Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Lamar CISD: A

Total students

345

Avg. teacher experience

10.7 years

Lamar CISD: 10.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Lamar CISD: 94.4%

Statewide: 90%

Smith Elementary School is an elementary school in Richmond, TX, in the Lamar CISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 345 students. 69% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 30.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,457, which is $5,570 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.lcisd.org

Address

2014 Lamar Dr
Richmond, TX 77469-5302

Office phone number

(832) 223-2300

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Smith Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

345

African American

63 (18.3%)

Lamar CISD: 21%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Lamar CISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.3%)

Lamar CISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

227 (65.8%)

Lamar CISD: 41.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Lamar CISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

46 (13.3%)

Lamar CISD: 25.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

8 (2.3%)

Lamar CISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

18.3%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.3%

Hispanic

65.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

13.3%

Two or more races

2.3%

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

69 %

Lamar CISD: 44.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

84.1 %

Lamar CISD: 49.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

30.1 %

Lamar CISD: 17.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

69.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

84.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

30.1%

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

30.1 %

Lamar CISD: 17.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6.1 %

Lamar CISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

18.3 %

Lamar CISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

30.1%

Gifted and talented

6.1%

Special education

18.3%

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)

A

Lamar CISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Lamar CISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Lamar CISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Lamar CISD: B

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

22.1 %

Lamar CISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 15%

African American

25 %

Lamar CISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Lamar CISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Lamar CISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

18.8 %

Lamar CISD: 11.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Lamar CISD: 10.6%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

32.3 %

Lamar CISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

60 %

Lamar CISD: 5.8%

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

30.1

African American

5 (16.6%)

Lamar CISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Lamar CISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Lamar CISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

14 (46.5%)

Lamar CISD: 20.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Lamar CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

11.1 (36.8%)

Lamar CISD: 58.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Lamar CISD: 1.1%

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%)

Lamar CISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

23.1 (76.7%)

Lamar CISD: 75.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

6 (20%)

Lamar CISD: 23.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (3.3%)

Lamar CISD: 0.8%

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

11.5

Lamar CISD: 16.3

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

10.7 years

Lamar CISD: 10.7 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

$64,457

Lamar CISD: $65,178

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Lamar CISD: $59,769

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$60,918

Lamar CISD: $61,815

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$63,225

Lamar CISD: $63,836

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$66,051

Lamar CISD: $67,118

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$73,349

Lamar CISD: $72,155

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$76,296

Lamar CISD: $77,436

Statewide: $71,111

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