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Shaw Elementary

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Shaw Elementary ranks 2826 th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2826^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Shaw Elementary is a PK-5 public school in the Mesquite Independent School District (Isd), serving 483 students in a high-poverty area where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1 and moderate spending per student, but its overall academic ranking has been inconsistent, recently dropping to the 39th percentile after reaching a 10-year high of the 51st percentile in 2024-2025.

Shaw shows remarkable strengths in specific areas. Its 4th graders significantly outperformed district and state averages in Reading and Math, and the school ranks in the 75th percentile statewide for serving English Language Learners (ELL), earning a 4-star rating. The Gifted & Talented program is also a bright spot, ranking in the 73rd percentile. However, there is a significant gender achievement gap: female students rank in the 53rd percentile while male students rank in the 23rd percentile. Additionally, 5th grade Science is a persistent weakness, with only about 20% of students proficient, creating a "V-shaped" performance profile where the school excels in one grade and struggles in the next.

Compared to nearby schools, Shaw faces unique challenges. Sunnyvale Intermediate, just a few miles away in the Sunnyvale Independent School District (Isd), consistently ranks in the top 15% of Texas schools with only 22% of students on free/reduced lunch. Shaw’s 5th-grade Reading proficiency (52.78%) is dramatically lower than Sunnyvale’s (81.55%), highlighting the powerful correlation between socioeconomic factors and academic outcomes. While Shaw’s Spanish-language instruction shows promise in 4th grade, 3rd and 5th-grade Spanish scores often fall below district averages, suggesting the strong 4th-grade results may be due to a specific teacher or cohort rather than a uniformly strong bilingual program.

483

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,944

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

707 Purple Sage Trl
Mesquite, TX 75150

(972) 882-7060

District: Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.2%

African American:

27.3%

White:

8.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (42% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg39%

Texas avg50%

2,826^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

688^th of 947Mesquite 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	39.2	2826 of 4643	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.0	2262 of 4651	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	2493 of 4710	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	2867 of 4647	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	3383 of 4581	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.8	2737 of 4578	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	2817 of 4479	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	3202 of 4359	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.3	3133 of 4329	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.8	3515 of 4286	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.0	2698 of 4320	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.8	2000 of 4260	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.7	1689 of 4221	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.1	1988 of 4206	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.2	2639 of 4095	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.1	2532 of 3937	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.0	2542 of 3884	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.3	1761 of 3768	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.2	1530 of 3724	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.5	1614 of 3476	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.4	1556 of 3475	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.7	1400 of 3465	59.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	1144 of 2414	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.5	681 of 1905	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	1246 of 2443	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	1511 of 2443	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	2072 of 2421	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	1775 of 2444	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1535 of 2515	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	1879 of 2483	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	17.4	866 of 957	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	915 of 967	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	43.0	2602 of 4461	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.9	1387 of 4331	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.4	2784 of 4295	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	2926 of 4240	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	410 of 1646	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	50.8	1288 of 2918	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	1727 of 3668	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	1025 of 3556	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	606 of 3487	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	55.9	1181 of 3446	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	1535 of 3333	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	1303 of 3226	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	2157 of 4588	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.0	1739 of 3744	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	2349 of 4658	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	2241 of 4588	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.1	3418 of 4561	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	2990 of 4499	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	2732 of 4348	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	2871 of 4306	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	1104 of 3080	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.1	704 of 2619	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	822 of 2980	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.0	1414 of 2958	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	1851 of 3006	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.2	1155 of 3184	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	1527 of 3106	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	2188 of 4425	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.5	1825 of 3644	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	2009 of 4465	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	1823 of 4401	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	1819 of 4376	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	1660 of 4329	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	1688 of 4188	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	2045 of 4168	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	2278 of 4535	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.9	1362 of 3705	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	2481 of 4594	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	2627 of 4521	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	2684 of 4477	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.2	1932 of 4451	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	2401 of 4309	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	3096 of 4264	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	3555 of 4597	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.6	2302 of 3739	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	3079 of 4647	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	3463 of 4585	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	3383 of 4563	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.6	2468 of 4498	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	2710 of 4357	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	3403 of 4319	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	2202 of 4308	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.3	1909 of 3549	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	2968 of 4292	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	2423 of 4086	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	1821 of 3952	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.6	1286 of 3799	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.2	3336 of 3684	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	3406 of 3558	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	1566 of 3015	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.8	1497 of 2612	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	2003 of 3108	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.0	1320 of 3106	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.2	2304 of 3082	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.3	1477 of 3082	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.4	1978 of 3142	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	2239 of 3127	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)75th percentile+36 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)64th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)53rd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)51st percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)49th percentile+10 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile+9 vs school

At Risk (2022)42nd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2022)10th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading46%-8 vs state

Mathematics41%-6 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 (2025)	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
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%)	39.2	2826^th of 4643 public elementary schools	39.1%		48	2262^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	51.4%	564	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
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%)	19.7	4073^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	12.3%		35.8	3071^st of 4651 public elementary schools	34.0%	1002	44.4	75.0		77.8	25.0		37.3	37.2	42.1	28.4	31.9	25.0	$9,163
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	2794^th of 4643 public elementary schools	39.8%		49.5	2169^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.4%	625	35.3	37.5	57.1	28.6	31.3		45.0	44.1	50.0	47.6	44.7	32.4	$9,264
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	3984^th of 4643 public elementary schools	14.2%		27.9	3558^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.5%	426	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	2644^th of 4643 public elementary schools	43.1%		42.6	2599^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.1%	45	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
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	3411^th of 4643 public elementary schools	26.5%		29.9	3439^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.1%	28							60.0	25.6		36.7	28.2		$7,981
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%)	21.6	3978^th of 4643 public elementary schools	14.3%		31.9	3317^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.7%	661	18.2	0.0		0.0	16.7		35.4	45.7	37.7	15.2	30.9	37.7	$9,752
Pirrung Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Creek Vly	Mesquite	75181	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7170	407	31	13.3	81.8%	29 (7.1%)	234 (57.5%)	111 (27.3%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	13.3	4389^th of 4643 public elementary schools	5.5%		19	4077^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.3%	312							32.0	30.0	34.6	28.0	25.0	25.0	$10,891
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	2752^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	40.7%		30.6	3388^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.2%	636							45.0	43.4	56.5	27.5	41.5	50.0	$10,047
Sunnyvale Intermediate	Public	3-5	300 N Collins Rd	Sunnyvale	75182	Dallas County	Sunnyvale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 203-8406	509	36	14.0	21.8%	204 (40.1%)	55 (10.8%)	98 (19.3%)	132 (25.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.1%)	84.1	613^th of 4643 public elementary schools	86.8%		89	409^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.2%	204							67.1	64.1	81.6	55.5	64.7	68.5	$8,328

Frequently Asked Questions about Shaw Elementary

What district is Shaw Elementary in?

Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)

Is Shaw Elementary a good school?

Shaw Elementary ranks 2826^th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Shaw Elementary?

Students at Shaw Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 27% African American, 8% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Shaw Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 483 students attended Shaw Elementary.

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