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Mesquite Elementary Primary School
205 Nm Hwy 228
Mesquite NM, 88048, Dona Ana County
Phone: 505-882-6203
Ranking:
(392 out of 593, bottom 34%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Gadsden Independent Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 38 | |||||||
Total Students: | 367 | 395 | 385 | 430 | 436 | 450 | 497 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 55 | 15.0% | 75 | 19.0% | 64 | 16.6% | 70 | 16.3% | 51 | 11.7% | 46 | 10.2% | 86 | 17.3% |
Grade 1: | 66 | 18.0% | 64 | 16.2% | 66 | 17.1% | 49 | 11.4% | 49 | 11.2% | 71 | 15.8% | 74 | 14.9% |
Grade 2: | 60 | 16.3% | 56 | 14.2% | 45 | 11.7% | 45 | 10.5% | 69 | 15.8% | 70 | 15.6% | 61 | 12.3% |
Grade 3: | 51 | 13.9% | 44 | 11.1% | 38 | 9.9% | 61 | 14.2% | 69 | 15.8% | 54 | 12.0% | 101 | 20.3% |
Grade 4: | 39 | 10.6% | 43 | 10.9% | 58 | 15.1% | 70 | 16.3% | 53 | 12.2% | 89 | 19.8% | 60 | 12.1% |
Grade 5: | 35 | 9.5% | 56 | 14.2% | 60 | 15.6% | 53 | 12.3% | 85 | 19.5% | 60 | 13.3% | 59 | 11.9% |
Grade 6: | 49 | 13.4% | 54 | 13.7% | 51 | 13.2% | 74 | 17.2% | 55 | 12.6% | 56 | 12.4% | 55 | 11.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 194 | 52.9% | 207 | 52.4% | 199 | 51.7% | 224 | 52.1% | 233 | 53.4% | 239 | 53.1% | 271 | 54.5% |
Female: | 173 | 47.1% | 188 | 47.6% | 186 | 48.3% | 206 | 47.9% | 203 | 46.6% | 203 | 45.1% | 222 | 44.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 361 | 98.4% | 390 | 98.7% | 383 | 99.5% | 429 | 99.8% | 436 | 100.0% | 447 | 99.3% | 492 | 99.0% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 5 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 364 | 99.2% | 392 | 99.2% | 382 | 99.2% | 427 | 99.3% | 368 | 84.4% | 447 | 99.3% | 494 | 99.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.95 | 14.30 | 14.64 | 16.33 | 13.91 | 12.40 | 13.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SBA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 53% | 43.3% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 55.7% | 45.1% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 56.5% | 43.6% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 53.6% | 43.9% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 67.2% | 54.1% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 70.9% | 58.2% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 54.6% | 51.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 51.8% | 52.7% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 58.9% | 51.0% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 51.9% | 55% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 51.6% | 54.5% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 53.3% | 54.1% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 54.8% | 58.2% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 58.4% | 61% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 58.8% | 57.4% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 47.9% | 52.9% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 46.7% | 52.4% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 54.0% | 55.2% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 53.1% | 76.7% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 56.1% | 78.7% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 59.8% | 79% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 61.9% | 79.6% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 72% | 82% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 69.5% | 82.9% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 38% | 39.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 38.5% | 41.1% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 49% | 45.8% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 41.3% | 39% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 42.6% | 42% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 44.1% | 45.4% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 41.6% | 44.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 41.8% | 44% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 51.0% | 45.4% |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 44.6% | 51.8% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 48.1% | 53.9% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 51.3% | 54.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 47.1% | 50.8% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 43.6% | 51.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 47.1% | 51.4% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 38.5% | 46.5% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 38% | 49.9% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 38.7% | 45.7% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 37% | 51.8% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 45.2% | 54.8% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 42.7% | 55.5% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 41.3% | 50.8% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 42.7% | 51.9% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 43.3% | 50.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 33.2% | 46.7% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 46.5% | 53.0% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.9% | 22.3% | 26.9% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 28.1% | 34.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 31.2% | 36.4% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 38.1% | 40.5% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 38.8% | 43.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 38.8% | 45.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 40.1% | 41.9% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 37% | 43.5% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 45.0% | 43.1% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 47% | 56.9% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 46.3% | 57.2% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 51.3% | 59.3% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 44% | 56% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 46.2% | 58.2% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 49.9% | 59.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 45.7% | 51.9% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 42.6% | 55% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 42.0% | 51.2% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.3% | 25% | 40.5% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.5% | 29.7% | 42.4% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 35.2% | 44.1% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 41.2% | 46.9% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 44.5% | 52.2% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 42% | 52.2% |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 13.5% | 15.5% | 21.5% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 18.5% | 20.9% | 23.7% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 25% | 25.2% | 26.7% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 29.9% | 28.1% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 38% | 33.9% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 41.5% | 34.6% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 25% | 41.3% | 36.7% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 42% | 37.1% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 25.0% | 53.7% | 39.6% |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 33.8% | 40.9% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 36.7% | 40.4% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 33.2% | 37.2% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 37.2% | 42.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 43.7% | 44.1% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 40.2% | 39.6% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 44.8% | 47.8% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 41.9% | 48.3% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 46.3% | 46.8% |
2005 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 14.6% | 15.1% | 30% |
2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 18.5% | 17.6% | 29.8% |
2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 20.8% | 21.7% | 33.8% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 12.7% | 17.8% | 30.7% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 23.6% | 34.2% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 18.5% | 20.6% | 30.3% |
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* Mesquite Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.