MOTLEY EL

MOTLEY EL is a tight-knit primary school in MESQUITE, Texas, operated by MESQUITE ISD. The school enrolls 244 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 53% below typical.

MESQUITE ISD comprises 51 schools with combined enrollment of 37,930 students; MOTLEY EL is among them.

In terms of who attends, MOTLEY EL shows that nearly all students (84%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 7% White, 6% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, MOTLEY EL records 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, MOTLEY EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.3%, the actual is 46.3%, a residual of +12.0 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Dallas County put median household income runs about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. MOTLEY EL is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

Nearest neighbor: PIONEER TECHNOLOGY (PTAA) MESQUITE, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MOTLEY EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MOTLEY EL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 39.0%.

MOTLEY EL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 46%: 455 students in 2018 compared to 244 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 80% to 84% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the MOTLEY EL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.