Smith Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Mesquite ISD
  • Mesquite, TX
  • Early education - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Mesquite ISD: N/A

Total students

553

Avg. teacher experience

8.3 years

Mesquite ISD: 9.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Mesquite ISD: 92.8%

Statewide: 90.3%

Smith Elementary School is an elementary school in Mesquite, TX, in the Mesquite ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 553 students. 67.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 32.7% 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 $69,897, which is $7,423 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.mesquiteisd.org

Address

2300 Mesquite Valley Rd
Mesquite, TX 75149-6646

Office phone number

(972) 882-7080

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in 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

553

African American

198 (35.8%)

Mesquite ISD: 25%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Mesquite ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.2%)

Mesquite ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

298 (53.9%)

Mesquite ISD: 62.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.4%)

Mesquite ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

41 (7.4%)

Mesquite ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

13 (2.4%)

Mesquite ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

35.8%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.2%

Hispanic

53.9%

Pacific Islander

0.4%

White

7.4%

Two or more races

2.4%

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

67.8 %

Mesquite ISD: 72.5%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

76.7 %

Mesquite ISD: 84.9%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

32.9 %

Mesquite ISD: 36.3%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

67.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

76.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

32.9%

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

32.7 %

Mesquite ISD: 34.7%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

4.9 %

Mesquite ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

21.5 %

Mesquite ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

32.7%

Gifted and talented

4.9%

Special education

21.5%

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 have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. 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 (2023-2024)

N/A

Mesquite ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Mesquite ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Mesquite ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Mesquite 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

16.1 %

Mesquite ISD: 22.6%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

23.3 %

Mesquite ISD: 28.3%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Mesquite ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Mesquite ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

10.4 %

Mesquite ISD: 20.4%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Mesquite ISD: 18.9%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

15.6 %

Mesquite ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

8.3 %

Mesquite ISD: 25.4%

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

37.3

African American

15 (40.2%)

Mesquite ISD: 23.2%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

1 (2.7%)

Mesquite ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Mesquite ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

10.1 (27%)

Mesquite ISD: 26.4%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Mesquite ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

10.2 (27.4%)

Mesquite ISD: 46%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.7%)

Mesquite ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

2 (5.4%)

Mesquite ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

20.2 (54.2%)

Mesquite ISD: 56%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

15.1 (40.4%)

Mesquite ISD: 38.3%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Mesquite ISD: 1%

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

14.8

Mesquite ISD: 14

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

8.3 years

Mesquite ISD: 9.4 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

$69,897

Mesquite ISD: $67,405

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$61,000

Mesquite ISD: $49,375

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$60,220

Mesquite ISD: $63,240

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$82,856

Mesquite ISD: $69,179

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$79,668

Mesquite ISD: $73,383

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$72,955

Mesquite ISD: $77,718

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Mesquite ISD: $86,823

Statewide: $74,014

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