📍 3535 Stephens Green, Mesquite, Dallas County, 75150
McKenzie el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mesquite, Dallas County. The school has 396 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Liz Felton. It is part of the Mesquite Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
McKenzie el enrolls 396 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 8.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 249 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 99 | 25% |
| White | 32 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
353 of the school's 396 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 334 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
McKenzie 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.
McKenzie 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 396 students, McKenzie 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