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Mackey Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3742^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Mackey Elementary in Balch Springs, TX, serves 478 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Mesquite Independent School District (Isd), and while it faces significant academic challenges common to high-poverty areas, it has notable bright spots that set it apart from nearby schools.

The most compelling story at Mackey is the remarkable progress of its Hispanic students, who jumped from the 30th percentile statewide in 2023-2024 to the 66th percentile in 2025-2026—a dramatic 36-point improvement that no other nearby school can match. Additionally, Mackey’s 5th-grade math program is a clear strength, with a 50.77% proficiency rate that outperforms the district average and beats nearby schools like Smith Elementary (37.68%), Achziger Elementary (30.53%), and Hodges Elementary (35.71%). The school also has a history of exceptional performance with its Gifted and Talented students, who ranked in the 100th percentile statewide in 2022-2023. However, Mackey struggles significantly with its English Language Learners on Spanish-language STAAR tests, where proficiency rates in reading are dramatically lower than district and state averages—for example, just 10% of 4th graders passed, compared to 34.73% districtwide and 37.14% statewide.

Compared to its closest neighbor, Hodges Elementary, which shares a similar demographic profile, Mackey has shown a slight upward trend in overall state ranking (from the 13th to the 19th percentile), while Hodges has stagnated. Yet Mackey’s year-over-year performance is inconsistent, with scores fluctuating heavily by grade and subject—suggesting that success may depend more on individual teachers or cohorts than on a stable school-wide system. The school’s spending per student ($8,577) and student-teacher ratio (14.5) are average for the area, meaning its performance isn’t simply a matter of resources but how they are used. For parents, Mackey offers pockets of excellence, especially in 5th-grade math and for Hispanic students, but families should be aware of the gaps in Spanish-language support and the overall volatility in academic results.

478

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,477

Per pupil spending ?

81%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14900 N Spring Ridge Cir
Balch Springs, TX 75180

(972) 290-4160

District: Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Mackey Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	New Middle
High:	Mesquite High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.9%

African American:

37.4%

White:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg40%

Texas avg50%

3,742^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	25.2	3742 of 4627	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	4050 of 4651	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	3993 of 4710	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	3512 of 4647	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	3447 of 4581	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	3512 of 4578	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	2693 of 4479	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	3646 of 4359	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.8	2970 of 4329	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.0	3159 of 4286	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	50.0	2326 of 4320	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.2	1815 of 4260	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.4	1833 of 4221	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.8	1320 of 4206	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.5	1408 of 4095	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	79.6	483 of 3937	87.7%	★★★★☆
2009	68.6	1195 of 3884	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	44.0	2473 of 3768	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.3	1843 of 3724	50.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	2065 of 2406	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	1719 of 1905	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1964 of 2443	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	2091 of 2443	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	1666 of 2421	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	1748 of 2444	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.8	882 of 2515	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	1546 of 2483	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	46.2	2368 of 4461	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	1987 of 4331	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	1156 of 4295	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	35.9	2959 of 4240	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	1118 of 1643	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.6	1922 of 2918	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	2067 of 3668	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.4	1197 of 3556	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	1565 of 3487	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	1750 of 3446	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.4	946 of 3333	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	44.6	1780 of 3226	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	3611 of 4575	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	3149 of 3744	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	3530 of 4658	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	3608 of 4588	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	3485 of 4561	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	3825 of 4499	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	2670 of 4348	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.7	3741 of 4306	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	1384 of 3075	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.8	14 of 2980	99.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	1484 of 4413	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.2	2397 of 3644	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	3105 of 4465	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	2238 of 4401	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	2759 of 4376	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	2905 of 4329	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	2401 of 4188	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	3501 of 4168	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	3629 of 4520	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	3212 of 3705	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	3881 of 4594	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	2982 of 4521	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	3029 of 4477	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	3203 of 4451	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.2	2055 of 4309	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.0	3319 of 4264	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	3756 of 4582	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	3335 of 3739	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	4123 of 4647	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	3381 of 4585	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	3450 of 4563	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	3129 of 4498	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	2553 of 4357	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	3464 of 4319	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	47.0	571 of 1004	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.2	454 of 961	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.6	958 of 1112	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	2534 of 4301	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.7	2735 of 3549	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	3576 of 4292	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	3344 of 4086	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	3543 of 3952	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	1948 of 3799	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	2660 of 3684	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	2603 of 3558	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	45.6	1813 of 3108	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.6	2959 of 3082	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.5	3054 of 3082	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	2026 of 3142	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	2698 of 3127	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile+47 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)55th percentile+36 vs school

At Risk (2022)47th percentile+22 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)43rd percentile+18 vs school

White (2024)42nd percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2026)41st percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)32nd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile~ school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

African American (2026)14th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading39%-15 vs state

Mathematics34%-13 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 Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Mackey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14900 N Spring Ridge Cir	Balch Springs	75180	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 290-4160	478	33	14.5	81.0%	15 (3.1%)	179 (37.4%)	267 (55.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	25.2	3742^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	19.1%		19.6	4050^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.9%	308	8.3	10.0	16.7	25.0	14.3		34.5	31.9	50.8		29.0	32.4	41.2		$12,477
Hodges Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14401 Spring Oaks	Balch Springs	75180	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 290-4040	570	40	14.2	90.9%	30 (5.3%)	47 (8.2%)	478 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	28.1	3556^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.1%		26.8	3618^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.2%	62	19.2	53.9	14.3	11.5	21.4	0.0	42.9	38.0	52.9		31.3	28.6	35.7		$10,326
Dr Linda Henrie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	253 W Lawson Rd	Dallas	75253	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 290-4200	891	59	15.1	93.7%	33 (3.7%)	17 (1.9%)	834 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	42.4	2566^th of 4627 public elementary schools	44.5%		49.6	2165^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.5%	401	27.5	32.5	19.1	16.2	28.2	20.0	42.5	47.9	51.0		33.3	44.2	51.9		$9,941
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
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
Kleberg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1450 Edd Rd	Dallas	75253	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-6500	870	52	16.7	95.7%	33 (3.8%)	176 (20.2%)	640 (73.6%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.5%)	29.7	3446^th of 4627 public elementary schools	25.5%		22.3	3895^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.3%	449	14.7	48.4	23.3				44.3	43.0	37.8	43.7	35.6	38.8	23.9	36.8	$9,821
Achziger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Ridgeranch Rd	Mesquite	75181	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 290-4180	545	44	12.3	71.7%	25 (4.6%)	215 (39.4%)	281 (51.6%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	31.9	3297^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.7%		43	2575^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.6%	722	8.3	33.3		16.7			38.8	45.8	53.7		35.1	37.7	30.5		$11,727
Cross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6425 Park Vista Dr	Mesquite	75181	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 288-6411	803	49	16.3	81.9%	35 (4.4%)	203 (25.3%)	539 (67.1%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	39.9	2754^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.5%		53.7	1919^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.7%	835	33.3	50.0		28.6			47.9	36.4	55.7		39.7	46.0	38.1		$8,916
Floyd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3025 Hickory Tree Rd	Balch Springs	75180	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7100	552	37	14.7	92.8%	18 (3.3%)	77 (13.9%)	443 (80.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	39.7	2769^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.2%		30.3	3407^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.7%	638	42.4	25.9	45.5	30.3	17.2	0.0	46.2	34.4	59.0		28.2	41.9	54.6		$10,423
Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	1412 S Belt Line Rd	Mesquite	75149	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mackey Elementary

How many students attend Mackey Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 478 students attended Mackey Elementary.

Is Mackey Elementary a good school?

Mackey Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.1% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mackey Elementary?

Students at Mackey Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 37% African American, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Mackey Elementary in?

Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Mackey Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mackey Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : New Middle
High : Mesquite High School

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