Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MULESHOE ISD·NCES 483189003546
Mary Deshazo Elementary School
300 W 3RD, MULESHOE, TX 79347 · (806) 272-7364 · Bailey County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
269 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 98 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 34% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp 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 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 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% | 25.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 34.0% |
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% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Mary Deshazo Elementary School
Mary Deshazo Elementary School's state test result (37.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Deshazo Elementary School this school | 304 | 88.5% | 37.1% |
| Neil Armstrong Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 322 | 90.7% | 23.8% |
| McMasters Elementary School PASADENA | 339 | 88.5% | 62.8% |
| Jubilee Kingsville KINGSVILLE | 302 | 85.8% | 26.9% |
| Mathis Intermediate School MATHIS | 315 | 84.4% | 42.3% |
| Harrel Elementary School KINGSVILLE | 311 | 90.0% | 29.4% |
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 Mary Deshazo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #2,934 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,774 of 4,466 ▲ 515 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,777 of 4,466 ▼ 436 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #1,674 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #4,173 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #781 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.0% | #3,731 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.5% | #1,234 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #2,120 of 2,838 |
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
304
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 405
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 304 | 23.5 | 12.9:1 | 88% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 291 | 24.2 | 12.0:1 | 88% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 24.1 | 12.0:1 | 88% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | 24 | 12.6:1 | 87% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 334 | 25.5 | 13.1:1 | 83% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 346 | 24 | 14.4:1 | 84% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 28 | 12.5:1 | 87% (306) |
| 2000-01 | 306 | 29 | 10.6:1 | 75% (231) |
| 1990-91 | 405 | 29 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary Deshazo Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (334 to 304); teachers down 8% (25.5 to 23.5).
About Mary Deshazo Elementary School
Mary Deshazo Elementary School sits in MULESHOE, Texas, and is classified as an elementary school. The school enrolls 304 students, from grades 3 through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Texas) has about 519 students.
MULESHOE ISD serves 1,330 students across 4 schools.
About 88% of the student body at Mary Deshazo Elementary School is Hispanic. The remaining students are 12% White. Among people living in Bailey County, the Hispanic share is about 66%. Pick two students at random and there is a 21% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 23.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.9:1. That is lower than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 88%. That tracks the 86% average for public schools in Bailey County.
Mary Deshazo Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 43% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 35.9% for Mary Deshazo Elementary School. The school posts 37.1%, 1.2 points above the prediction.
Bailey County has these Census figures: the median household income is $61,420, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bailey County is home to 4 public schools and about 1,330 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Watson Junior High School, about 0.2 miles away. Mary Deshazo Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Mary Deshazo Elementary School at 6th of 8.
The school is in a town far from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Remote).
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 303 to 304.
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Bailey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,913
Census ACS
Median income
$61,420
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,330 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MULESHOE ISD
- Dillman Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Muleshoe High SchoolHigh · 341 students
- Watson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 285 students
Other schools in MULESHOE
- Dillman Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Muleshoe High SchoolHigh · 341 students
- Watson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 285 students
Nearby schools
- Watson Junior High School0.2 mi · 285
- Muleshoe High School0.3 mi · 341
- Dillman Elementary School1.1 mi · 400
- Lazbuddie School13.4 mi · 127
- Sudan High School16.0 mi · 180
- Sudan Elementary School16.0 mi · 272
Frequently asked questions
About Mary Deshazo Elementary SchoolHow large is Mary Deshazo Elementary School?
Mary Deshazo Elementary School enrolls approximately 304 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Mary Deshazo Elementary School serve?
Mary Deshazo Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mary Deshazo Elementary School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Mary Deshazo Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Mary Deshazo Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mary Deshazo Elementary School are roughly 12% White, 88% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Who oversees Mary Deshazo Elementary School?
Mary Deshazo Elementary School is overseen by MULESHOE ISD in Bailey County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.