Smith Elementary School
Public elementary school in Corpus Christi, Texas · Corpus Christi ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Smith Elementary School serves 457 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Corpus Christi (Nueces County). It is one of 53 schools in Corpus Christi ISD. By enrollment it is the 2936th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.2 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 26.55 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Corpus Christi ISD |
| County | Nueces County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481527001087 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Corpus Christi ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 457 | 33,103 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.2 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.5% | 72.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 86% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Smith Elementary School in context
Size
Smith Elementary School is the 18th largest of Corpus Christi ISD's 32 elementary schools; its 457 students are 1.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.1 miles away and have a median of 618 students, so Smith Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 77 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 53, against an average of 65 per grade. This year grade 5 has 21% more students than kindergarten (70 against 58). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 66 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 81% of enrollment, about the same share as across Corpus Christi ISD (82.2%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 72.3% across Corpus Christi ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Smith Elementary School has 26.55 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 457 students would have about 30.9 teachers, so Smith Elementary School has 4.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Moore Elementary School, 1.5 miles away in the same district. There are 23 elementary schools within 5 miles and 39 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 81% |
| White | 9.6% |
| Black | 4.6% |
| Asian | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
52.5% of students are girls and 47.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 66 |
| Kindergarten | 58 |
| Grade 1 | 59 |
| Grade 2 | 53 |
| Grade 3 | 77 |
| Grade 4 | 74 |
| Grade 5 | 70 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6902 Williams Dr., Corpus Christi, TX 78412
Phone: (361)878-2760
Website: smith.ccisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Smith Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.5 mi | 484 | 15.2 | 90.7% |
| Driscoll Mi Mundo Preschool | Driscoll ISD | 1.6 mi | 32 | – | – |
| Barnes Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.7 mi | 700 | 16.5 | 52.6% |
| Cullen Place Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.7 mi | 923 | 17.3 | 81.1% |
| Kolda Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.5 mi | 641 | 15.6 | 45.7% |
| Faye Webb Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.5 mi | 634 | 14.6 | 50.5% |
| Windsor Park G/T | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.6 mi | 602 | 16.3 | 28.2% |
| Club Estates | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.8 mi | 406 | 15.1 | 72.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.