📍 26000 Cypresswood Dr, Spring, Harris County, 77373
Smith el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Spring, Harris County. The school has 532 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sherry Dunlap. It is part of the Spring Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths.
Smith el enrolls 532 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 297 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 146 | 27% |
| White | 60 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 4.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
448 of the school's 532 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 370 qualify for free lunch and 78 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 a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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-20, state senate district 7, state house district 150.
Smith el is one of 42 schools in SPRING ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 33,590 students district-wide and employs 2,262 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 532 students, Smith el is smaller than the district average of about 800 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large