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Tisinger Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3973^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Tisinger Elementary in Mesquite, TX, is a PK-5 school in the Mesquite Independent School District (Isd) serving 739 students, with over 90% of its students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, reflecting significant socioeconomic challenges in the area.

Academically, Tisinger has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, currently holding a 1-star rating in the 14th percentile. Its most notable weakness is in mathematics, where 5th-grade proficiency was just 23.53% in the most recent testing year—the lowest among nearby schools. For comparison, Tosch Elementary (54.05%) and Austin Elementary (54.9%), both less than two miles away, performed significantly better. However, Tisinger shows a remarkable "bright spot" with its "At Risk" students, who historically ranked in the 72nd percentile statewide, suggesting effective targeted interventions. This success does not extend to the broader student body, and the school's performance with English Language Learners has sharply declined from the 54th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 24th percentile in 2025-2026.

Despite being one of the largest elementary schools in the area, Tisinger has the lowest per-student spending ($8,163) among nearby peers, compared to Rugel Elementary ($10,609) with a smaller enrollment and lower poverty rate. This resource gap, combined with a higher student-to-teacher ratio (16.2) than higher-performing neighbors like Austin Elementary (14.1), highlights the compounding challenges the school faces. While Tisinger's overall performance is low, its success with specific subgroups suggests potential for improvement if resources and strategies can be better aligned.

739

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,415

Per pupil spending ?

90.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1701 Hillcrest St
Mesquite, TX 75149-2240

(972) 882-5120

District: Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Tisinger Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wilkinson Middle
High:	Mesquite High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.3%

African American:

29.4%

White:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg39%

Texas avg50%

3,973^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

694^th of 951Mesquite 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
2026	21.4	3973 of 4627	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	3558 of 4651	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	3250 of 4710	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	3753 of 4647	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	3135 of 4581	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	3165 of 4578	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	3376 of 4479	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	3790 of 4359	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.7	3281 of 4329	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.0	3824 of 4286	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.3	3952 of 4320	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	19.7	3825 of 4260	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.3	3825 of 4221	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	45.1	2580 of 4206	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.3	3168 of 4095	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.4	2729 of 3937	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.5	2668 of 3884	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.4	2649 of 3768	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.4	2527 of 3724	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.7	2614 of 3476	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.0	2435 of 3475	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	53.7	1829 of 3465	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	1814 of 2406	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.0	1185 of 1905	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	1575 of 2443	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1928 of 2443	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.5	1316 of 2421	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	1935 of 2444	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	1909 of 2515	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	2136 of 2483	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	62.7	1247 of 4461	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	58.5	1289 of 4331	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.7	1055 of 4295	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	42.1	2499 of 4240	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	1256 of 1643	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.7	2051 of 2918	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.4	1692 of 3668	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	1461 of 3556	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	758 of 3487	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	686 of 3446	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	525 of 3333	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	51.6	1407 of 3226	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	3910 of 4575	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.6	2819 of 3744	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	3482 of 4658	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	3826 of 4588	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3314 of 4561	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	3214 of 4499	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	3009 of 4348	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	3549 of 4306	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	1977 of 2619	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	2228 of 2980	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.6	1879 of 2958	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.5	1743 of 3006	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.2	1432 of 3184	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.1	929 of 3106	70.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	3475 of 4413	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	2663 of 3644	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.3	2309 of 4465	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	2870 of 4401	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	1749 of 4376	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	1427 of 4329	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	1986 of 4188	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.7	2540 of 4168	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	3427 of 4520	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.3	2337 of 3705	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	2606 of 4594	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	3147 of 4521	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	2367 of 4477	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	2432 of 4451	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	2735 of 4309	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	3343 of 4264	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	3874 of 4582	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	2990 of 3739	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	2962 of 4647	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	3651 of 4585	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	2864 of 4563	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	2939 of 4498	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	3455 of 4357	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	3905 of 4319	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

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

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	49.8	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	3455 of 4301	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.3	1783 of 3549	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	1817 of 4292	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.9	2816 of 4086	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	2851 of 3952	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.1	1579 of 3799	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.0	2421 of 3684	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	2442 of 3558	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	2859 of 3006	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.1	2035 of 2612	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	2862 of 3108	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	2631 of 3106	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	2825 of 3082	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	2566 of 3142	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	2876 of 3127	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)72nd percentile+40 vs school

Native American (2023)56th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2026)25th percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)24th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)18th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

White (2026)5th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading39%-15 vs state

Mathematics30%-17 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
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%)	21.4	3973^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	14.1%		27.9	3558^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.5%	415	11.5	42.9	16.7	7.7	10.7	22.2	33.8	42.9	40.2	33.8	32.5	23.5	$9,415
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
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%)	33.5	3188^th of 4627 public elementary schools	31.1%		24.4	3774^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.9%	586	33.3	30.0	8.3	41.7	33.3	0.0	53.3	39.5	43.8	48.3	37.7	24.7	$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%)	64	1401^st of 4627 public elementary schools	69.7%		58.5	1650^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.5%	249							57.9	50.0	66.7	36.8	64.8	54.9	$12,175
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%)	21.2	3982^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	13.9%		37.1	2977^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.0%	1005							26.3	28.6	40.9	34.2	34.3	38.6	$13,304
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
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%)	49.5	2141^st of 4627 public elementary schools	53.7%		58.1	1669^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.1%	472	23.1	45.5	50.0	15.4	38.1	0.0	39.1	46.6	48.7	50.0	53.9	54.1	$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%)								(n/a)													$7,427
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%)	33.1	3222^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	30.4%		36.3	3031^st of 4651 public elementary schools	34.8%	191	0.0	28.6	50.0	38.5			33.3	47.8	42.9	28.1	59.7	23.8	$11,276
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tisinger Elementary

What schools do graduates of Tisinger Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tisinger Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wilkinson Middle
High : Mesquite High School

What district is Tisinger Elementary in?

Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Tisinger Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 739 students attended Tisinger Elementary.

Is Tisinger Elementary a good school?

Tisinger Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.1% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Tisinger Elementary?

Students at Tisinger Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 29% African American, 6% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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