PORTER EL

PORTER EL, a middle-of-the-pack primary school in MESQUITE, Texas, overseen by MESQUITE ISD, enrolls 445 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

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

Demographically, PORTER EL records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 69%; the rest comes out to 13% Black, 13% White, 3% Asian. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PORTER EL has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting PORTER EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, PORTER EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Dallas County put the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), PORTER EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BEASLEY EL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PORTER EL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 46.2%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PORTER EL has fell 26%, going from 605 students in 2018 to 445 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 74% to 69% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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