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Enrollment
616
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESQUITE ISD·NCES 483039006583
Cannaday Elementary School
2701 CHISOLM TR, MESQUITE, TX 75150 · (972) 882-5060 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL616 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
500 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 | 74 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
59%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
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 26.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 23.0% | 26.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 46.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 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
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Cannaday Elementary School
Cannaday Elementary School's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannaday Elementary School this school | 616 | 81.2% | 33.0% |
| Pearl M Hirsch Elementary School SPRING | 630 | 81.1% | 31.9% |
| Smith Elementary School SPRING | 624 | 80.1% | 26.9% |
| Rivera Elementary School DENTON | 604 | 79.8% | 20.9% |
| Iltexas Arlington Elementary School ARLINGTON | 663 | 83.9% | 29.9% |
| Drew Elementary School CROSBY | 602 | 81.1% | 40.0% |
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 Cannaday Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,369 of 4,401 | #295 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #2,999 of 4,466 ▲ 484 | #267 of 429 ▲ 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,785 of 4,466 ▲ 906 | #207 of 429 ▲ 133 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #2,504 of 3,998 | #212 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 616 | #1,489 of 4,938 | #111 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,925 of 4,622 | #163 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #1,502 of 4,628 | #100 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.2% | #1,864 of 4,789 | #275 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.2% | #792 of 1,307 | #72 of 118 |
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
616
+43 (+8%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 562
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 616 | 42.7 | 14.4:1 | 81% (500) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 41.9 | 13.2:1 | 90% (495) |
| 2022-23 | 550 | 40.8 | 13.5:1 | 88% (484) |
| 2020-21 | 573 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 83% (477) |
| 2017-18 | 564 | 33.1 | 17.1:1 | 79% (446) |
| 2015-16 | 509 | 35 | 14.5:1 | 77% (390) |
| 2010-11 | 595 | 39 | 15.3:1 | 65% (386) |
| 2000-01 | 583 | 32 | 18.2:1 | 22% (127) |
| 1990-91 | 562 | 18 | 31.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cannaday Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (564 to 616); teachers up 29% (33.1 to 42.7).
About Cannaday Elementary School
Cannaday Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in MESQUITE, Texas. It reported 616 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
MESQUITE ISD has 37,930 students spread across 51 schools.
More than half of enrollment at Cannaday Elementary School is Hispanic: 55%. The next largest groups are 31% Black, 10% White, 2% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 14 points above the 41% share among Dallas County residents. The diversity index for Cannaday Elementary School is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Cannaday Elementary School has a ratio of 14.4:1. It is about the same as the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Income data for the school show 81% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Cannaday Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (33.0%) and its predicted rate (39.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Dallas County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Dallas County number 771, with about 459,645 students.
Cannaday Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Poteet High School, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Cannaday Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Cannaday Elementary School's average proficiency of 33.0% compares with 45.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
In 2020-21, Cannaday Elementary School enrolled 573 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 616.
The discussion board for Cannaday Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Poteet High School0.6 mi · 1,523
- Austin Elementary School0.7 mi · 306
- North Mesquite High School0.8 mi · 2,099
- Wilkinson Middle School0.9 mi · 655
- Kimball Elementary School1.0 mi · 208
- Texasworks - Mesquite1.0 mi · 9
Frequently asked questions
About Cannaday Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cannaday Elementary School?
Cannaday Elementary School enrolls approximately 616 students in grades PK-05.
Is Cannaday Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cannaday Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Cannaday Elementary School have?
Cannaday Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
How diverse is Cannaday Elementary School?
Cannaday Elementary School reports a student body of 10% White, 55% Hispanic, 31% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Cannaday Elementary School?
Cannaday 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.