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Larry G Smith Elementary

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Larry G Smith Elementary ranks 1891 st of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1891^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Larry G Smith Elementary is a public elementary school in Mesquite, Texas, serving 753 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Dallas Independent School District, which is ranked 493 out of 961 districts in the state.

Larry G Smith Elementary has shown mixed performance on state assessments, with proficiency rates in some areas below the state averages, such as 5th grade Science (15% vs. 29.57% state) and 3rd grade Spanish Reading (41.3% vs. 21.8% state). However, the school performs better than the Dallas ISD in several areas, including 4th grade Reading (58.7% vs. 51.66% district) and 5th grade Mathematics (53.85% vs. 45.81% district). The school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (94.02%) and a diverse student population, with significant percentages of African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students.

Compared to nearby elementary schools, such as Motley Elementary and Lawrence Elementary, Larry G Smith Elementary generally performs on par or slightly better in terms of student proficiency rates. However, the school's overall statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, indicating a need for continued improvement to reach higher levels of student achievement.

681

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,840

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5299 Gus Thomasson Rd
Mesquite, TX 75150-1064

(972) 502-4800

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Larry G Smith Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	W H Gaston Middle
High:	Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.3%

African American:

14.2%

White:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Texas median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 15 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg42%

Texas avg46%

1,891^st of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^th of 146Elementary Schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

493^rd of 961Dallas 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	54.3	1891 of 4651	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	2575 of 4710	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.3	1807 of 4647	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	2173 of 4581	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	2318 of 4578	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	2587 of 4479	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	2339 of 4359	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.4	2495 of 4329	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.5	3135 of 4286	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.1	3199 of 4320	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.7	3068 of 4260	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.4	3294 of 4221	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.4	3802 of 4206	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	23.8	3630 of 4095	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.8	3277 of 3937	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.5	3722 of 3884	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	21.4	3391 of 3768	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	314 of 1905	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	512 of 2443	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	443 of 2443	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	34.4	1708 of 2421	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	1968 of 2444	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	2360 of 2515	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	1767 of 2483	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	69.6	862 of 4461	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	763 of 4331	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	972 of 4295	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	925 of 4240	78.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	1211 of 2918	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	1521 of 3668	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	950 of 3556	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	747 of 3487	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	581 of 3446	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	318 of 3333	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	77.5	393 of 3226	87.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	1949 of 3744	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	2788 of 4658	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	1715 of 4588	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	2195 of 4561	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	1937 of 4499	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	2124 of 4348	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	2415 of 4306	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	2253 of 2619	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.5	2026 of 2980	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	2607 of 2958	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	2163 of 3006	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	2350 of 3184	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	2502 of 3106	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	1371 of 3644	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	1812 of 4465	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	1354 of 4401	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	1156 of 4376	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	1340 of 4329	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	1232 of 4188	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.5	1448 of 4168	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	846 of 3705	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	1288 of 4594	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	735 of 4521	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	1391 of 4477	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.9	1402 of 4451	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	1785 of 4309	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	1405 of 4264	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	1391 of 3739	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	1878 of 4647	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	1921 of 4585	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	2150 of 4563	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.8	2619 of 4498	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	2995 of 4357	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	2276 of 4319	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	1116 of 3549	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.5	595 of 4292	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	46.6	1855 of 4086	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	2217 of 3952	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	2001 of 3799	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	2178 of 3684	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	2740 of 3558	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	19.8	2726 of 3082	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	2748 of 3142	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	2278 of 3127	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)84th percentile+24 vs school

At Risk (2022)81st percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile~ school

Female (2025)48th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)14th percentile-45 vs school

White (2021)12th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading55%~ state avg

Mathematics50%+4 vs state

Science15%-15 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
Larry G Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5299 Gus Thomasson Rd	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-4800	681	45	15.1	95.4%	30 (4.4%)	97 (14.2%)	540 (79.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	54.3	1891^st of 4651 public elementary schools	59.3%		44.1	2575^th of 4710 public elementary schools	45.3%	684	41.3	57.5	46.0	16.7	30.8	28.6	3.2	49.0	58.7	56.4	42.1	52.5	53.9	15.0	$9,840
Charles A Gill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10910 Ferguson Rd	Dallas	75228	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-8400	630	42	15.0	95.7%	22 (3.5%)	96 (15.2%)	460 (73.0%)	32 (5.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)	42.2	2623^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	43.6%		37.2	3008^th of 4710 public elementary schools	36.1%	385	27.9	39.5	47.2					40.0	52.3	50.0	43.0	49.4	29.4	22.8	$9,843
Edwin J Kiest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2611 Healey Dr	Dallas	75228	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-5600	535	37	14.3	96.3%	13 (2.4%)	35 (6.5%)	482 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	35.1	3113^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.1%		19.2	4112^th of 4710 public elementary schools	12.7%	999	5.9	19.1	33.3	16.7		20.0	0.0	35.9	46.2	49.0	41.3	41.4	39.6	8.2	$11,131
Motley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3719 Moon Dr	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5080	244	22	11.1	90.6%	16 (6.6%)	14 (5.7%)	206 (84.4%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	74.9	932^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	80.0%		62.8	1465^th of 4710 public elementary schools	68.9%	533	10.0	42.9		60.0				59.1	61.5	72.7	50.0	50.0	75.8	36.4	$14,253
Shands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4836 Shands Dr	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 290-4020	567	43	13.1	86.1%	29 (5.1%)	88 (15.5%)	433 (76.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	33	3255^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.0%		33	3275^th of 4710 public elementary schools	30.5%	20	13.3	33.3	14.3	14.3	46.7	23.1	0.0	45.3	37.7	53.6	39.4	27.9	40.0	12.5	$11,069
Florence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4621 Gleneagle St	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 290-4080	509	47	10.9	83.5%	37 (7.3%)	78 (15.3%)	374 (73.5%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	37.7	2946^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.7%		31.4	3374^th of 4710 public elementary schools	28.4%	428	20.0		0.0	20.0		20.0	0.0	35.9	50.0	45.8	27.7	50.9	37.5	30.6	$10,006
Casa View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 N Farola Dr	Dallas	75228	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-7700	530	35	15.0	95.7%	14 (2.6%)	21 (4.0%)	480 (90.6%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	41.7	2663^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	42.7%		52.4	2029^th of 4710 public elementary schools	56.9%	634	31.7	47.5	66.7		0.0		31.8	45.0	60.5	51.0	39.0	36.5	43.1	17.7	$11,369
Lawrence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3811 Richman Dr	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7000	284	23	12.6	89.4%	18 (6.3%)	28 (9.9%)	229 (80.6%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	54.9	1849^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.2%		64.9	1356^th of 4710 public elementary schools	71.2%	493	20.0	16.7		22.2	16.7			32.4	77.1	63.8	34.3	65.7	39.6	27.1	$13,144
George W Truett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1811 Gross Rd	Dallas	75228	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-8000	987	60	16.4	98.9%	22 (2.2%)	296 (30.0%)	632 (64.0%)	16 (1.6%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.4%)	55.1	1837^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.5%		55.4	1859^th of 4710 public elementary schools	60.5%	22	41.5	57.8	62.1	12.0	35.3	45.5	25.0	41.5	45.6	50.0	46.4	54.4	49.5	37.5	$11,181
Montclair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5200 Broadmoor Dr	Garland	75043	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 279-4041	557	32	17.3	85.6%	33 (5.9%)	82 (14.7%)	411 (73.8%)	12 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	40.6	2734^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.2%		30	3467^th of 4710 public elementary schools	26.4%	733	18.2	29.4	21.4	28.6	25.0	0.0	0.0	46.9	58.8	50.0	40.5	34.3	39.2	16.2	$9,343

Frequently Asked Questions about Larry G Smith Elementary

What district is Larry G Smith Elementary in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Larry G Smith Elementary attend?

Students who attend Larry G Smith Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : W H Gaston Middle
High : Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy

What is the racial makeup of Larry G Smith Elementary?

Students at Larry G Smith Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 14% African American, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Larry G Smith Elementary a good school?

Larry G Smith Elementary ranks 1891^st of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Larry G Smith Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 681 students attended Larry G Smith Elementary.

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