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Gentry El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1901 Twin Oaks Dr, Mesquite, TX 75181 · (972) 290-4140 · Part of Mesquite Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
607
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Gentry El

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 52% of Texas’s public schools
  • Next stop for Mesquite kids: 9 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts40%
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 ↗

1901 Twin Oaks Dr, Mesquite

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K45
Kindergarten81
Grade 178
Grade 297
Grade 3110
Grade 485
Grade 5111
Enrollment over time
615’20
630’21
637’22
600’23
607’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 47%Hispanic 43%White 5%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gentry 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.