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What's something MOHAWK EL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
492
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHARDSON ISD·NCES 483702004141
Mohawk Elementary School
1500 MIMOSA DR, RICHARDSON, TX 75080 · (469) 593-6600 · Dallas County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL492 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
45 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (75).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
85.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
78.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 61.0% | 24.0% | 8.0% | 7.0% |
| Mathematics | 54.0% | 24.0% | 15.0% | 7.0% |
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 | 85.0% | 78.0% |
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 82.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 83.0% |
| 2020-21 | 63.0% | 75.0% |
% 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
78.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Mohawk Elementary School
Mohawk Elementary School's state test result (78.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohawk Elementary School this school | 492 | 9.1% | 78.5% |
| Florence Elementary School SOUTHLAKE | 475 | 9.5% | 77.4% |
| Glen Oaks Elementary School MCKINNEY | 478 | 9.0% | 69.9% |
| Bransford Elementary School COLLEYVILLE | 454 | 10.4% | 65.8% |
| Lakeway Elementary School AUSTIN | 524 | 6.9% | 65.6% |
| Greens Prairie Elementary School COLLEGE STATION | 510 | 13.9% | 63.5% |
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 Mohawk Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.5% | #111 of 4,401 | #14 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #191 of 4,466 ▼ 40 | #22 of 429 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #124 of 4,466 ▲ 10 | #20 of 429 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #2,237 of 3,998 | #183 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 492 | #2,619 of 4,938 | #227 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,124 of 4,622 | #88 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.4% | #3,030 of 4,628 | #257 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.1% | #4,672 of 4,789 | #429 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.1% | #835 of 1,307 | #75 of 118 |
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
492
+48 (+11%) vs 2020
+74% since 1990-91, when it was 282
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 492 | 36.5 | 13.5:1 | 9% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 35.8 | 13.9:1 | 7% (36) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 36.6 | 13.4:1 | 6% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 33 | 13.4:1 | 6% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 28.8 | 15.8:1 | 6% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 30 | 14.6:1 | 7% (31) |
| 2010-11 | 357 | 23 | 15.5:1 | 8% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 335 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 10% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 282 | 20 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mohawk Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (455 to 492); teachers up 27% (28.8 to 36.5).
About Mohawk Elementary School
The public elementary school Mohawk Elementary School is located in RICHARDSON, Texas. It enrolled 492 students in kindergarten through 6 for the 2024-25 school year.
The district, RICHARDSON ISD, has 38,526 students enrolled across 55 schools.
White students are the majority at Mohawk Elementary School, with 76% of enrollment. It is also 13% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Dallas County's residents are about 35% White, 41 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 40% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 36.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.5:1. That is lower than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 9%. Among public schools in Dallas County, the average eligibility rate is 77%.
Mohawk Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 78.5%, compared with a predicted 69.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Dallas County show that the median household income is $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Mohawk Elementary School is one of 771 public schools in the county.
Pearce High School is located about 0.3 miles from Mohawk Elementary School. The five-mile area around Mohawk Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Mohawk Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 48 more students in 2024-25.
To ask about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs, start a discussion on this page. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 RICHARDSON ISD
- Lake Highlands High SchoolHigh · 2,972 students
- Richardson High SchoolHigh · 2,669 students
- Berkner High SchoolHigh · 2,350 students
- Pearce High SchoolHigh · 2,317 students
- Forest Meadow Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,211 students
- Lake Highlands Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,114 students
Other schools in RICHARDSON
- Richardson High SchoolHigh · 2,669 students
- Berkner High SchoolHigh · 2,350 students
- Pearce High SchoolHigh · 2,317 students
- Richardson West Technology and Arts MagnetMiddle · 771 students
- Dover Elementary SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Math/Science/Tech MagnetElementary · 667 students
Other Mohawk Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Mohawk Elementary. Mohawk Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Mohawk Elementary SchoolNew Castle, PA · 709 students
- Mohawk Elementary SchoolSycamore, OH · 518 students
- Mohawk Elementary SchoolMACOMB, MI · 463 students
Nearby schools
- Pearce High School0.3 mi · 2,317
- Arapaho Classical Magnet0.7 mi · 615
- Bowie Elementary School0.8 mi · 644
- Greenwood Hills Elementary School0.8 mi · 416
- Richardson West Technology and Arts Magnet1.1 mi · 771
- Westwood Math Science Leadership Magnet1.1 mi · 630
Frequently asked questions
About Mohawk Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mohawk Elementary School?
Mohawk Elementary School enrolls approximately 492 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Mohawk Elementary School serve?
Mohawk Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mohawk Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mohawk Elementary School is approximately 13.5:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mohawk Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mohawk Elementary School are roughly 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Mohawk Elementary School?
Mohawk Elementary School is overseen by RICHARDSON ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.