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Enrollment
508
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENISON ISD·NCES 481671001440
Mayes Elementary School
201 JENNIE LN, DENISON, TX 75020 · (903) 462-7500 · Grayson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
345 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 21 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 10% smaller than its 4th grade class (97).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Based on grade levels within DENISON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 31.0% | 25.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 33.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Mayes Elementary School
Mayes Elementary School's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayes Elementary School this school | 508 | 67.9% | 46.3% |
| Crockett Elementary School WICHITA FALLS | 477 | 69.4% | 50.0% |
| La Porte Elementary School LA PORTE | 503 | 66.8% | 54.2% |
| Hubbard Branch Elementary School BELTON | 514 | 66.3% | 29.7% |
| Crockett Elementary School SAN MARCOS | 477 | 65.2% | 56.0% |
| Edna Primary School EDNA | 551 | 63.7% | 41.8% |
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 Mayes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Grayson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #1,810 of 4,401 | #8 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,943 of 4,466 ▼ 144 | #7 of 24 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,737 of 4,466 ▼ 43 | #14 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.0pp | #561 of 3,998 | #6 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #2,454 of 4,938 | #5 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,628 of 4,622 | #14 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #931 of 4,628 | #7 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.9% | #2,672 of 4,789 | #10 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.9% | #717 of 1,307 | #7 of 12 |
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
508
+72 (+17%) vs 2020
+80% since 1990-91, when it was 283
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 508 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 68% (345) |
| 2023-24 | 517 | 38.6 | 13.4:1 | 72% (372) |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 34.3 | 13.7:1 | 64% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 61% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 28.7 | 15.9:1 | 65% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 70% (318) |
| 2010-11 | 261 | 17 | 15.3:1 | 56% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 268 | 16 | 16.8:1 | 26% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 283 | 15 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mayes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (458 to 508); teachers up 25% (28.7 to 36).
About Mayes Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Mayes Elementary School serves students in DENISON, Texas. The school teaches pre-K through 4 and enrolls 508 students.
DENISON ISD serves 4,977 students across 10 schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Mayes Elementary School is Hispanic, with 46% of students. The remaining shares are 35% White, 10% multiracial, and 7% Black. Grayson County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mayes Elementary School scores 65%.
With 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.1:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 1.0 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 68% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Grayson County average 53%.
Mayes Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (46.3%) and its predicted rate (44.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Grayson County show that median household income comes to about $72,182, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Grayson County, 68 public schools serve about 25,915 students.
B McDaniel Intermediate School is the nearest public school to Mayes Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Mayes Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Mayes Elementary School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 436 (2020-21) to 508 (2024-25).
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Grayson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
143,337
Census ACS
Median income
$72,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
25,915 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DENISON ISD
- Denison High SchoolHigh · 1,351 students
- Henry Scott Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- B McDaniel Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 708 students
- Hyde Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Terrell Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- Lamar Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
Other schools in DENISON
- Denison High SchoolHigh · 1,351 students
- Henry Scott Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- B McDaniel Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 708 students
- Hyde Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Terrell Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- Lamar Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
Nearby schools
- B McDaniel Intermediate School0.2 mi · 708
- Hyde Park Elementary School1.1 mi · 502
- Houston Elementary School1.4 mi · 255
- Pathways High School2.1 mi · 62
- Henry Scott Middle School2.2 mi · 733
- Terrell Elementary School2.4 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Mayes Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mayes Elementary School?
Mayes Elementary School enrolls approximately 508 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Mayes Elementary School serve?
Mayes Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Mayes Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Mayes Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Mayes Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mayes Elementary School are roughly 35% White, 46% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Mayes Elementary School in?
Mayes Elementary School is part of DENISON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.