📍 2701 Sybil Dr, Mesquite, Dallas County, 75149
Rugel el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mesquite, Dallas County. The school has 331 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Selena Solis-bastidas. It is part of the Mesquite Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rugel el enrolls 331 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 35% Black or African American and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 155 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 116 | 35% |
| White | 43 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
264 of the school's 331 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 257 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rugel 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.
Rugel 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 331 students, Rugel 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