📍 14900 N Spring Ridge Cir, Balch Springs, Dallas County, 75180
Mackey el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Balch Springs, Dallas County. The school has 692 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lynne Noe. It is part of the Mesquite Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mackey el enrolls 692 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Black or African American and 5.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 467 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 165 | 24% |
| White | 36 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
612 of the school's 692 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 585 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mackey 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 2, state house district 113.
Mackey 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 692 students, Mackey 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: Suburb - Large