LARRY G SMITH EL

Located at 5299 GUS THOMASSON RD, in MESQUTE, Texas, LARRY G SMITH EL is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school that instructs 681 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by DALLAS ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 31% above typical.

LARRY G SMITH EL is one of 240 schools operated by DALLAS ISD, a district that caters to 140,630 students overall.

In terms of who attends, LARRY G SMITH EL shows that 79% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder consists of 14% Black, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, LARRY G SMITH EL has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LARRY G SMITH EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.2%, the actual is 41.2%, a residual of +9.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 LARRY G SMITH EL is one.

The closest other public school is CHARLES A GILL EL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LARRY G SMITH EL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 38.2%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LARRY G SMITH EL has decreased 12%, going from 776 students in 2018 to 681 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

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