Smith Middle

Summary:

Smith Middle is a public magnet charter school in Beaumont, Texas, serving 475 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Beaumont Independent School District, which is ranked 869 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Smith Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Texas middle schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

One key differentiator is the school's racial makeup, with a significantly higher percentage of African American students (71.16%) compared to the surrounding schools, such as Odom Middle, M.L. King Middle, and Marshall Middle, which have more diverse student populations. Academically, Smith Middle's performance is significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 19.85% of 6th-grade students proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to the state average of 54.45%. Additionally, the school has experienced a concerning increase in dropout rates, rising from 0.3% in 2017-2018 to 3.2% in 2020-2021.

The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Smith Middle, ranging from 89.68% to 92.77% over the past three school years, suggests that the school serves a predominantly low-income community, which may contribute to the academic challenges faced by the students. Despite being a magnet charter school, Smith Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Texas middle schools, indicating a lack of significant improvement in academic performance. The stark contrast in academic performance between Smith Middle and the nearby schools, coupled with the school's high percentage of African American students, raises questions about equity and access to quality education for underserved communities in the Beaumont area.


Detail:

Public, Magnet, Charter 6-8

 4415 Concord
       Beaumont, TX  77703-1803


(409) 617-5825

District: Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2192nd of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,631 Help


Students who attend Smith Middle usually attend:

High:    Beaumont United High School

Feeder schools for Smith Middle:

Elementary:    Dr Mae E Jones-Clark Elementary
    Martin Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  16.8 Help
Number of students:  407

Racial breakdown:

African American:
68.8%
Hispanic:
26.5%
White:
2.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Smith Middle ranks worse than 92.8% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks 3rd among 5 ranked middle schools in the Beaumont Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.21. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (68.8%), Hispanic (26.5%), White (2.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 92.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Smith Middle is $11,631, which is the highest among 6 middle schools in the Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Smith Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Smith Middle 2192nd of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Smith Middle in the ranking list.)

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Beaumont Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Beaumont Independent School District (Isd) 869th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Smith Middle

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Rank History for all students at Smith Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 14.99 1448th 1573 7.9%
2005 8.98 1509th 1582 4.6%
2006 7.47 1529th 1585 3.5%
2007 12.86 1576th 1684 6.4%
2008 15.97 1594th 1718 7.2%
2009 22.71 1573rd 1763 10.8%
2010 12.21 1738th 1803 3.6%
2011 3.56 1848th 1895 2.5%
2012 13.55 1795th 1951 8.0%
2013 20.91 1710th 1973 13.3%
2014 5.71 1924th 1987 3.2%
2015 4.89 1963rd 2043 3.9%
2016 6.01 1929th 1987 2.9%
2017 10.28 1944th 2027 4.1%
2018 10.87 1984th 2080 4.6%
2019 6.20 2138th 2193 2.5%
2021 6.02 2236th 2252 0.7%
2022 4.00 2235th 2254 0.8%
2023 5.28 2294th 2330 1.5%
2024 13.21 2192nd 2361 7.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Smith Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.40 902nd 1376 34.4%
2019 29.74 1127th 1445 22.0%
2021 16.80 1563rd 1592 1.8%
2022 8.12 1641st 1643 0.1%
2023 19.49 1561st 1720 9.2%
2024 28.52 1375th 1760 21.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Smith Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.08 1153rd 1597 27.8%
2019 28.05 1318th 1626 18.9%
2021 21.22 1663rd 1712 2.9%
2022 19.39 1696th 1757 3.5%
2023 15.70 1788th 1815 1.5%
2024 54.11 682nd 1881 63.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Smith Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.87 1948th 2039 4.5%
2019 8.72 2031st 2073 2.0%
2021 6.95 2158th 2172 0.6%
2022 4.81 2205th 2220 0.7%
2023 6.14 2225th 2251 1.2%
2024 17.52 2051st 2224 7.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Smith Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.39 1927th 2008 4.0%
2019 5.88 2019th 2047 1.4%
2021 6.46 2139th 2151 0.6%
2022 4.81 2210th 2221 0.5%
2023 6.56 2203rd 2241 1.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Smith Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.03 1416th 1430 1.0%
2019 0.03 1446th 1446 0.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Smith Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.20 1364th 2008 32.1%
2019 17.49 1965th 2058 4.5%
2021 15.83 2070th 2118 2.3%
2022 8.84 2159th 2182 1.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Smith Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.07 1970th 2030 3.0%
2019 6.90 2030th 2069 1.9%
2021 6.40 2155th 2168 0.6%
2022 3.70 2214th 2228 0.6%
2023 4.34 2223rd 2245 1.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Smith Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.57 1057th 1167 9.4%
2019 12.79 1157th 1193 3.0%
2021 11.24 1200th 1213 1.1%
2022 8.89 1244th 1251 0.6%
2023 9.13 1253rd 1273 1.6%
2024 18.02 1184th 1271 6.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Smith Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.34 1684th 1895 11.1%
2019 11.02 1879th 1935 2.9%
2021 9.09 2017th 2043 1.3%
2022 4.92 2065th 2077 0.6%
2023 11.23 2036th 2116 3.8%
2024 24.18 1779th 2108 15.6%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Smith Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 164 479 2 22 n/a n/a n/a 0 667
1989 161 560 5 23 1 n/a n/a 0 750
1990 149 540 4 15 0 n/a n/a 0 708
1991 62 417 3 8 0 n/a n/a 0 490
1992 62 410 1 10 0 n/a n/a 0 483
1993 48 422 2 13 0 n/a n/a 0 485
1994 38 403 8 41 0 n/a n/a 0 490
1995 18 540 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 568
1996 18 540 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 568
1997 13 487 0 13 0 n/a n/a 0 513
1998 11 480 1 8 0 n/a n/a 0 500
1999 11 459 2 7 0 n/a n/a 0 479
2000 12 425 2 7 0 n/a n/a 0 446
2001 7 416 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 428
2002 7 384 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 401
2003 7 384 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 401
2004 5 362 0 17 0 n/a n/a 0 384
2005 4 314 0 17 0 n/a n/a 0 335
2006 0 274 0 21 0 n/a n/a 0 295
2007 4 360 2 24 3 n/a n/a 0 393
2008 9 385 2 20 0 n/a n/a 0 416
2009 12 403 1 22 0 n/a n/a 0 438
2010 13 414 1 18 0 n/a n/a 0 446
2011 10 452 0 39 0 1 4 0 506
2012 6 458 0 32 2 0 5 0 503
2013 6 481 0 40 1 0 6 0 534
2014 10 504 0 55 0 0 5 0 574
2015 14 574 2 85 2 0 8 0 685
2016 10 494 1 76 1 0 7 0 589
2017 10 431 2 91 1 0 4 0 539
2018 3 422 3 101 0 0 5 0 534
2019 3 446 0 121 0 0 4 0 574
2020 6 432 0 130 1 0 3 0 572
2021 8 441 0 129 1 0 2 0 581
2022 3 374 0 153 1 1 6 0 538
2023 5 338 0 123 0 0 9 0 475
2024 10 280 0 108 0 0 9 0 407

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Smith Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 667 38.0 17.5 n/a
1989 750 n/a n/a n/a
1990 708 43.0 16.4 n/a
1991 490 42.8 11.4 n/a
1992 483 38.2 12.6 69.4
1993 485 39.0 12.4 74.4
1994 490 40.9 12.0 76.7
1995 568 36.7 15.5 81.9
1996 568 36.7 15.5 81.9
1997 513 37.8 13.6 84.8
1998 500 45.1 11.1 84.8
1999 479 49.6 9.7 87.9
2000 446 43.2 10.3 92.6
2001 428 49.3 8.7 92.3
2002 401 40.5 9.9 93.5
2003 401 40.5 9.9 93.5
2004 384 37.8 10.2 92.7
2005 335 40.3 8.3 92.5
2006 295 40.0 7.4 86.1
2007 393 39.1 10.1 88.8
2008 416 41.8 10.0 92.3
2009 438 41.4 10.6 93.2
2010 446 41.8 10.6 92.6
2011 506 43.0 11.7 91.1
2012 503 40.9 12.2 82.7
2013 534 45.8 11.6 91.4
2014 574 43.5 13.1 92
2015 685 31.0 22.0 89.3
2016 589 40.0 14.7 89
2017 539 38.3 14.0 94.2
2018 534 35.5 15.0 94.2
2019 574 34.7 16.5 96.2
2020 572 33.1 17.2 84.6
2021 581 34.2 16.9 92.8
2022 538 30.0 17.9 92
2023 475 28.2 16.8 89.7
2024 407 n/a n/a 92.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Smith Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 667 38.0 17.5 n/a
1989 750 n/a n/a n/a
1990 708 43.0 16.4 n/a
1991 490 42.8 11.4 n/a
1992 483 38.2 12.6 69.4
1993 485 39.0 12.4 74.4
1994 490 40.9 12.0 76.7
1995 568 36.7 15.5 81.9
1996 568 36.7 15.5 81.9
1997 513 37.8 13.6 84.8
1998 500 45.1 11.1 84.8
1999 479 49.6 9.7 87.9
2000 446 43.2 10.3 92.6
2001 428 49.3 8.7 92.3
2002 401 40.5 9.9 93.5
2003 401 40.5 9.9 93.5
2004 384 37.8 10.2 92.7
2005 335 40.3 8.3 92.5
2006 295 40.0 7.4 86.1
2007 393 39.1 10.1 88.8
2008 416 41.8 10.0 92.3
2009 438 41.4 10.6 93.2
2010 446 41.8 10.6 92.6
2011 506 43.0 11.7 91.1
2012 503 40.9 12.2 82.7
2013 534 45.8 11.6 91.4
2014 574 43.5 13.1 92
2015 685 31.0 22.0 89.3
2016 589 40.0 14.7 89
2017 539 38.3 14.0 94.2
2018 534 35.5 15.0 94.2
2019 574 34.7 16.5 96.2
2020 572 33.1 17.2 84.6
2021 581 34.2 16.9 92.8
2022 538 30.0 17.9 92
2023 475 28.2 16.8 89.7
2024 407 n/a n/a 92.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Smith Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,506 (16.8%) $7,454 (83.2%) $8,959
2020 $1,786 (14.3%) $10,701 (85.7%) $12,487
2021 $1,752 (15.1%) $9,878 (84.9%) $11,631

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Smith Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2138th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 2294th of 2330 Middle schools
 1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Smith Middle)813
 5%
   6th Grade Reading (Beaumont Independent School District (Isd))2026
 6%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Smith Middle)83
 5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Beaumont Independent School District (Isd))2111
 10%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Smith Middle)1213
 1%
   7th Grade Reading (Beaumont Independent School District (Isd))3033
 3%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Smith Middle)49
 5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Beaumont Independent School District (Isd))99
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Smith Middle)2520
 5%
   8th Grade Reading (Beaumont Independent School District (Isd))3235
 3%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Smith Middle)1911
 8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Beaumont Independent School District (Isd))4124
 17%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Smith Middle)131
 12%
   8th Grade Science (Beaumont Independent School District (Isd))2617
 9%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Smith Middle)81
 7%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Beaumont Independent School District (Isd))2616
 10%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Smith Middle)4838
 10%
   End of Course Algebra I (Beaumont Independent School District (Isd))4223
 19%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students574475
 17.2%
African American446338
 24.2%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic121123
 1.7%
Pacific Islander00
White35
 66.7%
Two or More Races49
 125%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients96.2%89.7%
 6.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Smith Middle

In the 2023-24 school year, 407 students attended Smith Middle.

Students who attend Smith Middle usually go on to attend Beaumont United High School

Smith Middle ranks in the bottom 7.2% of Texas middle schools.

Students at Smith Middle are 69% African American, 27% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.


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