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Austin El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3020 Poteet Dr, Mesquite, TX 75150 · (972) 882-7220 · Part of Mesquite Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
306
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Austin El

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 63% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 11.8% 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–5Austin ElYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

3020 Poteet Dr, Mesquite

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K27
Kindergarten36
Grade 141
Grade 239
Grade 354
Grade 451
Grade 558
Enrollment over time
347’20
328’21
321’22
287’23
306’24

Down 11.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 49%Black 27%White 18%Asian 4%Two or more races 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Austin 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.