📍 2300 Mesquite Valley Rd, Mesquite, Dallas County, 75149
Smith el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mesquite, Dallas County. The school has 582 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Stacy Bennett. It is part of the Mesquite Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Smith el enrolls 582 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 38% Black or African American and 8.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 289 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 224 | 38% |
| White | 50 | 8.6% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
442 of the school's 582 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 421 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
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 113.
Smith 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 582 students, Smith 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