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Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESQUITE ISD·NCES 483039005898
Shaw Elementary School
707 PURPLE SAGE TRL, MESQUITE, TX 75150 · (972) 882-7060 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
13.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
388 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 22 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
57%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
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 28.0% | 30.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Shaw Elementary School
Shaw Elementary School's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaw Elementary School this school | 483 | 80.3% | 40.0% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Grand Prairie GRAND PRAIRIE | 500 | 78.2% | 34.3% |
| Wharton Elementary School WHARTON | 478 | 77.4% | 21.3% |
| Jane Long Elementary School RICHMOND | 443 | 78.3% | 39.5% |
| Fitzgerald Elementary School ARLINGTON | 451 | 83.6% | 43.4% |
| Jowell Elementary School KATY | 574 | 83.8% | 38.4% |
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 Shaw Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,580 of 4,401 | #186 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,773 of 4,466 ▼ 413 | #237 of 429 ▼ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,910 of 4,466 ▼ 521 | #227 of 429 ▼ 49 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #763 of 3,998 | #105 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #2,697 of 4,938 | #238 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,354 of 4,622 | #106 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #1,732 of 4,628 | #113 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.3% | #1,935 of 4,789 | #284 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.4% | #99 of 2,838 | #14 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
483
-83 (-15%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 673
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 483 | 35 | 13.8:1 | 80% (388) |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 36.9 | 14.0:1 | 82% (425) |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 36.2 | 13.8:1 | 84% (418) |
| 2020-21 | 566 | 39 | 14.5:1 | 77% (437) |
| 2017-18 | 884 | 51.6 | 17.1:1 | 75% (665) |
| 2015-16 | 876 | 50 | 17.5:1 | 76% (662) |
| 2010-11 | 780 | 44 | 17.7:1 | 66% (517) |
| 2000-01 | 861 | 42 | 20.5:1 | 22% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 673 | 31 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shaw Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 45% (884 to 483); teachers down 32% (51.6 to 35).
About Shaw Elementary School
At 707 PURPLE SAGE TRL in MESQUITE, Texas, Shaw Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 483 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
Shaw Elementary School is among 51 schools run by MESQUITE ISD, which serves 37,930 students.
At Shaw Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 59% of the student body. After that, the student body is 27% Black, 8% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Dallas County is about 41% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 57%, meaning two students picked at random have a 57% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 35 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The school's lunch program data list 80% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.
Shaw Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 39% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Shaw Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.0% and a predicted 39.4%.
Census estimates describe Dallas County this way: the median household income is $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. In all, Dallas County has 771 public schools and roughly 459,645 students.
The closest public school, Mesquite High School, is about 1.1 miles from Shaw Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Shaw Elementary School is 7th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for Shaw Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 83 students since 2020-21, to 483.
Posts about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in MESQUITE ISD
- Horn High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,294 students
- North Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- West Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Vroonland - Vanguard High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Poteet High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
Other schools in MESQUITE
- Horn High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,294 students
- North Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- West Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Vroonland - Vanguard High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Poteet High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
Other Shaw Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Shaw Elementary. Shaw Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- SHAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 682 students
- Shaw Elementary SchoolBeavercreek, OH · 607 students
Nearby schools
- Mesquite High School1.1 mi · 2,294
- Black Elementary School1.3 mi · 587
- Rutherford Elementary School1.4 mi · 803
- Agnew Middle School1.4 mi · 1,070
- Tisinger Elementary School1.8 mi · 739
- Sunnyvale Middle School1.9 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About Shaw Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Shaw Elementary School?
Shaw Elementary School enrolls approximately 483 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Shaw Elementary School serve?
Shaw Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Shaw Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Shaw Elementary School.
How diverse is Shaw Elementary School?
Shaw Elementary School reports a student body of 8% White, 59% Hispanic, 27% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Shaw Elementary School?
Shaw Elementary School is overseen by MESQUITE ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.