GENTRY EL

GENTRY EL, an average-sized elementary school in MESQUITE, Texas, overseen by MESQUITE ISD, enrolls 607 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within MESQUITE ISD, which oversees 51 schools and 37,930 students, GENTRY EL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, GENTRY EL records that 47% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 43% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting GENTRY EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, GENTRY EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.2%; this one delivers 37.6%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Dallas County put 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. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which GENTRY EL is one.

The closest other public school is BERRY MIDDLE, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GENTRY EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 43.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 34%: 916 students in 2018 compared to 607 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment rose from 32% to 47% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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