Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESQUITE ISD·NCES 483039005779
Price Elementary School
630 STROUD LN, GARLAND, TX 75043 · (972) 290-4100 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
11.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
212 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 | 27 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
67%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
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 6 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 32.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 22.0% | 26.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 59.0% | 57.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Price Elementary School
Price Elementary School's state test result (40.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price Elementary School this school | 299 | 70.9% | 40.4% |
| Kenneth Davis Elementary School ARLINGTON | 335 | 73.4% | 47.0% |
| North Texas Collegiate Academy-East Campus LITTLE ELM | 313 | 64.5% | 31.9% |
| Life School Carrollton CARROLLTON | 283 | 64.3% | 40.9% |
| Rugel Elementary School MESQUITE | 273 | 71.8% | 38.6% |
| Thomas Elementary School ABILENE | 378 | 74.6% | 37.3% |
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 Price Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #2,540 of 4,401 | #182 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,470 of 4,466 ▼ 183 | #319 of 429 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,784 of 4,466 ▼ 621 | #206 of 429 ▼ 46 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.0pp | #302 of 3,998 | #40 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #4,204 of 4,938 | #397 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #227 of 4,622 | #10 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #791 of 4,628 | #55 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.9% | #2,507 of 4,789 | #338 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.7% | #345 of 2,838 | #45 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
299
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 299 | 25.9 | 11.5:1 | 71% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 27.6 | 11.8:1 | 86% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 23.2 | 15.2:1 | 88% (312) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 21 | 14.2:1 | 81% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 79% (358) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 31 | 14.4:1 | 77% (346) |
| 2010-11 | 511 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 71% (361) |
| 2000-01 | 520 | 26 | 20.0:1 | 14% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 587 | 27 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Price Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (451 to 299); teachers down 14% (30 to 25.9).
About Price Elementary School
Price Elementary School is an elementary school in GARLAND, Texas, and it is part of MESQUITE ISD. Enrollment totals 299 students across pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Texas enroll around 519, and this school is 42% below that mark.
MESQUITE ISD has 37,930 students in 51 schools, and Price Elementary School is one of those schools.
The largest group at Price Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 42%. The school is also 37% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 5% White. Census estimates put Dallas County at about 41% Hispanic, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Price Elementary School is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Price Elementary School comes to 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.5:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 3.6 more students per teacher than here. Price Elementary School counts 71% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Price Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 32% of Texas public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Price Elementary School is -3.0 points: 40.4% actual, 43.4% predicted.
For Dallas County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $76,547, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 771 public schools and about 459,645 students.
Price Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is O'Banion Middle School, about 0.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Price Elementary School is ahead of the 40.2% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 298 in 2020-21 to 299 in 2024-25, a change of 1 student. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 14.2:1 to 11.5:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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Other schools in MESQUITE ISD
- Horn High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
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- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
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Other Price Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Price Elementary. Price Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Price Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 417 students
- PRICE ELEMENTARYREPUBLIC, MO · 507 students
- Price ElementaryLouisville, KY · 470 students
- Price Elementary SchoolLancaster, PA · 331 students
Nearby schools
- O'Banion Middle School0.9 mi · 784
- Heather Glen Elementary School0.9 mi · 283
- Classical Center at Vial Elementary School1.1 mi · 572
- Montclair Elementary School1.1 mi · 557
- Shands Elementary School1.3 mi · 567
- Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School1.5 mi · 1,056
Frequently asked questions
About Price Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Price Elementary School?
Price Elementary School enrolls approximately 299 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Price Elementary School serve?
Price Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Price Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Price Elementary School is approximately 11.5:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Price Elementary School?
Student demographics at Price Elementary School are roughly 5% White, 42% Hispanic, 37% Black, 7% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Price Elementary School public or private?
Price 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.