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Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite Elementary

Q: Is Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite Elementary a good school?

Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite Elementary ranks 3403 rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-4

3403^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite Elementary is a small K-4 charter school in Mesquite, TX, serving 212 students and part of the Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy district. Despite having a much lower poverty rate than nearby schools—only about 47% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, compared to 72% to 93% at neighboring Mesquite Independent School District (Isd) schools like McWhorter Elementary and Smith Elementary—the school's academic performance has been inconsistent and often below average. It currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 26th percentile statewide, a decline from its peak in 2020-2021, and its smaller size may limit resources compared to larger schools like Hanby Elementary (43rd percentile) or Rutherford Elementary (40th percentile), which serve higher-poverty populations but outperform it.

A major concern is the sharp drop in 4th-grade performance for the 2025-2026 school year, with reading proficiency falling to 25.64% from 53.85% the year before, and math dropping to 28.21% from 43.59%. This suggests a possible curriculum gap or staffing issue during a critical transition year. The school also struggles significantly with its Special Education students, who ranked in the 1st percentile statewide in 2024-2025, indicating a systemic failure to support this group. On a positive note, African American students have been a bright spot, ranking in the 61st percentile that same year, showing the school can serve some subgroups well.

Overall, Pioneer Technology is a school in decline, with its ranking dropping steadily over five years. Its lower poverty rate and small size have not translated into academic advantages, and it underperforms compared to several higher-poverty schools in the area. Parents should weigh the school's strengths, like its success with African American students, against its weaknesses, especially the severe challenges in 4th grade and for Special Education students, when considering this option.

212

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,981

Per pupil spending ?

46.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1412 S Belt Line Rd
Mesquite, TX 75248

(972) 375-9672

District: Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.1%

Hispanic:

32.5%

White:

20.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2021 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2021

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg41%

Texas avg49%

3,403^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 21 pts since 2021

From bottom 47% (2021) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy

457^th of 951Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy 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
2026	30.4	3403 of 4627	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.9	3439 of 4651	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	3260 of 4710	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	3068 of 4647	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	2881 of 4581	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	2418 of 4578	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	1424 of 2406	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.5	750 of 1905	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	1141 of 2443	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	841 of 2443	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	1131 of 2421	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	527 of 2444	78.4%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	45.7	2394 of 4461	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	3234 of 4331	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	3895 of 4575	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.4	2260 of 3744	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	3259 of 4658	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	3422 of 4588	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.0	2465 of 4561	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	2586 of 4499	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	13.9	2818 of 2958	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	3072 of 4413	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.5	3073 of 3644	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	2895 of 4465	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	3490 of 4401	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.3	1999 of 4376	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.9	3109 of 4329	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	3380 of 4520	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.4	2907 of 3705	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	3825 of 4594	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	3241 of 4521	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	2769 of 4477	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	2892 of 4451	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	2891 of 4582	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.0	3125 of 3739	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	3323 of 4647	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.7	2531 of 4585	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	3187 of 4563	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	2296 of 4498	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	3507 of 3549	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	4148 of 4292	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	2939 of 4086	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	2597 of 3006	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	2238 of 2612	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	2405 of 3108	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	2113 of 3106	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	8.5	3008 of 3082	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	2282 of 3082	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)46th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)41st percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)37th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)5th percentile-32 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading41%-12 vs state

Mathematics32%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	1412 S Belt Line Rd	Mesquite	75248	Dallas County	Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 375-9672	212	14	15.1	46.7%	43 (20.3%)	85 (40.1%)	69 (32.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)	30.4	3403^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	26.5%		29.9	3439^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.1%	36							60.0	25.6		36.7	28.2		$7,981
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%)	19.6	4062^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	12.2%		35.8	3071^st of 4651 public elementary schools	34.0%	991	44.4	75.0		77.8	25.0		37.3	37.2	42.1	28.4	31.9	25.0	$9,163
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%)	40	2747^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.6%		30.6	3388^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.2%	641							45.0	43.4	56.5	27.5	41.5	50.0	$10,047
Rutherford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Rutherford Dr	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 290-4060	803	51	15.6	78.2%	79 (9.8%)	129 (16.1%)	548 (68.2%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (4.0%)	39.6	2787^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.8%		49.5	2169^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.4%	618	35.3	37.5	57.1	28.6	31.3		45.0	44.1	50.0	47.6	44.7	32.4	$9,264
Gentry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Twin Oaks Dr	Mesquite	75181	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 290-4140	607	42	14.3	79.4%	30 (4.9%)	288 (47.4%)	263 (43.3%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	33.3	3201^st of 4627 public elementary schools	30.8%		36	3048^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.5%	153							35.6	42.1	48.5	35.6	43.5	41.0	$10,525
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%)	31	3369^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.2%		39.2	2824^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.3%	545	41.7	26.3	42.9	0.0	50.0		31.2	34.9	49.3	33.8	47.4	39.0	$10,758
Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Mesquite Valley Rd	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7080	533	38	14.0	72.0%	33 (6.2%)	193 (36.2%)	285 (53.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.2%)	21.5	3967^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.3%		31.9	3317^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.7%	650	18.2	0.0		0.0	16.7		35.4	45.7	37.7	15.2	30.9	37.7	$9,752
Gray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Pioneer Rd	Balch Springs	75180	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7280	409	30	13.5	86.1%	37 (9.0%)	60 (14.7%)	303 (74.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	28.8	3506^th of 4627 public elementary schools	24.2%		31	3367^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.6%	139	29.4	25.0		35.3			45.5	41.2	49.2	33.3	29.1	33.3	$9,753
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%)	39.1	2819^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.1%		48	2262^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	51.4%	557	20.0	50.0	30.0	10.0	50.0	14.3	35.1	51.5	52.8	30.1	57.6	37.3	$8,944
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%)	41.3	2638^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.0%		42.6	2599^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.1%	39	16.7	55.6	52.9	18.5	62.5	12.5	32.5	43.4	50.5	47.1	58.5	36.5	$9,019

Frequently Asked Questions about Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite Elementary

What district is Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite Elementary in?

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy

How many students attend Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 212 students attended Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite Elementary.

Is Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite Elementary a good school?

Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite Elementary ranks 3403^rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite Elementary?

Students at Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite Elementary are 40% African American, 33% Hispanic, 20% White, 6% Two or more races.

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