📍 1901 Twin Oaks Dr, Mesquite, Dallas County, 75181
Gentry el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mesquite, Dallas County. The school has 637 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alyce Quesenberry. It is part of the Mesquite Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 40.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gentry el enrolls 637 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 40.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 45% Black or African American and 6.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 289 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 287 | 45% |
| White | 43 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
502 of the school's 637 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 484 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gentry el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 2, state house district 113.
Gentry 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 637 students, Gentry el is close to the district average of about 744 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe