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What do students at SHAW EL actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESQUITE ISD·NCES 483039005898
SHAW EL
707 PURPLE SAGE TRL, MESQUITE, TX 75150 · (972) 882-7060 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 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 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
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
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
483
-401 (-45%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 17.1:1
% White
8%
was 12%
% Hispanic
59%
was 55%
% Black
27%
was 28%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SHAW EL
SHAW EL is one of the average-sized elementary campuss in MESQUITE, Texas, operated by MESQUITE ISD, with 483 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.
MESQUITE ISD runs 51 schools in total, collectively educating 37,930 students. SHAW EL is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, SHAW EL records that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder reads as 27% Black, 8% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.
In terms of school funding signals, SHAW EL lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting SHAW EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 80% of students at SHAW EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SHAW EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.4%.
In the broader community, Dallas County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which SHAW EL is one.
The closest other public school is MESQUITE H S, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, SHAW EL comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 45.7%.
SHAW EL operates from an outer-ring location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 45%: 884 students in 2018 compared to 483 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 H SHigh · 2,757 students
- MESQUITE H SHigh · 2,294 students
- NORTH MESQUITE H SHigh · 2,099 students
- WEST MESQUITE H SHigh · 1,997 students
- VROONLAND - VANGUARD H SHigh · 1,605 students
- POTEET H SHigh · 1,523 students
Other schools in MESQUITE
- HORN H SHigh · 2,757 students
- MESQUITE H SHigh · 2,294 students
- NORTH MESQUITE H SHigh · 2,099 students
- WEST MESQUITE H SHigh · 1,997 students
- VROONLAND - VANGUARD H SHigh · 1,605 students
- POTEET H SHigh · 1,523 students
Nearby schools
- MESQUITE H S1.1 mi · 2,294
- BLACK EL1.3 mi · 587
- RUTHERFORD EL1.4 mi · 803
- AGNEW MIDDLE1.4 mi · 1,070
- TISINGER EL1.8 mi · 739
- SUNNYVALE MIDDLE1.9 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About SHAW ELWhat is the total enrollment at SHAW EL?
SHAW EL enrolls approximately 483 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SHAW EL serve?
SHAW EL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at SHAW EL?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at SHAW EL.
How diverse is SHAW EL?
SHAW EL reports a student body of 8% White, 59% Hispanic, 27% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees SHAW EL?
SHAW EL is overseen by MESQUITE ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.