📍 205 Nm Hwy 228, Mesquite, Doña Ana County, 88048
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.
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.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 232 | 99% |
| White | 3 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
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.
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.
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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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