4836 Shands Dr Mesquite TX, 75150, Dallas County Phone: 972-290-4020 Ranking: ![]() Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Mesquite Independent School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 55 | 52 | 50 | 51 | 45 | 46 | 46 | |||||||
Total Students: | 867 | 857 | 829 | 804 | 786 | 733 | 728 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 116 | 13.4% | 128 | 14.9% | 106 | 12.8% | 114 | 14.2% | 121 | 15.4% | 105 | 14.3% | 103 | 14.1% |
Grade 1: | 129 | 14.9% | 109 | 12.7% | 130 | 15.7% | 121 | 15.0% | 112 | 14.2% | 124 | 16.9% | 117 | 16.1% |
Grade 2: | 120 | 13.8% | 128 | 14.9% | 126 | 15.2% | 122 | 15.2% | 127 | 16.2% | 125 | 17.1% | 108 | 14.8% |
Grade 3: | 131 | 15.1% | 125 | 14.6% | 117 | 14.1% | 117 | 14.6% | 133 | 16.9% | 108 | 14.7% | 88 | 12.1% |
Grade 4: | 130 | 15.0% | 116 | 13.5% | 122 | 14.7% | 124 | 15.4% | 103 | 13.1% | 85 | 11.6% | 105 | 14.4% |
Grade 5: | 108 | 12.5% | 123 | 14.4% | 123 | 14.8% | 113 | 14.1% | 88 | 11.2% | 99 | 13.5% | 102 | 14.0% |
Grade 6: | 133 | 15.3% | 128 | 14.9% | 105 | 12.7% | 93 | 11.6% | 102 | 13.0% | 87 | 11.9% | 105 | 14.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 453 | 52.2% | 432 | 50.4% | 427 | 51.5% | 414 | 51.5% | 394 | 50.1% | 366 | 49.9% | 371 | 51.0% |
Female: | 414 | 47.8% | 425 | 49.6% | 402 | 48.5% | 390 | 48.5% | 384 | 48.9% | 359 | 49.0% | 353 | 48.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.2% |
Asian: | 9 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.1% | 13 | 1.8% |
Hispanic: | 619 | 71.4% | 602 | 70.2% | 577 | 69.6% | 536 | 66.7% | 478 | 60.8% | 423 | 57.7% | 382 | 52.5% |
Black: | 99 | 11.4% | 94 | 11.0% | 79 | 9.5% | 87 | 10.8% | 121 | 15.4% | 118 | 16.1% | 131 | 18.0% |
White: | 126 | 14.5% | 141 | 16.5% | 146 | 17.6% | 148 | 18.4% | 176 | 22.4% | 174 | 23.7% | 193 | 26.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.2% | 12 | 1.4% | 20 | 2.4% | 24 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 648 | 74.7% | 637 | 74.3% | 608 | 73.3% | 586 | 72.9% | 543 | 69.1% | 458 | 62.5% | 436 | 59.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 6.3% | 60 | 7.0% | 73 | 8.8% | 64 | 8.0% | 64 | 8.1% | 74 | 10.1% | 72 | 9.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.67 | 16.62 | 16.46 | 15.91 | 17.58 | 15.80 | 15.90 |
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 66% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 62% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 74% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 75% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 72% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 70% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 76% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 71% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 72% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 80% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 77% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 75% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 71% | N/A |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 70% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 81% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 70% | N/A |
STAAR Spanish | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 66% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 59% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 71% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 67% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 72% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 69% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 63% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 27% | 73% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 72% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 62% | N/A |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 89% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 79% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 78% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 81% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 83% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 92% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 93% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 92% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 91% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 87% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 81% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 86% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 92% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 87% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 83% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 92% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 91% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 93% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 91% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 84% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 92% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 94% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 81% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 88% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 91% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 94% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 68% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 60% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 69% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 76% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 81% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 79% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 86% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 91% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 99% | 96% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 94% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 88% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 64.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 35.6% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 48.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 51.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $45,666.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $41,903.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,265.0 |
* Shands Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.