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Black Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
328 E Newsom St
Mesquite, TX 75149
Phone
(972) 882-7240
District
MESQUITE ISD
County
DALLAS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
627
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

4

(10 is best)

Better than 33.2% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Black Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
47%
30%
50%
40%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
47%
40%
47%
46%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
52%
32%
56%
35%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 50 8.0%
Kindergarten 82 13.1%
Grade 1 106 16.9%
Grade 2 98 15.6%
Grade 3 92 14.7%
Grade 4 116 18.5%
Grade 5 83 13.2%
Total 627 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 17.6% 9.2% 26.7%
Black 15.4% 25.7% 13.3%
Hispanic 64.9% 63.2% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.3% 1.2% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.7% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 87.6% 83.1% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 83.1% 79.7% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.5% 3.4% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 180,428 30,503,301
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,285.9 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.4% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 24.6% 21.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.1% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.6% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 11.2% 13.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 59,851 10,747,240
Single Parent Households With Children 15.2% 9.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 78.6% 85.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.4% 33.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.1% 20.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.1% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.5% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.0% 16.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.2% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.5% 10.1%
$15,000 or less 6.6% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,691 $218,278,000 49.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $537 $20,589,000 4.6%
Staff $432 $16,552,000 3.7%
General Administration $48 $1,825,000 0.4%
School Administration $448 $17,175,000 3.9%
Operation $965 $37,032,000 8.4%
Transportation $130 $4,996,000 1.1%
Other $405 $15,535,000 3.5%
Total Support $2,964 $113,704,000 25.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,907 $111,502,000 25.1%
Total Expenditures $11,562 $443,484,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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