smithville ISD: 11.7 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

$49,841

Smithville ISD: $52,134

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$43,750

Smithville ISD: $44,189

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$46,159

Smithville ISD: $46,876

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$49,678

Smithville ISD: $50,126

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$53,705

Smithville ISD: $54,471

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$61,995

Smithville ISD: $63,181

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$64,360

Smithville ISD: $64,909

Statewide: $71,111

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