David E Smith Elementary

Summary:

David E Smith Elementary is a public elementary school in Haltom City, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 364. The school is part of the Birdville Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 450 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

David E Smith Elementary faces several challenges, including a student population that is 71-72% Hispanic and has consistently high free/reduced lunch rates of 81-86%. The school's student performance on STAAR tests is generally lower than the Birdville ISD and Texas state averages, particularly in mathematics and science. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 28.79%, compared to 39.68% for Birdville ISD and 40.86% for Texas. However, the school stands out for its strong performance in supporting special education and English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the top 20% of Texas elementary schools for these populations.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, such as Cheney Hills Elementary and Alliene Mullendore Elementary, both within the Birdville ISD, David E Smith Elementary generally performs below average. The school's statewide ranking has also trended downward in recent years, from a high of 1,637 out of 4,578 Texas elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 2,850 out of 4,675 in 2023-2024. Despite these challenges, the school's strengths in supporting special populations suggest it may have effective strategies that could be leveraged to improve overall academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 3701 Layton Ave
       Haltom City, TX  76117-2343


(817) 547-1600

District: Birdville Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2850th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,452 Help


Students who attend David E Smith Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Haltom Middle
High:    Haltom High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.3 Help
Number of students:  618

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
75.9%
White:
16.5%
Asian:
4.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  81.7% Help


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Compare Details David E Smith Elementary ranks worse than 61% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 14th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the Birdville Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.36. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (75.9%), White (16.5%), Asian (4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 81.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at David E Smith Elementary is 14.3, which is the 5th best among 19 elementary schools in the Birdville Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at David E Smith Elementary is $10,452, which is the 8th highest among 19 elementary schools in the Birdville Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

David E Smith Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks David E Smith Elementary 2850th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See David E Smith Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Birdville Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Birdville Independent School District (Isd) 450th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for David E Smith Elementary

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Rank History for all students at David E Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 31.95 2799th 3465 19.2%
2005 55.21 1767th 3475 49.2%
2006 46.11 2231st 3476 35.8%
2007 61.20 1602nd 3724 57.0%
2008 50.35 2183rd 3768 42.1%
2009 58.47 1797th 3884 53.7%
2010 34.45 3103rd 3937 21.2%
2011 34.58 3192nd 4095 22.1%
2012 33.36 3241st 4206 22.9%
2013 42.27 2737th 4221 35.2%
2014 50.59 2296th 4260 46.1%
2015 27.74 3446th 4320 20.2%
2016 51.24 2242nd 4286 47.7%
2017 39.45 2554th 4329 41.0%
2018 36.51 2775th 4359 36.3%
2019 35.21 3012th 4479 32.8%
2021 57.60 1637th 4578 64.2%
2022 55.57 1840th 4581 59.8%
2023 57.12 1750th 4647 62.3%
2024 39.36 2850th 4675 39.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at David E Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.35 1591st 3226 50.7%
2019 56.54 1246th 3333 62.6%
2021 82.60 286th 3446 91.7%
2022 50.50 1619th 3487 53.6%
2023 46.56 1877th 3556 47.2%
2024 23.89 3090th 3638 15.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at David E Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.19 1631st 3558 54.2%
2019 45.17 1715th 3684 53.4%
2021 61.77 861st 3799 77.3%
2022 68.64 752nd 3952 81.0%
2023 70.42 671st 4086 83.6%
2024 23.83 3624th 4261 14.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at David E Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.08 2411th 4264 43.5%
2019 52.93 1837th 4309 57.4%
2021 72.19 742nd 4451 83.3%
2022 72.83 758th 4477 83.1%
2023 64.68 1207th 4521 73.3%
2024 36.45 3145th 4560 31.0%
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Rank History for Female students at David E Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.10 2289th 4306 46.8%
2019 37.55 2838th 4348 34.7%
2021 61.26 1444th 4499 67.9%
2022 61.09 1517th 4561 66.7%
2023 58.82 1644th 4588 64.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at David E Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 69.36 812th 2958 72.5%
2023 49.46 1942nd 2980 34.8%
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Rank History for At Risk students at David E Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.94 2005th 4240 52.7%
2019 58.90 1394th 4295 67.5%
2021 76.23 494th 4331 88.6%
2022 53.08 1881st 4461 57.8%
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Rank History for Male students at David E Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.13 3103rd 4319 28.2%
2019 35.87 2927th 4357 32.8%
2021 52.11 1885th 4498 58.1%
2022 49.15 2220th 4563 51.3%
2023 52.39 2023rd 4585 55.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at David E Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 28.99 852nd 1035 17.7%
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Rank History for African American students at David E Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.70 2430th 2483 2.1%
2019 27.89 2046th 2515 18.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at David E Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.17 2506th 4168 39.9%
2019 39.79 2639th 4188 37.0%
2021 71.35 836th 4329 80.7%
2022 60.30 1439th 4376 67.1%
2023 60.20 1473rd 4401 66.5%
2024 27.18 3580th 4431 19.2%
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Rank History for White students at David E Smith Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.45 2466th 3127 21.1%
2019 33.68 2310th 3142 26.5%
2021 18.79 2751st 3082 10.7%
2022 42.28 1931st 3082 37.3%
2023 37.62 2098th 3106 32.5%
2024 39.97 1991st 3078 35.3%
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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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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for David E Smith Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 428 1 9 18 n/a n/a n/a 0 456
1989 386 2 9 22 0 n/a n/a 0 419
1990 330 4 5 26 0 n/a n/a 0 365
1991 331 5 15 26 0 n/a n/a 0 377
1992 336 2 7 32 0 n/a n/a 0 377
1993 332 1 7 32 0 n/a n/a 0 372
1994 325 1 4 25 0 n/a n/a 0 355
1995 286 2 6 53 0 n/a n/a 0 347
1996 286 2 6 53 0 n/a n/a 0 347
1997 260 5 6 48 0 n/a n/a 0 319
1998 258 8 5 46 0 n/a n/a 0 317
1999 249 4 5 54 1 n/a n/a 0 313
2000 234 5 7 59 1 n/a n/a 0 306
2001 198 8 8 78 0 n/a n/a 0 292
2002 188 16 8 130 0 n/a n/a 0 342
2003 188 16 8 130 0 n/a n/a 0 342
2004 197 18 5 135 1 n/a n/a 0 356
2005 222 18 14 163 2 n/a n/a 0 419
2006 226 20 13 205 2 n/a n/a 0 466
2007 232 21 14 215 3 n/a n/a 0 485
2008 208 15 18 228 7 n/a n/a 0 476
2009 178 2 10 244 6 n/a n/a 0 440
2010 206 4 8 244 4 n/a n/a 0 466
2011 162 8 10 256 2 1 5 0 444
2012 144 13 9 275 3 2 5 0 451
2013 139 14 7 284 3 3 14 0 464
2014 115 13 6 294 4 5 6 0 443
2015 106 20 8 326 3 4 11 0 478
2016 113 15 8 297 2 4 11 0 450
2017 114 12 4 321 1 3 10 0 465
2018 106 17 3 322 0 3 8 0 459
2019 96 23 7 345 1 2 13 0 487
2020 91 17 10 339 2 1 12 0 472
2021 87 10 9 293 2 0 6 0 407
2022 87 11 5 274 2 0 11 0 390
2023 77 7 8 261 2 0 9 0 364
2024 102 16 25 469 0 0 6 0 618

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 David E Smith Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 456 24.0 19.0 n/a
1989 419 n/a n/a n/a
1990 365 22.0 16.5 n/a
1991 377 21.9 17.2 n/a
1992 377 23.1 16.3 22.8
1993 372 23.0 16.2 43.3
1994 355 21.2 16.7 27.6
1995 347 22.5 15.4 31.7
1996 347 22.5 15.4 31.7
1997 319 20.4 15.6 30.7
1998 317 18.7 17.0 30.6
1999 313 20.4 15.3 47
2000 306 20.5 14.9 52.6
2001 292 22.5 13.0 44.9
2002 342 22.0 15.5 60.5
2003 342 22.0 15.5 60.5
2004 356 25.9 13.7 59.8
2005 419 26.6 15.8 65.2
2006 466 27.8 16.8 70.6
2007 485 30.2 16.1 73.4
2008 476 32.9 14.5 73.1
2009 440 29.8 14.7 77
2010 466 30.4 15.2 81.1
2011 444 30.1 14.7 80
2012 451 32.9 13.6 78.7
2013 464 33.1 14.0 80
2014 443 29.6 14.9 82.6
2015 478 30.0 15.9 81.6
2016 450 30.0 15.0 80
2017 465 31.1 14.9 78.7
2018 459 28.9 15.8 83.7
2019 487 29.7 16.3 78.4
2020 472 29.9 15.7 85.2
2021 407 29.6 13.7 85.5
2022 390 27.7 14.0 83.3
2023 364 25.9 14.0 81
2024 618 43.1 14.3 81.7

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 David E Smith Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 456 24.0 19.0 n/a
1989 419 n/a n/a n/a
1990 365 22.0 16.5 n/a
1991 377 21.9 17.2 n/a
1992 377 23.1 16.3 22.8
1993 372 23.0 16.2 43.3
1994 355 21.2 16.7 27.6
1995 347 22.5 15.4 31.7
1996 347 22.5 15.4 31.7
1997 319 20.4 15.6 30.7
1998 317 18.7 17.0 30.6
1999 313 20.4 15.3 47
2000 306 20.5 14.9 52.6
2001 292 22.5 13.0 44.9
2002 342 22.0 15.5 60.5
2003 342 22.0 15.5 60.5
2004 356 25.9 13.7 59.8
2005 419 26.6 15.8 65.2
2006 466 27.8 16.8 70.6
2007 485 30.2 16.1 73.4
2008 476 32.9 14.5 73.1
2009 440 29.8 14.7 77
2010 466 30.4 15.2 81.1
2011 444 30.1 14.7 80
2012 451 32.9 13.6 78.7
2013 464 33.1 14.0 80
2014 443 29.6 14.9 82.6
2015 478 30.0 15.9 81.6
2016 450 30.0 15.0 80
2017 465 31.1 14.9 78.7
2018 459 28.9 15.8 83.7
2019 487 29.7 16.3 78.4
2020 472 29.9 15.7 85.2
2021 407 29.6 13.7 85.5
2022 390 27.7 14.0 83.3
2023 364 25.9 14.0 81
2024 618 43.1 14.3 81.7

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 David E Smith Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,400 (16.1%) $7,316 (83.9%) $8,716
2020 $1,129 (12.9%) $7,602 (87.1%) $8,731
2021 $1,348 (12.9%) $9,104 (87.1%) $10,452

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

Impact of COVID-19 on David E Smith Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3012th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1750th of 4647 Elementary schools
 29.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (David E Smith Elementary)3459
 25%
   3rd Grade Reading (Birdville Independent School District (Isd))4551
 6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (David E Smith Elementary)2744
 17%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Birdville Independent School District (Isd))4844
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (David E Smith Elementary)7517
 58%
   3rd Grade Reading (Birdville Independent School District (Isd))4122
 19%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (David E Smith Elementary)3959
 20%
   4th Grade Reading (Birdville Independent School District (Isd))4851
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (David E Smith Elementary)2846
 18%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Birdville Independent School District (Isd))4644
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (David E Smith Elementary)3456
 22%
   5th Grade Reading (Birdville Independent School District (Isd))5860
 2%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (David E Smith Elementary)5243
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Birdville Independent School District (Isd))6250
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (David E Smith Elementary)5531
 24%
   5th Grade Science (Birdville Independent School District (Isd))5840
 18%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students487364
 25.3%
African American237
 69.6%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian78
 14.3%
Hispanic345261
 24.3%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White9677
 19.8%
Two or More Races139
 30.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients78.4%81%
 2.6%


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David E Smith Elementary ranks 2850th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 618 students attended David E Smith Elementary.

Students who attend David E Smith Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Haltom Middle
High : Haltom High School

Students at David E Smith Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 17% White, 4% Asian, 3% African American.


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