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Cannaday Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3774^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Cannaday Elementary is a public elementary school located in Mesquite, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 552. The school is part of the Mesquite Independent School District, which is ranked 622 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cannaday Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with a ranking between 2,858 and 3,774 out of around 4,600 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) tests is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 27.63% of 3rd graders at Cannaday were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 41.47% for the district and 52.02% for the state. Cannaday's performance is particularly low in STAAR Spanish assessments, with proficiency rates often below 20% for Spanish-speaking students. The school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 89.67% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Cannaday's academic performance is consistently lower than the nearby schools within the Mesquite ISD, such as McKenzie Elementary, Porter Elementary, and Lawrence Elementary, which all have higher STAAR proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. The nearby Education Center International Academy 1, a charter school, also outperforms Cannaday on STAAR assessments, despite serving a similar demographic of economically disadvantaged students.

616

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,137

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2701 Chisolm Tr
Mesquite, TX 75150-4829

(972) 882-5060

District: Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Cannaday Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kimbrough Middle
High:	Poteet High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.4%

African American:

30.5%

White:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (30% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg38%

Texas avg46%

3,774^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st 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	24.4	3774 of 4651	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.5	2988 of 4710	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	3289 of 4647	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	2858 of 4581	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	2934 of 4578	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	3486 of 4479	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3012 of 4359	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.4	2631 of 4329	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.5	3221 of 4286	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.6	3038 of 4320	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.3	3143 of 4260	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.0	3761 of 4221	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.6	3404 of 4206	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.9	3180 of 4095	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	53.0	2166 of 3937	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.2	2388 of 3884	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.4	2019 of 3768	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.7	1689 of 3724	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.2	1996 of 3476	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.2	1768 of 3475	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	61.7	1403 of 3465	59.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	1378 of 1905	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.6	1267 of 2443	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1963 of 2443	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	1525 of 2421	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	1708 of 2444	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	1660 of 2515	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	1665 of 2483	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	40.0	680 of 957	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	52.7	1908 of 4461	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	2232 of 4331	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	2757 of 4295	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	3431 of 4240	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	1963 of 2918	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	2177 of 3668	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	1766 of 3556	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	1261 of 3487	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	1421 of 3446	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	1516 of 3333	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.4	2245 of 3226	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	2946 of 3744	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	3382 of 4658	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	3183 of 4588	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	3859 of 4561	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	2757 of 4499	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	3029 of 4348	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	2377 of 4306	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	2001 of 2619	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	63.8	1249 of 2980	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.0	910 of 2958	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.8	962 of 3006	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	1644 of 3184	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	2579 of 3644	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.2	2256 of 4465	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	1881 of 4401	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	1790 of 4376	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	1944 of 4329	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	2509 of 4188	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	2311 of 4168	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	2717 of 3705	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.2	2475 of 4594	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	2518 of 4521	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	2003 of 4477	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.5	2825 of 4451	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3181 of 4309	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	2629 of 4264	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	3222 of 3739	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	2723 of 4647	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	3362 of 4585	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.7	1896 of 4563	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.7	3060 of 4498	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	3618 of 4357	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	3634 of 4319	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	25.1	909 of 1112	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	1925 of 3549	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	2518 of 4292	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	3394 of 4086	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	3432 of 3952	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.1	2183 of 3799	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	3026 of 3684	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	2386 of 3558	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	2241 of 2612	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	3005 of 3108	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	2003 of 3106	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	2190 of 3082	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.5	1839 of 3082	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	1611 of 3142	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	1674 of 3127	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)57th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+10 vs school

Asian (2022)29th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2019)18th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading39%-15 vs state

Mathematics31%-15 vs state

Science16%-13 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 Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
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
Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3020 Poteet Dr	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7220	306	22	14.1	66.3%	56 (18.3%)	82 (26.8%)	149 (48.7%)	12 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	58.5	1650^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.5%		70.9	1094^th of 4710 public elementary schools	76.8%	556								41.5	66.0	57.6		30.2	60.4	57.6		32.2	$12,175
Kimball Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4010 Coryell Way	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 290-4120	208	21	10.1	76.0%	52 (25.0%)	60 (28.8%)	79 (38.0%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	55.4	1816^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.0%		46.8	2380^th of 4710 public elementary schools	49.5%	564								56.8	52.6	60.0		44.4	50.0	33.3		33.3	$14,919
Beasley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	919 Green Canyon Dr	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5160	319	25	12.7	67.4%	68 (21.3%)	79 (24.8%)	156 (48.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	32.7	3278^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.5%		44.8	2522^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	46.5%	756								46.7	52.4	44.1		31.1	42.9	18.3		22.0	$11,653
Tosch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2424 Larchmont Dr	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5000	625	45	13.7	86.1%	43 (6.9%)	133 (21.3%)	431 (69.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	58.1	1669^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.1%		39.3	2878^th of 4710 public elementary schools	38.9%	1209	26.3	55.6		43.9	50.0			51.9	53.5	44.8		52.0	50.7	54.0		36.8	$10,145
Education Center International Academy 1	Public, Charter	K-6	302 N Town E Blvd	Sunnyvale	75182	Dallas County	Education Center International Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 628-9152	131	9	14.8	54.2%	41 (31.3%)	31 (23.7%)	51 (38.9%)	4 (3.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	34.5	3166^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.9%		50.2	2166^th of 4710 public elementary schools	54.0%	1000								35.0	36.8	78.6	70.0	31.6	21.1	42.9	20.0	14.3	$7,427
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
McKenzie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3535 Stephens Green	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5140	406	27	14.9	86.5%	18 (4.4%)	93 (22.9%)	273 (67.2%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	52	2024^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.5%		58.1	1697^th of 4710 public elementary schools	64.0%	327	7.7	41.7		30.0	37.5			42.0	59.6	58.6		45.3	57.1	42.4		18.6	$10,798
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
Porter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	517 Via Avenida	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 290-4000	445	35	12.8	80.9%	57 (12.8%)	60 (13.5%)	307 (69.0%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	56.5	1748^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.4%		46.6	2395^th of 4710 public elementary schools	49.2%	647	12.5	15.8		18.8	36.8			62.8	54.6	54.8		46.5	40.9	49.2		32.3	$11,193

Frequently Asked Questions about Cannaday Elementary

What district is Cannaday Elementary in?

Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Cannaday Elementary?

Students at Cannaday Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 31% African American, 10% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Cannaday Elementary a good school?

Cannaday Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.9% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Cannaday Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 616 students attended Cannaday Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Cannaday Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cannaday Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kimbrough Middle
High : Poteet High School

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