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Does FLORENCE EL have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
509
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESQUITE ISD·NCES 483039003403
FLORENCE EL
4621 GLENEAGLE ST, MESQUITE, TX 75150 · (972) 290-4080 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
425 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
37.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +1.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 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 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 1 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 17 points.
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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
509
-145 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 15.8:1
% White
7%
was 16%
% Hispanic
73%
was 62%
% Black
15%
was 17%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About FLORENCE EL
Set in MESQUITE, Texas, FLORENCE EL is a medium-sized primary school, part of MESQUITE ISD. It hosts 509 students across grades pre-K through 5.
MESQUITE ISD comprises 51 schools with combined enrollment of 37,930 students; FLORENCE EL is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, FLORENCE EL reports that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder consists of 15% Black, 7% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.9:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, FLORENCE EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.4%, the actual is 31.9%, a residual of -5.5 points.
In the surrounding community, Dallas County reports that median household income runs about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), FLORENCE EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: VANSTON MIDDLE, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FLORENCE EL. On composite proficiency, FLORENCE EL comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 42.6%.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 22%: 654 students in 2018 compared to 509 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 62% to 73% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- VANSTON MIDDLE0.4 mi · 728
- SHANDS EL0.5 mi · 567
- PIONEER TECHNOLOGY (PTAA) MESQUITE0.7 mi · 484
- LAWRENCE EL1.0 mi · 284
- PREMIER H S MESQUITE1.1 mi · 103
- TEXASWORKS - MESQUITE1.1 mi · 9
Frequently asked questions
About FLORENCE ELWhat is the total enrollment at FLORENCE EL?
FLORENCE EL enrolls approximately 509 students in grades PK-05.
Is FLORENCE EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
FLORENCE EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does FLORENCE EL have?
FLORENCE EL employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the student diversity at FLORENCE EL?
Student demographics at FLORENCE EL are roughly 7% White, 73% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is FLORENCE EL in?
FLORENCE EL is part of MESQUITE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.