Enrollment
319
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESQUITE ISD·NCES 483039005778
Beasley Elementary School
919 GREEN CANYON DR, MESQUITE, TX 75150 · (972) 882-5160 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
215 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 41 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
65%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
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 33.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 21.0% | 29.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Beasley Elementary School
Beasley Elementary School's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beasley Elementary School this school | 319 | 67.4% | 39.6% |
| Austin Elementary School MESQUITE | 306 | 66.3% | 51.0% |
| Travis Elementary School ENNIS | 280 | 68.6% | 51.3% |
| Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy DALLAS | 341 | 65.7% | 44.5% |
| George Washington Carver Early Childhood Academy AMARILLO | 325 | 72.6% | N/A |
| J T Stevens Elementary School FORT WORTH | 361 | 70.6% | 30.1% |
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 Beasley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #2,644 of 4,401 | #193 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,892 of 4,466 ▲ 691 | #252 of 429 ▲ 90 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,418 of 4,466 ▲ 67 | #175 of 429 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #942 of 3,998 | #70 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 319 | #4,080 of 4,938 | #385 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #667 of 4,622 | #37 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #953 of 4,628 | #69 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.4% | #2,697 of 4,789 | #343 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.7% | #422 of 2,838 | #52 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
319
-57 (-15%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 717
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 319 | 25 | 12.8:1 | 67% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 22.6 | 14.4:1 | 73% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 26.2 | 13.5:1 | 71% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 64% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 29.5 | 15.8:1 | 53% (248) |
| 2015-16 | 485 | 29 | 16.7:1 | 54% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | 29 | 16.7:1 | 42% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 27 | 17.9:1 | 16% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 717 | 33 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beasley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (467 to 319); teachers down 15% (29.5 to 25).
About Beasley Elementary School
Beasley Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school based in MESQUITE, Texas. School enrollment was 319 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 39% smaller than that.
MESQUITE ISD has 37,930 students spread across 51 schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Beasley Elementary School is Hispanic (49%). Other students are 25% Black, 21% White, and 4% multiracial. By the diversity index, Beasley Elementary School comes in at 65%.
Beasley Elementary School's 25 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 67%. The 77% average for public schools in Dallas County is 10 points higher.
The allk12 Grade for Beasley Elementary School is C+. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 39% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Beasley Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.6% is 5.3 points below the 44.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Among Dallas County residents, median household income is about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 771 public schools in Dallas County, with a combined enrollment of about 459,645.
The next-closest public school is Kimbrough Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Beasley Elementary School. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Beasley Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Beasley Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment was 376 in 2020-21 and 319 in 2024-25, a decrease of 57 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.5:1 to 12.8:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Beasley Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Other Beasley Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Beasley Elementary. Beasley Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Beasley Elementary SchoolBEASLEY, TX · 453 students
- BEASLEY ELEM.ST LOUIS, MO · 250 students
Nearby schools
- Kimbrough Middle School0.2 mi · 1,115
- Kimball Elementary School0.6 mi · 208
- Poteet High School0.7 mi · 1,523
- Education Center International Academy 10.8 mi · 131
- Porter Elementary School0.8 mi · 445
- Premier H S Mesquite0.9 mi · 103
Frequently asked questions
About Beasley Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Beasley Elementary School?
Beasley Elementary School enrolls approximately 319 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Beasley Elementary School serve?
Beasley Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Beasley Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Beasley Elementary School is approximately 12.8:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Beasley Elementary School?
At Beasley Elementary School, the student body is approximately 21% White, 49% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Beasley Elementary School public or private?
Beasley Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MESQUITE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.