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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the MACKEY EL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
478
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESQUITE ISD·NCES 483039010601
Mackey Elementary School
14900 N SPRING RIDGE CIR, BALCH SPRINGS, TX 75180 · (972) 290-4160 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
387 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 | 56 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 16% |
Student demographics
55%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
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 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 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 39.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 23.0% | 20.0% | 45.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 39.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 →
Where Mackey Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #3,869 of 4,401 | #355 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,471 of 4,466 | #320 of 429 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,776 of 4,466 | #347 of 429 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,638 of 3,998 | #227 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #2,749 of 4,938 | #243 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #2,086 of 4,622 | #186 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #1,972 of 4,628 | #129 of 433 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.3% | #185 of 2,838 | #30 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
478
-310 (-39%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 17.3:1
% White
3%
was 9%
% Hispanic
56%
was 69%
% Black
37%
was 18%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 478 | 32.8 | 14.6:1 | 81% (387) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 32.1 | 12.2:1 | 83% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 692 | 41.5 | 16.7:1 | 88% (612) |
| 2017-18 | 788 | 45.7 | 17.3:1 | 85% (669) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mackey Elementary School.
About Mackey Elementary School
Mackey Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school based in BALCH SPRINGS, Texas. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 478 students on the rolls.
Within MESQUITE ISD, Mackey Elementary School is one of 51 schools. The district enrolls 37,930 students.
About 56% of the student body at Mackey Elementary School is Hispanic. Smaller groups are 37% Black, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 41% of Dallas County residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
Its staff includes 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.6 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. Mackey Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 81%.
The model predicts 39.1% for a school in Texas with Mackey Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Mackey Elementary School posts 27.6%.
In the wider Dallas County area, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Mackey Elementary School shares Dallas County with 770 other public schools.
The closest school to Mackey Elementary School is Hodges Elementary School, located about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 27.6% is below the 39.4% average for nearby schools.
Mackey Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Since 2017-18, enrollment has fallen 39%, from 788 to 478. Among racial and ethnic groups, the biggest change was Black students, from 18% to 37%. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.6:1, from 17.3:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 BALCH SPRINGS
- Young Women's Steam Academy at Balch Springs MiddlMiddle · 751 students
- KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership AcademyHigh · 618 students
- Hodges Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Floyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
- Gray Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
Nearby schools
- Hodges Elementary School0.6 mi · 570
- New Middle School0.7 mi · 670
- Vroonland - Vanguard High School1.0 mi · 1,605
- Dr Linda Henrie Elementary School1.1 mi · 891
- Gray Elementary School1.1 mi · 409
- Gentry Elementary School1.8 mi · 607
Frequently asked questions
About Mackey Elementary SchoolHow large is Mackey Elementary School?
Mackey Elementary School enrolls approximately 478 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mackey Elementary School serve?
Mackey Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mackey Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mackey Elementary School is approximately 14.6:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mackey Elementary School?
Mackey Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 56% Hispanic, 37% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Mackey Elementary School public or private?
Mackey 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.