HANBY EL

HANBY EL operates as an average-sized K-5 school in MESQUITE, Texas, one of the schools within MESQUITE ISD. Current enrollment sits at 768 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 48% above typical.

MESQUITE ISD runs 51 schools in total, collectively educating 37,930 students. HANBY EL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HANBY EL lists that 75% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 17% Black, 5% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HANBY EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.3%, the actual is 42.7%, a residual of +8.4 points.

In the area at large, 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), HANBY EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: IGNITE COMMUNITY SCHOOL - MESQUITE, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HANBY EL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 39.9%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 17%: 929 students in 2018 compared to 768 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 61% to 75% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

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