Opal Smith Elementary School
- Elementary school in Crandall ISD
- Crandall, TX
- Early education - 6th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Crandall ISD: N/A
Total students
589
Avg. teacher experience
3.4 years
Crandall ISD: 6.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Crandall ISD: 97.3%
Statewide: 90.3%
Opal Smith Elementary School is an elementary school in Crandall, TX, in the Crandall ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 589 students. 52.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $54,661, which is $7,813 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 3.4 years of experience.
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Principal
- Jennifer Scott
- JSCOTT@crandall-isd.net
- (972) 427-6000
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Opal Smith Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
589
African American
318 (54%)
Crandall ISD: 27.6%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (0.3%)
Crandall ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
10 (1.7%)
Crandall ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
173 (29.4%)
Crandall ISD: 41.6%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Crandall ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
52 (8.8%)
Crandall ISD: 26.2%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
34 (5.8%)
Crandall ISD: 3.4%
Statewide: 3.1%
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
52.8 %
Crandall ISD: 52.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
64.9 %
Crandall ISD: 63.9%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
13.1 %
Crandall ISD: 20%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
11.2 %
Crandall ISD: 18.2%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
5.4 %
Crandall ISD: 7.7%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
19.9 %
Crandall ISD: 15.1%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Crandall ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Crandall ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Crandall ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Crandall ISD: N/A
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 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
N/A
Crandall ISD: 16.8%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
N/A
Crandall ISD: 19.2%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Crandall ISD: 8.7%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Crandall ISD: 15.8%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
N/A
Crandall ISD: 16.1%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Crandall ISD: 33.3%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
N/A
Crandall ISD: 16.1%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
N/A
Crandall ISD: 13.3%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
38.7
African American
10 (25.7%)
Crandall ISD: 15.3%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Crandall ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Crandall ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
4 (10.3%)
Crandall ISD: 10.3%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Crandall ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
23.8 (61.4%)
Crandall ISD: 71.6%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
1 (2.6%)
Crandall ISD: 1.8%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
8 (20.7%)
Crandall ISD: 11.5%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
22.5 (58.2%)
Crandall ISD: 64.4%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
8.2 (21.1%)
Crandall ISD: 23.4%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Crandall ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
15.2
Crandall ISD: 15
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 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
3.4 years
Crandall ISD: 6.9 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
$54,661
Crandall ISD: $58,582
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$51,908
Crandall ISD: $49,357
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$58,967
Crandall ISD: $58,182
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$62,976
Crandall ISD: $62,896
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$58,279
Crandall ISD: $65,883
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$65,581
Crandall ISD: $73,294
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Crandall ISD: $79,571
Statewide: $74,014