PRICE EL

PRICE EL is a K-5 school of intimate scale in GARLAND, Texas, overseen by MESQUITE ISD, educateing 299 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 42% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

MESQUITE ISD runs 51 schools in total, collectively educating 37,930 students. PRICE EL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, PRICE EL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 42%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 37% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian, 5% White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting PRICE EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PRICE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.9%; this one delivers 38.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Dallas County put median household income runs about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which PRICE EL is one.

O'BANION MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PRICE EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 39.4%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. PRICE EL's enrollment has declined 34% since 2018, when it stood at 451 (now 299). Black enrollment moved from 47% to 37% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the PRICE EL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.