Smith Elementary School
- Elementary school in Lamar CISD
- Richmond, TX
- Early education - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Lamar CISD: N/A
Total students
331
Avg. teacher experience
12.7 years
Lamar CISD: 11.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Lamar CISD: 94.8%
Statewide: 90.3%
Smith Elementary School is an elementary school in Richmond, TX, in the Lamar CISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 331 students. 69.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 37.8% 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 $72,479, which is $10,005 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.7 years of experience.
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Website
Address
2014 Lamar DrRichmond, TX 77469-5302
Office phone number
Principal
- Troy Bethley
- troy.bethley@lcisd.org
- (832) 223-2300
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
331
African American
38 (11.5%)
Lamar CISD: 23.1%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Lamar CISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (0.3%)
Lamar CISD: 9.9%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
255 (77%)
Lamar CISD: 40.2%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Lamar CISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
31 (9.4%)
Lamar CISD: 22.9%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
6 (1.8%)
Lamar CISD: 3.5%
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
69.5 %
Lamar CISD: 45.3%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
77.3 %
Lamar CISD: 47.1%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
37.8 %
Lamar CISD: 21.7%
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
37.8 %
Lamar CISD: 21.2%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
6.9 %
Lamar CISD: 8.5%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
23.6 %
Lamar CISD: 14.3%
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
Lamar CISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Lamar CISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Lamar CISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Lamar CISD: 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
20 %
Lamar CISD: 18.2%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
27.8 %
Lamar CISD: 16.2%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Lamar CISD: 25%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Lamar CISD: 12.8%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
17 %
Lamar CISD: 21.4%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Lamar CISD: 10.4%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
21.6 %
Lamar CISD: 16.6%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
50 %
Lamar CISD: 17.1%
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
26.8
African American
5.6 (20.8%)
Lamar CISD: 16.8%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Lamar CISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Lamar CISD: 3.8%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
12.3 (45.8%)
Lamar CISD: 22.6%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Lamar CISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
8.9 (33.3%)
Lamar CISD: 55.2%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Lamar CISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 1.3%
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: 0.4%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
19.5 (72.7%)
Lamar CISD: 73.7%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
6.4 (23.8%)
Lamar CISD: 25.3%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0.9 (3.5%)
Lamar CISD: 0.6%
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
12.3
Lamar CISD: 18.9
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
12.7 years
Lamar CISD: 11.4 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
$72,479
Lamar CISD: $70,375
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$70,822
Lamar CISD: $66,889
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$67,670
Lamar CISD: $66,655
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$71,048
Lamar CISD: $69,038
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$74,476
Lamar CISD: $71,909
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$78,212
Lamar CISD: $76,382
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$79,235
Lamar CISD: $81,386
Statewide: $74,014