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Hanby Elementary

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Hanby Elementary ranks 2599 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2599^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Hanby Elementary is a public elementary school in Mesquite, Texas, serving 764 students in grades PK-5. The school faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 87-91% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While Hanby has shown strengths in supporting its English Language Learner, Hispanic, and low-income student populations, its overall academic performance on STAAR tests has been mixed compared to the Mesquite Independent School District and the state of Texas.

Hanby Elementary is projected to outperform the district and state averages in 3rd grade reading, 3rd grade math, and Spanish 3rd grade math in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school lags behind in 5th grade reading, 5th grade science, and Spanish 5th grade reading. This inconsistency in performance across grade levels and subjects makes it difficult to identify clear trends. Compared to nearby schools like Rugel Elementary, Black Elementary, and Seabourn Elementary, Hanby generally performs at a similar or slightly lower level on STAAR tests.

One of Hanby Elementary's strengths is its support for English Language Learners, ranking in the top 5-10% of Texas elementary schools in this category. The school also performs well for its Hispanic and low-income student populations, ranking in the top 20-25% of Texas elementary schools. However, Hanby struggles with its White and Male student populations, ranking in the bottom 40-50% of Texas elementary schools. Addressing these disparities and finding ways to improve overall academic achievement should be a priority for the school and the Mesquite Independent School District.

768

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,019

Per pupil spending ?

90.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

480 Gross Rd
Mesquite, TX 75149-3212

(972) 882-5040

District: Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Hanby Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wilkinson Middle
High:	Mesquite High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.9%

African American:

17.4%

White:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 71st percentile in 2022 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 71st-percentile peak (2022) to 44th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg38%

Texas avg46%

2,599^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 34Elementary Schools in the Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)

622^nd of 961Mesquite Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	2599 of 4651	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	1983 of 4710	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	2004 of 4647	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	1348 of 4581	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	38.0	2673 of 4578	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	2650 of 4479	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	2395 of 4359	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.4	2377 of 4329	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.9	2974 of 4286	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.0	2797 of 4320	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.6	1665 of 4260	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.4	1890 of 4221	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.9	1197 of 4206	71.5%	★★★★☆
2011	71.4	1091 of 4095	73.4%	★★★★☆
2010	66.5	1366 of 3937	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.0	1921 of 3884	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	33.7	2969 of 3768	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.6	3207 of 3724	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.5	2658 of 3476	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.3	3012 of 3475	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.5	3072 of 3465	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	984 of 1905	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	1304 of 2443	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	985 of 2443	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	787 of 2421	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.3	1327 of 2444	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	1773 of 2515	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	1423 of 2483	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	84.4	315 of 4461	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	54.0	1565 of 4331	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	1165 of 4295	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	774 of 4240	81.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	1195 of 2918	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	1000 of 3668	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	338 of 3556	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	208 of 3487	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	62.0	908 of 3446	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	140 of 3333	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	128 of 3226	96.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	2478 of 3744	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	2095 of 4658	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	1115 of 4588	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.3	1345 of 4561	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	45.6	2261 of 4499	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	2796 of 4348	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	2263 of 4306	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	1025 of 2619	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	1062 of 2980	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	1206 of 2958	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.8	1970 of 3006	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	77.7	242 of 3106	92.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	1631 of 3644	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	1416 of 4465	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.0	836 of 4401	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	562 of 4376	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	51.8	1824 of 4329	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	1217 of 4188	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.6	1283 of 4168	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	1741 of 3705	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	1588 of 4594	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	1031 of 4521	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	493 of 4477	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	53.1	1815 of 4451	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	1899 of 4309	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	1571 of 4264	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	1994 of 3739	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	2451 of 4647	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	3002 of 4585	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.1	1422 of 4563	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.2	3100 of 4498	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	2399 of 4357	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	2497 of 4319	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	71.1	3 of 9	66.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	1734 of 3549	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	1836 of 4292	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	1503 of 4086	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	1982 of 3952	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	3038 of 3799	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	1506 of 3684	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.0	2785 of 3558	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	2117 of 2612	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	1973 of 3108	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	2592 of 3106	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	2192 of 3082	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	2898 of 3082	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	2722 of 3142	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	2882 of 3127	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

At Risk (2022)93rd percentile+22 vs school

Native American (2023)67th percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)61st percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics46%~ state avg

Reading44%-10 vs state

Science19%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Hanby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Gross Rd	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5040	768	48	15.9	90.6%	36 (4.7%)	134 (17.4%)	575 (74.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.6%)	42.6	2599^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.1%		53.1	1983^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	57.9%	616	34.6	25.0	29.2	60.0	20.0	33.3	20.8	50.0	44.4	38.5	48.9	45.2	45.1	18.7	$9,019
Tisinger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 Hillcrest St	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5120	739	45	16.2	90.8%	41 (5.5%)	217 (29.4%)	453 (61.3%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	27.9	3558^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.5%		33.4	3250^th of 4710 public elementary schools	31.0%	308	22.5	20.0	18.2	9.8	15.4	9.1	10.0	31.4	50.0	42.7	31.0	31.3	35.5	16.9	$9,415
Galloway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Clary Dr	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5101	439	35	12.6	75.4%	33 (7.5%)	76 (17.3%)	309 (70.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	36.3	3031^st of 4651 public elementary schools	34.8%		44.1	2574^th of 4710 public elementary schools	45.4%	457	21.4	33.3	40.0	50.0				51.6	34.0	50.0	35.5	31.2	43.8	22.9	$11,276
Moss Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1208 New Market Rd	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7130	337	28	12.2	85.8%	55 (16.3%)	110 (32.6%)	144 (42.7%)	14 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	30.6	3388^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.2%		32.5	3317^th of 4710 public elementary schools	29.6%	71								48.3	39.6	36.5	31.0	29.2	36.5	25.4	$10,047
Rugel Elementary	Public	K-5	2701 Sybil Dr	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7260	273	22	12.2	71.8%	27 (9.9%)	82 (30.0%)	150 (54.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	37.1	2977^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.0%		31.1	3396^th of 4710 public elementary schools	27.9%	419								33.3	37.5	44.6	27.9	33.3	50.0	37.5	$13,304
Black Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	328 E Newsom St	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7240	587	39	15.0	87.2%	62 (10.6%)	91 (15.5%)	420 (71.6%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	35.8	3071^st of 4651 public elementary schools	34.0%		54	1930^th of 4710 public elementary schools	59.0%	1141	27.3	57.1		63.6	42.9			44.9	45.7	44.8	38.2	43.2	41.7	11.5	$9,163
Seabourn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Sandy Ln	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7040	573	41	13.9	91.1%	16 (2.8%)	90 (15.7%)	456 (79.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	64.5	1360^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.8%		56.7	1766^th of 4710 public elementary schools	62.5%	406	19.4	34.8	0.0	41.9	32.0	11.1	0.0	40.0	60.3	55.6	51.2	69.4	58.3	31.1	$8,983
Shaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	707 Purple Sage Trl	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7060	483	35	13.8	80.3%	40 (8.3%)	132 (27.3%)	286 (59.2%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	48	2262^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	51.4%		45.2	2493^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	47.1%	231	41.7	30.8	50.0	54.6	23.1	20.0		46.0	55.4	57.6	37.5	50.8	40.6	21.5	$8,944
Cannaday Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Chisolm Tr	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5060	616	43	14.4	81.2%	59 (9.6%)	188 (30.5%)	341 (55.4%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	24.4	3774^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.9%		37.5	2988^th of 4710 public elementary schools	36.6%	786	6.7	16.7	0.0	40.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	27.6	42.7	45.9	26.3	34.3	31.6	16.3	$10,137
McWhorter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Hickory Tree Rd	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7020	501	39	12.7	92.4%	24 (4.8%)	48 (9.6%)	409 (81.6%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	39.2	2824^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.3%		45.7	2468^th of 4710 public elementary schools	47.6%	356	22.6	18.8	25.0	38.7	40.0			26.4	33.9	57.5	26.4	44.8	52.4	21.4	$10,758

Frequently Asked Questions about Hanby Elementary

What district is Hanby Elementary in?

Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Hanby Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hanby Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wilkinson Middle
High : Mesquite High School

What is the racial makeup of Hanby Elementary?

Students at Hanby Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 17% African American, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Hanby Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 768 students attended Hanby Elementary.

Is Hanby Elementary a good school?

Hanby Elementary ranks 2599^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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