Elementary · Texas

Pirrung El

Free meals for all

Pirrung El, a public elementary school in Mesquite, Texas: grades pre-k–5, 407 students, 13.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Mesquite ISD.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 407
Teachers (FTE): 30.6
Students per teacher: 13.3
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 75% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 14.8 · 4,723 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 64% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 72% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 515 · 4,738 schools compared

Smaller than 52% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Texas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Texas: 54%

29%proficient

−2.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 95% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 52% · 4,441 elementary schools compared

189 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

28%proficient

−2.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 85% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 43% · 4,441 elementary schools compared

189 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Mesquite ISD

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Mesquite ISD.

Location

Address: 1500 Creek Vly, Mesquite, TX 75181
Phone: (972)882-7170
City or town: Mesquite
County: Dallas County

Website Quality of life in Mesquite Schools in Mesquite

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Thompson ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	540	14.5	29%	19%	0.9 mi
Smith ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	533	14.1	45%	34%	1.0 mi
Rutherford ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	803	15.7	53%	42%	1.4 mi
Gentry ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	607	14.4	43%	41%	1.7 mi
Achziger ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	545	12.3	52%	36%	1.9 mi
Shaw ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	483	13.8	53%	43%	2.3 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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