📍 4836 Shands Dr, Mesquite, Dallas County, 75150
Shands el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mesquite, Dallas County. The school has 551 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brandi Lewis. It is part of the Mesquite Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shands el enrolls 551 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 14% Black or African American and 7.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 413 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 78 | 14% |
| White | 42 | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
490 of the school's 551 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 468 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Shands 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.
Shands 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 551 students, Shands 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