Mary Deshazo Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 98 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 34% |
School pathway
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat 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% |
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% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,777 of 4,466 |
| 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 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #2,120 of 2,838 |
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or 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) |
| 2017-18 | 334 | 25.5 | 13.1:1 | 83% (278) |
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.
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).
The school enrolled 304 students in 2024-25, 30 fewer than the 334 it had in 2017-18.
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