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Smyer ISD
Hockley County · Region 17: Lubbock · 433 students
Smyer ISD is rated A by TEA, scoring 93 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 82.7 average of the 342 districts serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, and above the statewide average of 81.7. It is up 3 points since 2021-22 — both years scored under TEA's current rules, since TEA rewrote them in 2023; under the rules in force back then it scored 90.
Ranks 42nd of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 25 others), and 9th of 58 in Region 17: Lubbock (tied with 3 others).
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5 years of ratings
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 90 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A | 93 | 82.7 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | A | 92 | 81.9 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | A | 92 | 80.2 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | A | 92 | 80.7 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | A | 90 | 81.4 | 80.6 |
How this district's change over time is ranked
TEA publishes most measures for one year only, so a change ranking exists just where the same figure is published across years — the overall score, the five score domains, and per-student spending. This page does not yet state where Smyer ISD itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this district's own row.
Texas districts
Region 17: Lubbock
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.
- Smyer ISD
- Similar student population (342)
- Region 17: Lubbock (58)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 93 | A | — |
| School Progress | 93 | A | — |
| Closing the Gaps | 94 | A | — |
| Academic Growth | 80 | B | 10 |
| Relative Performance | 93 | A | — |
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%.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (342)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The tick on each bar marks the average for Similar student population (342 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 93.9%−1.9 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 100.0%+3.8 pts vs similar
- Six-Year
- 100.0%+3.7 pts vs similar
- Dropout Rate
- 0.0%−0.4 pts vs similar
College, career and military readiness
| Criterion | This district | similar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 100.0% | 88.9% | +11.1 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 100.0% | 56.7% | +43.3 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 16.1% | 29.0% | −12.9 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 6.5% | 7.2% | −0.7 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 41.9% | 36.6% | +5.3 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 6.5% | 41.2% | −34.7 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 0.0% | 1.5% | −1.5 |
| Earned an associate degree | 0.0% | 2.3% | −2.3 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 0.0% | 3.6% | −3.6 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 0.0% | 3.1% | −3.1 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 16.1% | 8.1% | +8.0 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 3.2% | 3.5% | −0.3 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 433
- Economically disadvantaged
- 49.9%−1.0 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 5.1%−3.4 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 19.2%+1.0 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 95.5%+0.7 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 8.4%−4.9 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- African American 0.5%
- Hispanic 47.6%
- White 48.3%
- Asian 0.2%
- Pacific Islander 0.5%
- Two or More Races 3%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Smyer ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $10,347 less per student than its peer group, and $3,390 less than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $59,882−$5,338 vs similar
- Teachers
- 42
- Students per staff member
- 10.3
Teaching experience
- Beginning 7.1%
- 1 to 5 years 9.5%
- 6 to 10 years 25.6%
- 11 to 20 years 32.5%
- 21 to 30 years 16.4%
- Over 30 years 9.2%
Where this district ranks best
Out of 123 rankings computed across every published metric and every comparison group, these are the placements that stand out. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
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3of 57
Social Studies — Approaches
Region 17: Lubbock · of the 57 that report this measure
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6of 58
Relative Performance
Region 17: Lubbock · of the 58 that report this measure
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7of 339
Social Studies — Approaches
Similar student population · of the 339 that report this measure · tied with 3
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7of 58
Student Achievement
Region 17: Lubbock · of the 58 that report this measure · tied with 2
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7of 58
School Progress
Region 17: Lubbock · of the 58 that report this measure
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9of 341
Closing the Gaps
Similar student population · of the 341 that report this measure · tied with 4
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10of 57
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)
Region 17: Lubbock · of the 57 that report this measure
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10of 57
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student
Region 17: Lubbock · of the 57 that report this measure
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18of 1,019
Relative Performance
Texas average · of the 1,019 that report this measure · tied with 14 · full ranking
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20of 1,019
School Progress
Texas average · of the 1,019 that report this measure · tied with 15 · full ranking
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23of 1,006
Social Studies — Approaches
Texas average · of the 1,006 that report this measure · tied with 13 · full ranking
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30of 1,015
Closing the Gaps
Texas average · of the 1,015 that report this measure · tied with 15 · full ranking
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this district ranks poorly. Each statement below states its cohort and its denominator so it can be checked — a rank without an n is a boast, not a fact. Ties are shown because a shared ceiling is not a sole first place. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no district would put in a press release.
1 schools in this district
| School | Type | Rating | Score | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smyer Schools | K-12 | A | 93 | 433 |
Where this comes from
Every figure on this page comes from data the Texas Education Agency publishes at txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026 and archived with a checksum so each number stays traceable to the bytes TEA served.