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Mesquite Elementary

📍 205 Nm Hwy 228, Mesquite, Doña Ana County, 88048

235
Pupils
11.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Mesquite Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mesquite, Doña Ana County. The school has 235 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gadsden Independent Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Gadsden Independent Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Mesquite Elementary enrolls 235 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.

Male students
118 (50%)
Female students
117 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student-teacher ratio
11.2:1
Grade span
Pre-K–6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino23299%
White31.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

235 of the school's 235 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 235 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, FringeGrades Pre-K–6Title I

The school's NCES locale classification is Town, Fringe. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-2, state senate district 38, state house district 34.

School district: GADSDEN

Mesquite Elementary is one of 28 schools in GADSDEN, based in ANTHONY, New Mexico. The district serves 11,739 students district-wide and employs 865 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 235 students, Mesquite Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 419 students per school.

11,739
District students
28
Schools
865
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

34%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Distant

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