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Enrollment
587
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESQUITE ISD·NCES 483039003402
BLACK EL
328 E NEWSOM ST, MESQUITE, TX 75149 · (972) 882-7240 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
512 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +4.0pp since 2020
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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
587
-52 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 17.6:1
% White
11%
was 32%
% Hispanic
72%
was 39%
% Black
16%
was 24%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BLACK EL
As a mid-sized elementary school in MESQUITE, Texas, BLACK EL instructs 587 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by MESQUITE ISD.
MESQUITE ISD comprises 51 schools with combined enrollment of 37,930 students; BLACK EL is among them.
On demographics, BLACK EL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. Beyond that, the school reports 16% Black, 11% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.
On the resource side, On paper, BLACK EL has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 87% of students at BLACK EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Dallas County's rate of about 77%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BLACK EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.8%, the actual is 44.3%, a residual of +8.5 points.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), BLACK EL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is AGNEW MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BLACK EL. On composite proficiency, BLACK EL comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 40.2%.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 639 students in 2018 compared to 587 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 39% to 72% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for BLACK EL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 H SHigh · 2,757 students
- MESQUITE H SHigh · 2,294 students
- NORTH MESQUITE H SHigh · 2,099 students
- WEST MESQUITE H SHigh · 1,997 students
- VROONLAND - VANGUARD H SHigh · 1,605 students
- POTEET H SHigh · 1,523 students
Other schools in MESQUITE
- HORN H SHigh · 2,757 students
- MESQUITE H SHigh · 2,294 students
- NORTH MESQUITE H SHigh · 2,099 students
- WEST MESQUITE H SHigh · 1,997 students
- VROONLAND - VANGUARD H SHigh · 1,605 students
- POTEET H SHigh · 1,523 students
Nearby schools
- AGNEW MIDDLE0.2 mi · 1,070
- MESQUITE H S0.4 mi · 2,294
- PIONEER TECHNOLOGY (PTAA) MESQUITE EL0.8 mi · 212
- RUTHERFORD EL1.1 mi · 803
- MOSS EL1.2 mi · 337
- SHAW EL1.3 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About BLACK ELHow large is BLACK EL?
BLACK EL enrolls approximately 587 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does BLACK EL serve?
BLACK EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does BLACK EL have?
BLACK EL employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at BLACK EL?
Student demographics at BLACK EL are roughly 11% White, 72% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is BLACK EL in?
BLACK EL is part of MESQUITE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.