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Shands El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4836 Shands Dr, Mesquite, TX 75150 · (972) 290-4020 · Part of Mesquite Independent School District

Mesquite’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
86%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Shands El

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 38% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 9.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Mesquite kids: 9 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Shands ElYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts30%
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 ↗

4836 Shands Dr, Mesquite

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K59
Kindergarten83
Grade 178
Grade 295
Grade 390
Grade 479
Grade 583
Enrollment over time
628’20
552’21
551’22
554’23
567’24

Down 9.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 76%Black 16%White 5%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 Shands El from Mesquite 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; Mesquite’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.