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Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESQUITE ISD·NCES 483039012089
Achziger Elementary School
3300 RIDGERANCH RD, MESQUITE, TX 75181 · (972) 290-4180 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
391 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 87 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 27.0% | 22.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 21.0% | 28.0% | 37.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 47.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 30.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Achziger Elementary School
Achziger Elementary School's state test result (34.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achziger Elementary School this school | 545 | 71.7% | 34.6% |
| Smith Elementary School MESQUITE | 533 | 72.0% | 37.0% |
| John Winship Elementary School SPRING | 524 | 70.0% | 40.6% |
| Greenwood Forest Elementary School KLEIN | 557 | 74.0% | 51.0% |
| Harry Stone Montessori Academy DALLAS | 505 | 79.0% | 52.9% |
| Cj & Anne Hyman Elementary School DALLAS | 453 | 70.6% | 36.6% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Achziger Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #3,193 of 4,401 | #266 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,472 of 4,466 ▼ 183 | #321 of 429 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,912 of 4,466 ▼ 288 | #229 of 429 ▼ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #2,505 of 3,998 | #213 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #2,092 of 4,938 | #165 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #456 of 4,622 | #25 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #1,645 of 4,628 | #107 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.7% | #2,468 of 4,789 | #336 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.9% | #116 of 2,838 | #18 of 274 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
545
-300 (-36%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 696
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 545 | 44.3 | 12.3:1 | 72% (391) |
| 2023-24 | 584 | 49.1 | 11.9:1 | 78% (457) |
| 2022-23 | 846 | 53.1 | 15.9:1 | 75% (638) |
| 2020-21 | 845 | 50 | 16.9:1 | 74% (627) |
| 2017-18 | 971 | 55.9 | 17.4:1 | 71% (692) |
| 2015-16 | 917 | 55 | 16.7:1 | 76% (695) |
| 2010-11 | 696 | 42 | 16.6:1 | 70% (486) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Achziger Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 44% (971 to 545); teachers down 21% (55.9 to 44.3).
About Achziger Elementary School
Achziger Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in MESQUITE ISD, located in MESQUITE, Texas. Enrollment totals 545 students across pre-K through 5.
Achziger Elementary School is in MESQUITE ISD, a district with 37,930 students across 51 schools.
The share of Hispanic students at Achziger Elementary School is 52%, a majority. Other students are 39% Black, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 41% Hispanic share among all Dallas County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.
There are 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Achziger Elementary School, giving a ratio of 12.3:1. The school's 12.3:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. By family income, 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Achziger Elementary School scores 34.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 43.0%.
The school is in Dallas County, where median household income comes to about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dallas County's 771 public schools enroll about 459,645 students and include Achziger Elementary School.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Dr Don Woolley Middle School, is the closest to Achziger Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Achziger Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Achziger Elementary School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 36%. The ratio was 16.9:1 in 2020-21 and 12.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MESQUITE ISD
- Horn High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,294 students
- North Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- West Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Vroonland - Vanguard High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Poteet High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
Other schools in MESQUITE
- Horn High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,294 students
- North Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- West Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Vroonland - Vanguard High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Poteet High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
Nearby schools
- Dr Don Woolley Middle School0.4 mi · 1,037
- Horn High School0.7 mi · 2,757
- Terry Middle School0.9 mi · 780
- Thompson Elementary School1.2 mi · 540
- Berry Middle School1.5 mi · 599
- Vroonland - Vanguard High School1.5 mi · 1,605
Frequently asked questions
About Achziger Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Achziger Elementary School?
Achziger Elementary School enrolls approximately 545 students in grades PK-05.
Is Achziger Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Achziger Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Achziger Elementary School have?
Achziger Elementary School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Achziger Elementary School?
Student demographics at Achziger Elementary School are roughly 5% White, 52% Hispanic, 39% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Achziger Elementary School?
Achziger Elementary School is overseen by MESQUITE ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.