📍 4802 Chrystell Ln, Houston, Harris County, 77092
Smith el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 779 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Melinda Daugherty. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 45.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Smith el enrolls 779 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 45.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 12% Black or African American and 2.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 661 | 85% |
| Black or African American | 91 | 12% |
| White | 18 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
759 of the school's 779 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 752 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. 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 15, state house district 148.
Smith el is one of 274 schools in HOUSTON ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 176,727 students district-wide and employs 10,993 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 779 students, Smith el is larger than the district average of about 645 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large