Nixon Smiley Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 74 in student achievement, 81 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 79 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Nixon-smiley Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 84 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Nixon Smiley Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Read/ELA. Nixon-smiley Middle School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, post-secondary and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Nixon Smiley Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 71.00% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (23.74%), Two or More Races (2.97%), African Americans (1.37%), Asians (0.46%) and Native Americans (0.46%).

At Nixon-smiley Middle School, Hispanics make up 68.93% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (25.71%), Two or More Races (2.86%) and African Americans (2.50%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Nixon Smiley Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 80.37% compared to 80.71% at Nixon-smiley Middle School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Nixon Smiley Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 22.37% of its student population compared to 22.14% at Nixon-smiley Middle School.

In addition, Nixon Smiley Elementary School has 22.37% bilingual students, 2.97% are in the gifted and talented program, while 19.41% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Nixon-smiley Middle School with 21.79% bilingual students, 12.14% gifted and talented students and 23.57% students in the special education program.

33 teachers employed at Nixon Smiley Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.9 years. The 29 teachers at Nixon-smiley Middle School have been serving the school for an average of 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Nixon Smiley Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Nixon-smiley Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while one teacher only has been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Nixon Smiley Elementary School there are 29 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 22 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.

At Nixon-smiley Middle School there are 22 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.