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Mary E Smithey Pace HS

Dallas County · Region 10: Richardson · 98 students

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Current score
76/1002025-26
Change
+8 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−1.5 ptsvs 77.5 average · 2,240 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
1,305 of 2,240tied with 75 others
C76

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 74 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 77.5 average for 2,240 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Current strength

Student Achievement above the similar-context average

75 +3.3 pts vs 71.7

  • 75 is 3.3 points above the 71.7 average among 2,072 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Current strength

Relative Performance above the similar-context average

80 +3 pts vs 77

  • 80 is 3 points above the 77 average among 2,064 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measure

Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

Mary E Smithey Pace HS is rated C by TEA, scoring 76 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 77.5 average for 2,240 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 8 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 1,305th of 2,240 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 75 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. After high school: the following fall
  6. Who this school serves
  7. Student counts behind the percentages
  8. Enrollment over time
  9. Discipline and removal from class
  10. Spending per student
  11. Teachers and actual class size
  12. Where this school ranks best
  13. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
90807060 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageMary E Smithey Pace HS 6883798376 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated C with 74 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26C7677.5 2,240 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25B8377.1 2,227 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24C7974.4 2,210 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23B8374.8 2,195 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22D6881.7 2,175 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement75 C+3.3 vs similar economic context · 2,072 reporting
  • School Progress80 B+1.3 vs similar economic context · 2,064 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps65 D−9.6 vs similar economic context · 2,048 reporting
  • Academic Growth—Not reported · similar economic context 72.2 · 2,016 reporting
  • Relative Performance80 B+3.0 vs similar economic context · 2,064 reporting
  • Mary E Smithey Pace HS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,240 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement75C5
School Progress80B10
Closing the Gaps65D5
Academic Growth—Not rated—
Relative Performance80B10

Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 5 points below C in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (80), so Student Achievement (75) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 80.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level53%−15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,072 reporting
  • Meets grade level9%−33 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,072 reporting
  • Masters grade level2%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,072 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level35%−35 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,070 reporting
  • Meets grade level7%−39 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,070 reporting
  • Masters grade level0%−18 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,070 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level59%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,060 reporting
  • Meets grade level9%−29 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,060 reporting
  • Masters grade level0%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,060 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level80%+14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,913 reporting
  • Meets grade level0%−36 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,913 reporting
  • Masters grade level0%−15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,913 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level71%+5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 796 reporting
  • Meets grade level16%−21 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 796 reporting
  • Masters grade level6%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 796 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,240 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Completion

Four-Year
45.8%−27.5 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 56 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
60.9%−17.6 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 56 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
82.8%+3.0 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 56 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
28.6%+23.4 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 56 rated schools reporting

These measures use TEA's alternative-education accountability population. Each comparison average includes only schools in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported school rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.

College, career and military readiness

Total credit for CCMR criteria
38.0%−46.0 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria38.0%84.0%−46.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 361 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course23.1%56.2%−33.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 364 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA0.0%21.9%−21.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 364 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)3.8%11.3%−7.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 364 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course0.0%29.2%−29.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 364 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification11.5%34.6%−23.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 364 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%2.8%−2.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 364 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%6.6%−6.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 364 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%5.6%−5.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 364 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness0.0%3.2%−3.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 364 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student0.0%8.1%−8.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 364 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces3.8%2.7%+1.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 364 rated schools reporting

Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported school percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

After high school: the following fall

Where school graduates appeared in Texas public higher-education records the fall after graduation. This is a limited next-step measure, not an eventual college-going or completion rate.

Graduates in the report
52

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
4

7.7% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
48

92.3% of graduates

Not trackable
0

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
52
Selected comparison
260.2

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 317 rated schools reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
4
Selected comparison
103.5

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 317 rated schools reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
7.7%
Selected comparison
39.4%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 317 rated schools reporting

−31.7 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
92.3%
Selected comparison
54.2%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 317 rated schools reporting

+38.1 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
0.0%
Selected comparison
6.4%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 317 rated schools reporting

−6.4 pts vs similar economic context

Selected comparison counts are neutral cohort scale context. The percentages put differently sized graduating classes on the same basis, but still cover only the limited Texas-public system observed by this report.

Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, high-school graduates enrolled in higher education, fetched 24 August 2026. The report covers graduates who enrolled in a Texas public college or university the following fall and includes only districts or campuses with more than 25 graduates.

“Not found” does not mean a graduate did not continue their education. It can include private or out-of-state college, work, military service, enrollment after the fall term, or another path the Texas public system does not observe.

“Not trackable” is not an outcome. THECB uses it for graduates with a non-standard identifier that could not be matched to higher-education records.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
98
Economically disadvantaged
82.3%−0.7 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
29.2%−2.5 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
9.4%−9.2 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
76.5%−16.8 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
77.3%+56.0 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Mary E Smithey Pace HS

African American: 39.6%Hispanic: 54.2%White: 2.1%Pacific Islander: 1%Two or More Races: 3.1%
  • African American 39.6%
  • Hispanic 54.2%
  • White 2.1%
  • Pacific Islander 1%
  • Two or More Races 3.1%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,240 reporting for every category shown · 2,240 in full cohort

African American: 14.2%Hispanic: 70.2%White: 11.3%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 1.5%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 2.4%
  • African American 14.2%
  • Hispanic 70.2%
  • White 11.3%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 1.5%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 2.4%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
96
Economically disadvantaged students
79
Emergent bilingual students
28
Special education students
9

TEA context labels

  • Alternative education campus under AEA procedures
  • Alternative education type: dropout recovery school
  • Rated under AEA procedures

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
91
Students in TEA mobility denominator
112
TEA-published mobility rate
81.3%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 98 students in 2025–26, an increase of 22 (28.9%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
98

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
+22

Increase · +28.9%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
98
Selected comparison
616.8

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,212 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Mary E Smithey Pace HS
School yearStudents enrolledMary E Smithey Pace HSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 Not reported Not available —
2022–23 Not reported Not available —
2023–24 Not reported Not available —
2024–25 76 No adjacent prior year 637
2025–26 98 Increase of 22 (28.9%) 616.8

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
15

13.4% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
35

31.25 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
112

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
13.4%
Selected comparison
13.3%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,597 rated schools reporting

+0.1 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
31.25
Selected comparison
32.3

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,710 rated schools reporting

−1.0 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Mary E Smithey Pace HS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 137 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2021–22 166 19 11.4% 20 12.05 12.9% 30.9
2022–23 174 26 14.9% 60 34.48 13.8% 34.1
2023–24 132 30 22.7% 89 67.42 13.8% 34
2024–25 112 15 13.4% 35 31.25 13.3% 32.3
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Mary E Smithey Pace HS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 15 13.4% 35 31.25 13.3% 32.3
In-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Out-of-school suspensions 13 11.6% 19 16.96 8.6% 13.5
DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$7k$16k$25k20182020202220242025
  • Mary E Smithey Pace HS
  • Parent district: Duncanville ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$18,570
Selected comparison
$13,217

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,225 rated schools reporting

+$5,353 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $18,570 per student for this campus, $17,483 per student for its parent district, Duncanville ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearMary E Smithey Pace HSParent district: Duncanville ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$10,342$11,366$13,054$8,244 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,110 rated schools reporting
2019$10,569$11,956$13,108$8,337 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,137 rated schools reporting
2020$14,696$12,407$14,058$8,858 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,150 rated schools reporting
2021$13,808$13,828$14,797$9,532 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,158 rated schools reporting
2022$14,688$14,112$15,708$10,999 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,175 rated schools reporting
2023$23,790$14,114$16,792$11,508 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,194 rated schools reporting
2024$17,042$14,763$18,125$12,495 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,209 rated schools reporting
2025$18,570$17,483$18,972$13,217 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,225 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$70,511+$3,119 vs similar economic context
Teachers
10−32.4 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
9.6−4.7 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Mary E Smithey Pace HS

Beginning: 20%1 to 5 years: 20%6 to 10 years: 20%11 to 20 years: 20%21 to 30 years: 20%
  • Beginning 20%
  • 1 to 5 years 20%
  • 6 to 10 years 20%
  • 11 to 20 years 20%
  • 21 to 30 years 20%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,240 reporting for every category shown · 2,240 in full cohort

Beginning: 7%1 to 5 years: 27.6%6 to 10 years: 19%11 to 20 years: 27.2%21 to 30 years: 15%Over 30 years: 3.6%
  • Beginning 7%
  • 1 to 5 years 27.6%
  • 6 to 10 years 19%
  • 11 to 20 years 27.2%
  • 21 to 30 years 15%
  • Over 30 years 3.6%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Mary E Smithey Pace HS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classMary E Smithey Pace HS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Secondary English3.915.3
Secondary languages other than English318.2
Secondary math3.916.5
Secondary science3.117.7
Secondary social studies4.317.7

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 5 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 191 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

1 measure

  • 5of 82

    Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces

    Dallas County · of the 82 that report this measure

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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