📍 328 e Newsom St, Mesquite, Dallas County, 75149
Black el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mesquite, Dallas County. The school has 627 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Darla Franklin. It is part of the Mesquite Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Black el enrolls 627 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 38.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 17% White and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 399 | 64% |
| White | 108 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 95 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
549 of the school's 627 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 521 qualify for free lunch and 28 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Black 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 107.
Black el is one of 51 schools in MESQUITE ISD, based in MESQUITE, Texas. The district serves 37,930 students district-wide and employs 2,613 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 627 students, Black el is smaller than the district average of about 744 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large