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Enrollment
607
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESQUITE ISD·NCES 483039009574
Gentry Elementary School
1901 TWIN OAKS DR, MESQUITE, TX 75181 · (972) 290-4140 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL607 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
482 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 | 45 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
58%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
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +3.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 3 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 23.0% | 24.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 24.0% | 25.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 64.0% |
| 2021-22 | 65.0% | 70.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Gentry Elementary School
Gentry Elementary School's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gentry Elementary School this school | 607 | 79.4% | 38.9% |
| Whispering Pines Elementary School HUMBLE | 608 | 79.6% | 26.8% |
| Oakmont Elementary School FORT WORTH | 562 | 81.3% | 40.9% |
| Uplift Crescendo Prep PS FORT WORTH | 532 | 81.0% | 41.2% |
| Ogden Elementary School HOUSTON | 584 | 84.6% | 20.6% |
| Ira Cross Jr Elementary School KILLEEN | 642 | 81.3% | 47.0% |
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 Gentry Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #2,737 of 4,401 | #202 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,531 of 4,466 ▼ 266 | #215 of 429 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,911 of 4,466 ▲ 30 | #228 of 429 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -18.0pp | #96 of 3,998 | #13 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 607 | #1,569 of 4,938 | #118 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,861 of 4,622 | #158 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #1,565 of 4,628 | #104 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.4% | #1,996 of 4,789 | #287 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.7% | #346 of 2,838 | #46 of 274 |
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
607
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 734
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 607 | 42.2 | 14.4:1 | 79% (482) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 43.9 | 13.7:1 | 80% (480) |
| 2022-23 | 637 | 40.1 | 15.9:1 | 79% (502) |
| 2020-21 | 615 | 39 | 15.8:1 | 78% (478) |
| 2017-18 | 916 | 51.1 | 17.9:1 | 74% (677) |
| 2015-16 | 859 | 52 | 16.5:1 | 68% (587) |
| 2010-11 | 734 | 43 | 17.1:1 | 56% (413) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gentry Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (916 to 607); teachers down 17% (51.1 to 42.2).
About Gentry Elementary School
Gentry Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in MESQUITE, Texas. The student body numbers 607 students, from pre-K through 5.
Gentry Elementary School is run by MESQUITE ISD, whose 51 schools enroll 37,930 students.
Enrollment at Gentry Elementary School is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 47%. Other reported shares: 43% Hispanic, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 22% Black among all Dallas County residents. By the diversity index, Gentry Elementary School comes in at 58%.
Gentry Elementary School counts 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.4 students for each one. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. About 79% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is close to the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Gentry Elementary School is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 38.9% actual, 39.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Dallas County census figures show that median household income is about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Gentry Elementary School is among the 771 public schools in Dallas County.
Nearby, Berry Middle School is about 0.7 miles away. Gentry Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Gentry Elementary School at 6th of 9.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (615) to 2024-25 (607). The school's ratio fell from 15.8:1 to 14.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
- Berry Middle School0.7 mi · 599
- Smith Elementary School0.8 mi · 533
- Vroonland - Vanguard High School0.9 mi · 1,605
- Horn High School1.2 mi · 2,757
- Rutherford Elementary School1.3 mi · 803
- Dr Don Woolley Middle School1.4 mi · 1,037
Frequently asked questions
About Gentry Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gentry Elementary School?
Gentry Elementary School enrolls approximately 607 students in grades PK-05.
Is Gentry Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gentry Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gentry Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gentry Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Gentry Elementary School?
Student demographics at Gentry Elementary School are roughly 5% White, 43% Hispanic, 47% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Gentry Elementary School public or private?
Gentry Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MESQUITE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.