Enrollment
244
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESQUITE ISD·NCES 483039003412
Motley Elementary School
3719 MOON DR, MESQUITE, TX 75150 · (972) 882-5080 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
221 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 | 31 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
28%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
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 26.0% | 31.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 33.0% | 28.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 62.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 57.0% |
| 2020-21 | 41.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Motley Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motley Elementary School this school | 244 | 90.6% | 50.1% |
| Pierce Early Childhood IRVING | 262 | 90.5% | N/A |
| The Lion Lane School HOUSTON | 268 | 91.8% | N/A |
| Newman Elementary School EL PASO | 246 | 88.6% | 36.2% |
| Laurenzo Early Childhood Center HOUSTON | 240 | 90.8% | N/A |
| Wooten Elementary School AUSTIN | 272 | 91.2% | 22.1% |
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 Motley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #1,422 of 4,401 | #87 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,520 of 4,466 ▼ 575 | #107 of 429 ▼ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,849 of 4,466 ▼ 316 | #128 of 429 ▼ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #916 of 3,998 | #126 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 244 | #4,482 of 4,938 | #422 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #148 of 4,622 | #4 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.9% | #3,494 of 4,628 | #333 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.6% | #1,005 of 4,789 | #171 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -46.4% | #85 of 2,838 | #11 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
244
-28 (-10%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 371
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 244 | 21.9 | 11.2:1 | 91% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 237 | 20.4 | 11.6:1 | 92% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 241 | 20.1 | 12.0:1 | 90% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 272 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 86% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 29.9 | 15.2:1 | 85% (388) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 32 | 14.9:1 | 88% (421) |
| 2010-11 | 400 | 29 | 13.8:1 | 83% (333) |
| 2000-01 | 365 | 22 | 16.6:1 | 55% (201) |
| 1990-91 | 371 | 20 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Motley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 46% (455 to 244); teachers down 27% (29.9 to 21.9).
About Motley Elementary School
Federal records list Motley Elementary School as an elementary school in MESQUITE, Texas. A total of 244 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 53% smaller than average.
MESQUITE ISD is made up of 51 schools with 37,930 students in all.
Motley Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 84% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 7% White, 6% Black, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Dallas County is about 41% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Motley Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 28%.
The teaching staff at Motley Elementary School is 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.2:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 91%. The rate at public schools in Dallas County averages 77%, lower than here.
allk12 grades Motley Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After accounting for student poverty, Motley Elementary School is in the top 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.1% is 15.1 points above the 35.0% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
County data help place the school in context: in Dallas County, median household income is about $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of Dallas County number 771 and enroll about 459,645.
The closest other public school is Pioneer Technology (ptaa) Mesquite, about 0.4 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Motley Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Motley Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 10%, from 272 to 244. By 2024-25, the school had 11.2 students per teacher, compared with 12.9 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Nearby schools
- Pioneer Technology (ptaa) Mesquite0.4 mi · 484
- Lawrence Elementary School0.4 mi · 284
- Vanston Middle School0.8 mi · 728
- McKenzie Elementary School0.9 mi · 406
- Larry G Smith Elementary School1.0 mi · 681
- Edwin J Kiest Elementary School1.1 mi · 535
Frequently asked questions
About Motley Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Motley Elementary School?
Motley Elementary School enrolls approximately 244 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Motley Elementary School serve?
Motley Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Motley Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Motley Elementary School is approximately 11.2:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Motley Elementary School?
Student demographics at Motley Elementary School are roughly 7% White, 84% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Motley Elementary School public or private?
Motley Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MESQUITE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.