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B−

Gray El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3500 Pioneer Rd, Balch Springs, TX 75180 · (972) 882-7280 · Part of Mesquite Independent School District

Balch Springs’ School Grade C− better than 21% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
409
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
86%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Gray El

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 49% of Texas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Balch Springs kids: 2 schools

On the path

Where Balch Springs kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Gray ElYou are here
6–92 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency38%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3500 Pioneer Rd, Balch Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K34
Kindergarten55
Grade 152
Grade 270
Grade 361
Grade 462
Grade 575
Enrollment over time
429’20
415’21
429’22
427’23
409’24

Down 4.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 74%Black 15%White 9%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gray El from Balch Springs families.

Other schools in Mesquite Independent School District

The district →
Dr. Linda Henrie El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
C+
891 students15:1
Cross El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mesquite
803 students16:1
Rutherford El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mesquite
B
803 students16:1
Hanby El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mesquite
C+
768 students16:1
Tisinger El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mesquite
C
739 students16:1
Tosch El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mesquite
C−
625 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Balch Springs’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.