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C−

Mackey El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

14900 N Spring Ridge Cir, Balch Springs, TX 75180 · (972) 290-4160 · Part of Mesquite Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
478
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Mackey El

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 26.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Balch Springs kids: 2 schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency20%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 41.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

14900 N Spring Ridge Cir, Balch Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K56
Kindergarten62
Grade 163
Grade 263
Grade 381
Grade 475
Grade 578
Enrollment over time
654’20
676’21
692’22
390’23
478’24

Down 26.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 56%Black 37%White 3%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mackey 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.