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Mike Moseley Elementary School
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 45 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (104).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores have held steady since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 31.0% | 21.0% | 30.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 45.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 51.0% |
| 2020-21 | 45.0% | 43.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 45% 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%.
Schools most like Mike Moseley Elementary School
Mike Moseley Elementary School's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Moseley Elementary School this school | 613 | 67.4% | 44.5% |
| Red Elementary School HOUSTON | 530 | 67.4% | 50.0% |
| Neysa Callison Elementary School ROUND ROCK | 631 | 67.5% | 34.6% |
| H C Carleston Elementary School PEARLAND | 714 | 66.9% | 46.4% |
| William Paschall Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 723 | 67.6% | 26.1% |
| Thurgood Marshall Leadership Academy GRAND PRAIRIE | 582 | 73.5% | 35.6% |
Where Mike Moseley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #2,019 of 4,401 | #130 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,852 of 4,466 ▼ 46 | #145 of 429 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #3,145 of 4,466 ▼ 781 | #267 of 429 ▼ 91 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #1,078 of 3,998 | #147 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 613 | #1,513 of 4,938 | #113 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #2,838 of 4,622 | #261 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #2,043 of 4,628 | #141 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.4% | #2,701 of 4,789 | #344 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #2,756 of 2,838 | #268 of 274 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 613 | 39.7 | 15.4:1 | 67% (413) |
| 2023-24 | 603 | 37.3 | 16.2:1 | 70% (420) |
| 2022-23 | 614 | 39.7 | 15.5:1 | 69% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 610 | 38 | 16.1:1 | 65% (394) |
| 2017-18 | 622 | 37.6 | 16.5:1 | 68% (420) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 37 | 17.0:1 | 57% (362) |
| 2010-11 | 561 | 34 | 16.5:1 | 55% (309) |
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (622 to 613); teachers up 6% (37.6 to 39.7).
About Mike Moseley Elementary School
Mike Moseley Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 613 students in 2024-25.
Mike Moseley Elementary School is run by GRAND PRAIRIE ISD, whose 40 schools enroll 27,240 students.
Hispanic students are 64% of those enrolled at Mike Moseley Elementary School. The remaining shares are 21% Black, 6% White, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Dallas County's population at about 41%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
With 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.4:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Mike Moseley Elementary School, 67% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Dallas County is 77%.
Mike Moseley Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 48% of Texas public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.9% for Mike Moseley Elementary School. The school posts 44.5%, within a point of the prediction.
For the population of Dallas County, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Mike Moseley Elementary School shares Dallas County with 770 other public schools.
Mike Moseley Elementary School's nearest public school is Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy (about 0.7 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Mike Moseley Elementary School ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (610) to 2024-25 (613).
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