CANNADAY EL

CANNADAY EL is one of the average-sized elementary campuss in MESQUITE, Texas, run under MESQUITE ISD, with 616 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 51 schools in MESQUITE ISD (37,930 students total), CANNADAY EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CANNADAY EL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 55%. Other groups include 31% Black, 10% White, 2% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, CANNADAY EL has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, CANNADAY EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.4%; this one delivers 35.0%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Dallas County put median household income runs about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which CANNADAY EL is one.

The closest other public school is POTEET H S, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CANNADAY EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.3%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CANNADAY EL has rose 9%, going from 564 students in 2018 to 616 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 33% to 55%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

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