📍 8707 Dover, Lubbock, Lubbock County, 79424
Smith el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lubbock, Lubbock County. The school has 561 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jaci Underwood. It is part of the Lubbock Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Smith el enrolls 561 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 43% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 258 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 244 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 14 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
271 of the school's 561 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 257 qualify for free lunch and 14 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 28, state house district 84.
Smith el is one of 49 schools in LUBBOCK ISD, based in LUBBOCK, Texas. The district serves 24,133 students district-wide and employs 1,887 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 561 students, Smith el is close to the district average of about 493 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large