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Best Elementary Schools
in MESQUITE ISD

This page covers 33 elementary schools in MESQUITE ISD. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

33
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
KIMBALL EL
Grades PK–05214 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.6:1)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
11.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
39/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,391
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
77%
High economic need
2
rank
ACHZIGER EL
Grades PK–05846 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
15.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,391
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
75%
High economic need
3
rank
FLORENCE EL
Grades PK–05456 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.2:1)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
12.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
39/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,391
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
88%
High economic need
4
rank
LAWRENCE EL
Grades PK–05259 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.7:1)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
11.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
39/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,391
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
88%
High economic need
5
rank
MOTLEY EL
Grades PK–05241 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.0:1)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
12.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
39/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,391
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
90%
High economic need
6
rank
BEASLEY EL
Grades PK–05354 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
13.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
39/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,391
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
71%
High economic need
7
rank
PRICE EL
Grades PK–05353 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
15.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,391
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
88%
High economic need
8
rank
GENTRY EL
Grades PK–05637 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
15.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,391
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
79%
High economic need
9
rank
SHAW EL
Grades PK–05499 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
13.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
39/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,391
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
84%
High economic need
10
rank
RUGEL EL
Grades KG–05331 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
13.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
39/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,391
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
80%
High economic need
23 more elementary schools in MESQUITE ISD not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
33
Elementary Schools
50
Total Schools
48
#1 Score
45
Avg Score
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Top Ranked Elementary School
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KIMBALL EL
Score: 48/100
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.