Enrollment
337
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESQUITE ISD·NCES 483039000567
Moss Elementary School
1208 NEW MARKET RD, MESQUITE, TX 75149 · (972) 882-7130 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
289 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 22 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +7.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 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 7 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 24.0% | 23.0% | 36.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Moss Elementary School
Moss Elementary School's state test result (35.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Elementary School this school | 337 | 85.8% | 35.1% |
| Bruce Shulkey Elementary School FORT WORTH | 400 | 83.5% | 21.9% |
| Mountainview Elementary School WACO | 349 | 84.8% | 30.5% |
| Connally Elementary School WACO | 352 | 81.5% | 15.5% |
| Effie Morris Early Learning Academy LAKE WORTH | 356 | 90.7% | N/A |
| Serna Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 312 | 87.8% | 25.9% |
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 Moss Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #3,146 of 4,401 | #259 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,770 of 4,466 ▲ 513 | #234 of 429 ▲ 71 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,659 of 4,466 ▲ 562 | #194 of 429 ▲ 84 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #2,710 of 3,998 | #234 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #3,968 of 4,938 | #379 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #431 of 4,622 | #20 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #702 of 4,628 | #49 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.8% | #1,504 of 4,789 | #230 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.4% | #987 of 2,838 | #107 of 274 |
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
337
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-58% since 2000-01, when it was 807
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 337 | 27.5 | 12.3:1 | 86% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 25.6 | 14.0:1 | 86% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 22.1 | 16.0:1 | 84% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 329 | 25 | 13.2:1 | 77% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 28 | 15.5:1 | 71% (310) |
| 2015-16 | 472 | 31 | 15.2:1 | 70% (331) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 31 | 17.1:1 | 67% (357) |
| 2000-01 | 807 | 41 | 19.7:1 | 23% (186) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moss Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (434 to 337); teachers down 2% (28 to 27.5).
About Moss Elementary School
This page covers Moss Elementary School, a small elementary school in MESQUITE, Texas. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 337 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.
MESQUITE ISD operates 51 schools. Combined enrollment is 37,930 students.
No group is above 50% at Moss Elementary School; the largest is Hispanic, at 43%. Other reported shares: 33% Black, 16% White, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Among Dallas County residents, the Hispanic share is about 41%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Moss Elementary School scores 68%.
Moss Elementary School lists 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.3 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. About 86% of students at Moss Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.
Moss Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.1% and a predicted 37.1%.
In Dallas County, home to about 2,621,179 people, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Moss Elementary School shares Dallas County with 770 other public schools.
A public school about 0.8 miles away, McWhorter Elementary School, is the closest to Moss Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Moss Elementary School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Moss Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment went from 329 in 2020-21 to 337 in 2024-25, a change of 8 students.
The discussion board for Moss Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 MESQUITE ISD
- Horn High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,294 students
- North Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- West Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Vroonland - Vanguard High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Poteet High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
Other schools in MESQUITE
- Horn High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,294 students
- North Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- West Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Vroonland - Vanguard High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Poteet High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
Other Moss Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Moss Elementary. Moss Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Moss Elementary SchoolBIG SPRING, TX · 380 students
- Moss Elementary SchoolHoldenville, OK · 169 students
Nearby schools
- McWhorter Elementary School0.8 mi · 501
- Pioneer Technology (ptaa) Mesquite Elementary School1.1 mi · 212
- Agnew Middle School1.1 mi · 1,070
- Black Elementary School1.2 mi · 587
- KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy1.2 mi · 618
- Seabourn Elementary School1.2 mi · 573
Frequently asked questions
About Moss Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Moss Elementary School?
Moss Elementary School enrolls approximately 337 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Moss Elementary School serve?
Moss Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Moss Elementary School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Moss Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Moss Elementary School?
At Moss Elementary School, the student body is approximately 16% White, 43% Hispanic, 33% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Moss Elementary School?
Moss Elementary School is overseen by MESQUITE ISD in Dallas County.
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