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Which teacher or staff member at MT PEAK EL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
567
Elementary
DISTRICT 612 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLOTHIAN ISD·NCES 483060007590
Mt Peak Elementary School
5201 F M 663, MIDLOTHIAN, TX 76065 · (469) 856-6300 · Ellis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
142 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 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 30 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 | 33.0% | 30.0% | 20.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 30.0% | 29.0% | 18.0% |
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 | 63.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Mt Peak Elementary School
Mt Peak Elementary School's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Peak Elementary School this school | 567 | 25.0% | 55.0% |
| Hl Brockett AUBREY | 548 | 24.1% | 57.5% |
| T E Baxter Elementary School MIDLOTHIAN | 594 | 31.3% | 56.8% |
| J L Boren Elementary School MANSFIELD | 611 | 27.5% | 68.7% |
| Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School ROCKWALL | 616 | 25.6% | 67.5% |
| Valley Creek Elementary School MCKINNEY | 498 | 22.1% | 57.8% |
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 Mt Peak Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ellis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,065 of 4,401 | #7 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,521 of 4,466 ▼ 575 | #11 of 36 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #1,187 of 4,466 ▼ 59 | #6 of 36 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #986 of 3,998 | #10 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 567 | #1,890 of 4,938 | #13 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #2,279 of 4,622 | #17 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #1,621 of 4,628 | #26 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.0% | #4,329 of 4,789 | #37 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #1,356 of 2,838 | #8 of 15 |
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
567
-62 (-10%) vs 2020
-12% since 2000-01, when it was 641
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 567 | 38.3 | 14.8:1 | 25% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 40.1 | 15.0:1 | 29% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 637 | 40.7 | 15.6:1 | 30% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 629 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 22% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 690 | 45.3 | 15.2:1 | 14% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 786 | 47 | 16.7:1 | 15% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 592 | 41 | 14.4:1 | 22% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 641 | 43 | 14.9:1 | 17% (109) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt Peak Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (690 to 567); teachers down 16% (45.3 to 38.3).
About Mt Peak Elementary School
Mt Peak Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in MIDLOTHIAN, Texas. The school has 567 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
MIDLOTHIAN ISD has 14 schools and 11,356 students, and Mt Peak Elementary School is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Mt Peak Elementary School is 60%, a majority. Smaller groups are 20% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put Ellis County at about 60% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.
Mt Peak Elementary School has 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.8:1. It is about the same as the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 25%. That rate is below the 51% average among public schools in Ellis County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Mt Peak Elementary School, the prediction is 63.0% and the result is 55.0%.
The county, Ellis County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $99,595 a year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Mt Peak Elementary School, Ellis County has 83 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Mt Peak Elementary School is closest to Jean Coleman Elementary School, about 2.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. Mt Peak Elementary School is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 10% drop, from 629 to 567. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 16.1:1 in 2020-21 to 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Mt Peak Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Ellis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
213,160
Census ACS
Median income
$99,595
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
46,344 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MIDLOTHIAN ISD
- Midlothian High SchoolHigh · 1,976 students
- Midlothian Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,760 students
- Walnut Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,012 students
- Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle SchoolMiddle · 989 students
- Frank Seale Middle SchoolMiddle · 726 students
- Longbranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 686 students
Other schools in MIDLOTHIAN
- Midlothian High SchoolHigh · 1,976 students
- Midlothian Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,760 students
- Walnut Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,012 students
- Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle SchoolMiddle · 989 students
- Frank Seale Middle SchoolMiddle · 726 students
- Longbranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 686 students
Nearby schools
- Jean Coleman Elementary School2.1 mi · 671
- Larue Miller Elementary School2.5 mi · 500
- Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle School2.5 mi · 989
- Midlothian High School3.1 mi · 1,976
- Frank Seale Middle School3.3 mi · 726
- Irvin Elementary School3.4 mi · 611
Frequently asked questions
About Mt Peak Elementary SchoolHow large is Mt Peak Elementary School?
Mt Peak Elementary School enrolls approximately 567 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mt Peak Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mt Peak Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Mt Peak Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Mt Peak Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mt Peak Elementary School?
At Mt Peak Elementary School, the student body is approximately 60% White, 20% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Mt Peak Elementary School public or private?
Mt Peak Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIDLOTHIAN ISD.
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