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Smith MS

Harris County · Region 04: Houston · 1,268 students

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Current score
95/1002025-26
Change
−1 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+6.0 ptsvs 89 average · 842 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
59 of 842tied with 26 others
A95

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 97 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 89 average for 842 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

STAAR result

All Subjects above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
83%vs 68.4% avg · +14.6 pts
Masters
59%vs 36.9% avg · +22.1 pts

Among 828 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

See the full measure

STAAR result

Math above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
82%vs 63.4% avg · +18.6 pts
Masters
53%vs 31.6% avg · +21.4 pts

Among 826 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

See the full measure

STAAR result

Reading above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
88%vs 72.7% avg · +15.3 pts
Masters
68%vs 38.6% avg · +29.4 pts

Among 828 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

Smith MS is rated A by TEA, scoring 95 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 89 average for 842 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is down 1 point since 2021-22.

Ranks 59th of 842 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 26 others).

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

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageSmith MS 9695959495 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 A with 97 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
2025-26A9589.0 842 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25A9488.9 835 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24A9587.7 821 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23A9588.1 805 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22A9689.1 790 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 Achievement95 A+5.1 vs similar economic context · 828 reporting
  • School Progress93 A+7.7 vs similar economic context · 826 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps95 A+8.5 vs similar economic context · 822 reporting
  • Academic Growth93 A+10.5 vs similar economic context · 815 reporting
  • Relative Performance92 A+12.2 vs similar economic context · 826 reporting
  • Smith MS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (842 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement95A—
School Progress93A—
Closing the Gaps95A—
Academic Growth93A—
Relative Performance92A—

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 Student Achievement (95), so School Progress (93) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 95.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level94%+7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 828 reporting
  • Meets grade level83%+15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 828 reporting
  • Masters grade level59%+22 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 828 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level96%+8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 828 reporting
  • Meets grade level88%+15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 828 reporting
  • Masters grade level68%+29 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 828 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level93%+8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 826 reporting
  • Meets grade level82%+19 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 826 reporting
  • Masters grade level53%+21 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 826 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level95%+8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 759 reporting
  • Meets grade level88%+22 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 759 reporting
  • Masters grade level71%+32 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 759 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level88%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 396 reporting
  • Meets grade level63%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 396 reporting
  • Masters grade level41%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 396 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (842 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.

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.

Who this school serves

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

Students
1,268
Economically disadvantaged
23.4%−0.9 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
9.7%−0.2 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
11.4%−5.5 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
96.6%+1.1 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
4.5%−4.8 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Smith MS

African American: 15.5%Hispanic: 19.7%White: 23.1%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 36.1%Two or More Races: 5.2%
  • African American 15.5%
  • Hispanic 19.7%
  • White 23.1%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 36.1%
  • Two or More Races 5.2%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 842 reporting for every category shown · 842 in full cohort

African American: 8.2%Hispanic: 26.4%White: 48.6%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 11.1%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 5.2%
  • African American 8.2%
  • Hispanic 26.4%
  • White 48.6%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 11.1%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 5.2%

Student counts behind the percentages

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

Students in this TEA accountability summary
1,267
Economically disadvantaged students
296
Emergent bilingual students
123
Special education students
144

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
107
Students in TEA mobility denominator
1,162
TEA-published mobility rate
9.2%

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 1,268 students in 2025–26, an increase of 177 (16.2%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
1,268

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
+177

Increase · +16.2%

Change since 2021–22
−552

Decrease · −30.3%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
1,268
Selected comparison
861.6

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 837 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Smith MS
School yearStudents enrolledSmith MSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 1,820 First available year 873.1
2022–23 2,057 Increase of 237 (13.0%) 878.8
2023–24 909 Decrease of 1,148 (55.8%) 875.4
2024–25 1,091 Increase of 182 (20.0%) 870.3
2025–26 1,268 Increase of 177 (16.2%) 861.6

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
141

12.2% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
295

25.61 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
1,152

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
12.2%
Selected comparison
7.6%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 607 rated schools reporting

+4.6 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
25.61
Selected comparison
14.8

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 690 rated schools reporting

+10.8 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Smith MS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 1,797 71 4.0% 112 6.23 5.7% 9.8
2021–22 1,877 159 8.5% 348 18.54 7.9% 15.6
2022–23 2,150 224 10.4% 407 18.93 8.2% 16.1
2023–24 962 109 11.3% 228 23.70 7.7% 15.5
2024–25 1,152 141 12.2% 295 25.61 7.6% 14.8
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Smith MS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 141 12.2% 295 25.61 7.6% 14.8
In-school suspensions 126 10.9% 225 19.53 6.9% 11.8
Out-of-school suspensions 40 3.5% 61 5.30 3.6% 4.9
DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
JJAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
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.

$4k$12k$20k20182020202220242025
  • Smith MS
  • Parent district: Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$6,848
Selected comparison
$11,243

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 834 rated schools reporting

−$4,395 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $6,848 per student for this campus, $16,633 per student for its parent district, Cypress-Fairbanks 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
YearSmith MSParent district: Cypress-Fairbanks ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$4,927$12,265$13,054$7,546 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 741 rated schools reporting
2019$5,125$12,730$13,108$7,600 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 755 rated schools reporting
2020$5,227$12,750$14,058$7,926 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 766 rated schools reporting
2021$5,199$14,470$14,797$8,489 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 772 rated schools reporting
2022$5,478$15,507$15,708$9,551 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 789 rated schools reporting
2023$5,455$15,990$16,792$10,096 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 806 rated schools reporting
2024$8,249$16,047$18,125$11,114 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 821 rated schools reporting
2025$6,848$16,633$18,972$11,243 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 834 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
$73,005+$4,377 vs similar economic context
Teachers
67+11.7 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
19+4.2 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Smith MS

Beginning: 10.3%1 to 5 years: 21.3%6 to 10 years: 24.3%11 to 20 years: 27.2%21 to 30 years: 16.9%
  • Beginning 10.3%
  • 1 to 5 years 21.3%
  • 6 to 10 years 24.3%
  • 11 to 20 years 27.2%
  • 21 to 30 years 16.9%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 842 reporting for every category shown · 842 in full cohort

Beginning: 4.8%1 to 5 years: 22.6%6 to 10 years: 19.8%11 to 20 years: 32.4%21 to 30 years: 17.1%Over 30 years: 3.1%
  • Beginning 4.8%
  • 1 to 5 years 22.6%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.8%
  • 11 to 20 years 32.4%
  • 21 to 30 years 17.1%
  • Over 30 years 3.1%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Smith MS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classSmith MS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Grade 624.719.3
Secondary English22.417.6
Secondary languages other than English23.919.7
Secondary math2518.2
Secondary science24.619.9
Secondary social studies26.920

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 6 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 120 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.

Other top-5% rankings

High placements in larger reporting groups

16 measures

  • 15of 874

    Reading — Masters

    Harris County · of the 874 that report this measure · tied with 6

  • 23of 802

    Science — Masters

    Harris County · of the 802 that report this measure · tied with 2

  • 29of 874

    Reading — Approaches

    Harris County · of the 874 that report this measure · tied with 13

  • 30of 874

    All Subjects — Masters

    Harris County · of the 874 that report this measure · tied with 2

  • 34of 873

    Math — Masters

    Harris County · of the 873 that report this measure · tied with 3

  • 36of 1,435

    Academic Growth

    Similar size · of the 1,435 that report this measure · tied with 22

  • 36of 874

    Reading — Meets

    Harris County · of the 874 that report this measure · tied with 7

  • 38of 1,439

    Closing the Gaps

    Similar size · of the 1,439 that report this measure · tied with 28

  • 43of 873

    Math — Meets

    Harris County · of the 873 that report this measure · tied with 3

  • 43of 802

    Science — Meets

    Harris County · of the 802 that report this measure · tied with 4

  • 45of 911

    Overall score

    Harris County · of the 911 that report this measure · tied with 18

  • 48of 874

    All Subjects — Meets

    Harris County · of the 874 that report this measure · tied with 4

  • 54of 1,242

    Student Achievement

    Region 04: Houston · of the 1,242 that report this measure · tied with 24

  • 61of 1,242

    All Subjects — Approaches

    Region 04: Houston · of the 1,242 that report this measure · tied with 23

  • 68of 1,432

    Attendance

    Similar size · of the 1,432 that report this measure · tied with 11

  • 356of 7,227

    Math — Approaches

    Texas average · of the 7,227 that report this measure · tied with 95

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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