📍 5299 Gus Thomasson Rd, Mesqute, Dallas County, 75150
Larry G Smith el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mesqute, Dallas County. The school has 740 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mackenzie Caudill. It is part of the Dallas Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Larry G Smith el enrolls 740 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 16% Black or African American and 3.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 573 | 77% |
| Black or African American | 122 | 16% |
| White | 27 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
687 of the school's 740 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 648 qualify for free lunch and 39 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Larry G Smith el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 TX-50, state senate district 2, state house district 100.
Larry G Smith el is one of 240 schools in DALLAS ISD, based in DALLAS, Texas. The district serves 139,802 students district-wide and employs 9,952 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 740 students, Larry G Smith el is larger than the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large