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Smith El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4209 Smith School Rd, Austin, TX 78744 · (512) 386-3850 · Part of Del Valle Independent School District

Austin’s School Grade B− better than 52% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
566
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Smith El

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 61.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4209 Smith School Rd, Austin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K64
Kindergarten80
Grade 189
Grade 276
Grade 396
Grade 477
Grade 584
Enrollment over time
350’20
322’21
508’22
560’23
566’24

Up 61.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 83%Black 7%White 5%Two or more races 2%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Smith El from Austin families.

Other schools in Del Valle Independent School District

The district →
Del Valle El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Del Valle
C−
726 students15:1
Hornsby-Dunlap El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Austin
D
711 students15:1
Popham El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Del Valle
C−
698 students17:1
Joseph Gilbert El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Austin
C−
664 students14:1
Newton Collins El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Austin
D
600 students13:1
Baty El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Austin
D
558 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Austin’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.