RUTHERFORD EL

RUTHERFORD EL operates as an expansive elementary school in MESQUITE, Texas, operated by MESQUITE ISD. Current enrollment sits at 803 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 55% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

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

On the student-mix side, RUTHERFORD EL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 68% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 16% Black, 10% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, RUTHERFORD EL has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, RUTHERFORD EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.7%, the actual is 42.5%, a residual of +2.8 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Dallas County) records that the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. RUTHERFORD EL is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

The closest other public school is SMITH EL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RUTHERFORD EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RUTHERFORD EL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.2%.

RUTHERFORD EL operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. RUTHERFORD EL's enrollment has climbed 69% since 2018, when it stood at 474 (now 803). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 32% to 68%.

On allk12, members of the RUTHERFORD EL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.