📍 11300 Stancliff, Houston, Harris County, 77099
Smith el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 626 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shawn Verow. It is part of the Alief Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Smith el enrolls 626 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 23% Black or African American and 9.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 400 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 143 | 23% |
| Asian | 62 | 9.9% |
| White | 18 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
584 of the school's 626 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 560 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Smith el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 13, state house district 131.
Smith el is one of 48 schools in ALIEF ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 38,610 students district-wide and employs 2,966 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 626 students, Smith el is smaller than the district average of about 804 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large