Beasley Elementary

Summary:

Beasley Elementary is a public elementary school in Mesquite, Texas, serving 354 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Mesquite Independent School District, which is ranked 601 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating.

Beasley Elementary stands out for its diverse student population, with a higher percentage of White (25.42%) and Hispanic (41.53%) students compared to nearby schools. The school also has a significant African American student population at 26.27%. Academically, Beasley outperforms the district and state in 3rd grade Reading (67.35% proficient) and 3rd grade Math (56.25% proficient), but lags behind in 4th and 5th grade Math and Science. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 1,515 out of 4,260 Texas elementary schools in 2013-2014 to 3,286 out of 4,479 in 2018-2019.

Beasley Elementary faces challenges, including a high percentage (71.47%) of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting significant socioeconomic disadvantages. While the school outperforms the district, it lags behind several nearby schools, such as McKenzie Elementary and Austin Elementary, in academic performance and statewide rankings. This volatility in performance may indicate a need for more consistent and effective instructional strategies, as well as targeted interventions to address the specific needs of Beasley's diverse student population.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 919 Green Canyon Dr
       Mesquite, TX  75150-4346


(972) 882-5160

District: Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2498th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,823 Help


Students who attend Beasley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Kimbrough Middle
High:    Poteet High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.4 Help
Number of students:  326

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
45.7%
White:
26.4%
African American:
22.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  72.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Beasley Elementary ranks worse than 53.4% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 15th among 33 ranked elementary schools in the Mesquite Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.78. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Beasley Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (45.7%), White (26.4%), African American (22.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 72.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Beasley Elementary is 14.4. 23 elementary schools in the Mesquite Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Beasley Elementary is $9,823, which is the 10th highest among 33 elementary schools in the Mesquite Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Beasley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Beasley Elementary 2498th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Beasley Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Mesquite Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Mesquite Independent School District (Isd) 601st of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Beasley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Beasley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 78.88 468th 3465 86.5%
2005 78.99 515th 3475 85.2%
2006 69.53 1047th 3476 69.9%
2007 77.95 557th 3724 85.0%
2008 80.81 432nd 3768 88.5%
2009 66.19 1352nd 3884 65.2%
2010 65.76 1417th 3937 64.0%
2011 63.82 1582nd 4095 61.4%
2012 68.89 1201st 4206 71.4%
2013 60.15 1714th 4221 59.4%
2014 64.41 1515th 4260 64.4%
2015 60.33 1767th 4320 59.1%
2016 55.49 2025th 4286 52.8%
2017 44.20 2275th 4329 47.4%
2018 49.67 2006th 4359 54.0%
2019 30.76 3286th 4479 26.6%
2021 41.79 2455th 4578 46.4%
2022 50.09 2149th 4581 53.1%
2023 33.51 3189th 4647 31.4%
2024 44.78 2498th 4675 46.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Beasley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.26 3067th 3226 4.9%
2019 16.66 3184th 3333 4.5%
2021 51.67 1379th 3446 60.0%
2022 36.39 2401st 3487 31.1%
2023 22.84 3114th 3556 12.4%
2024 33.33 2588th 3638 28.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Beasley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.42 3142nd 3558 11.7%
2019 37.98 2208th 3684 40.1%
2021 40.50 2017th 3799 46.9%
2022 54.33 1325th 3952 66.5%
2023 34.74 2741st 4086 32.9%
2024 58.41 1351st 4261 68.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Beasley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.59 2256th 4264 47.1%
2019 35.06 3128th 4309 27.4%
2021 47.27 2224th 4451 50.0%
2022 51.11 2077th 4477 53.6%
2023 34.78 3238th 4521 28.4%
2024 53.43 1953rd 4560 57.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Beasley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.26 2100th 4306 51.2%
2019 33.20 3117th 4348 28.3%
2021 51.63 1936th 4499 57.0%
2022 53.36 1940th 4561 57.5%
2023 40.00 2784th 4588 39.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Beasley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.86 556th 3106 82.1%
2019 67.29 1009th 3184 68.3%
2021 54.01 1623rd 3006 46.0%
2022 64.70 1143rd 2958 61.4%
2023 46.46 2075th 2980 30.4%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Beasley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.71 3196th 4240 24.6%
2019 30.13 3388th 4295 21.1%
2021 42.56 2379th 4331 45.1%
2022 43.61 2546th 4461 42.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Beasley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.49 1969th 4319 54.4%
2019 31.86 3206th 4357 26.4%
2021 33.54 2937th 4498 34.7%
2022 45.95 2380th 4563 47.8%
2023 30.72 3359th 4585 26.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Beasley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.42 1197th 2483 51.8%
2019 36.11 1711th 2515 32.0%
2021 36.17 1582nd 2444 35.3%
2022 33.10 1752nd 2421 27.6%
2023 38.12 1525th 2443 37.6%
2024 58.77 822nd 2421 66.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Beasley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.85 2004th 4168 51.9%
2019 40.00 2622nd 4188 37.4%
2021 50.99 1874th 4329 56.7%
2022 54.84 1768th 4376 59.6%
2023 37.48 2926th 4401 33.5%
2024 46.85 2306th 4431 48.0%
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Rank History for White students at Beasley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.49 1234th 3127 60.5%
2019 30.91 2408th 3142 23.4%
2021 39.42 1963rd 3082 36.3%
2022 60.18 1157th 3082 62.5%
2023 31.81 2324th 3106 25.2%
2024 24.81 2578th 3078 16.2%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Beasley Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 586 25 75 51 1 n/a n/a 0 738
1989 583 27 67 39 1 n/a n/a 0 717
1990 565 34 69 22 1 n/a n/a 0 691
1991 594 29 70 23 1 n/a n/a 0 717
1992 551 30 70 27 2 n/a n/a 0 680
1993 513 25 57 26 3 n/a n/a 0 624
1994 486 32 63 36 4 n/a n/a 0 621
1995 447 31 55 32 5 n/a n/a 0 570
1996 447 31 55 32 5 n/a n/a 0 570
1997 420 34 38 37 4 n/a n/a 0 533
1998 378 42 39 46 3 n/a n/a 0 508
1999 347 43 41 48 1 n/a n/a 0 480
2000 355 51 45 36 1 n/a n/a 0 488
2001 341 51 45 44 2 n/a n/a 0 483
2002 290 59 43 68 2 n/a n/a 0 462
2003 290 59 43 68 2 n/a n/a 0 462
2004 284 75 41 75 4 n/a n/a 0 479
2005 255 75 27 74 6 n/a n/a 0 437
2006 255 68 26 80 3 n/a n/a 0 432
2007 246 80 18 94 0 n/a n/a 0 438
2008 214 73 18 109 0 n/a n/a 0 414
2009 217 71 15 149 0 n/a n/a 0 452
2010 222 93 15 143 5 n/a n/a 0 478
2011 209 88 12 150 2 0 22 0 483
2012 204 80 11 151 1 1 21 0 469
2013 185 86 12 137 0 0 22 0 442
2014 163 90 10 155 1 0 22 0 441
2015 164 92 10 176 2 0 22 0 466
2016 178 89 5 194 2 0 17 0 485
2017 156 112 6 179 4 0 19 0 476
2018 163 100 7 175 3 1 18 0 467
2019 132 87 3 154 2 1 19 0 398
2020 126 91 1 141 1 1 24 0 385
2021 114 96 2 138 1 1 24 0 376
2022 122 104 4 139 0 1 24 0 394
2023 90 93 3 147 1 1 19 0 354
2024 86 74 0 149 0 0 17 0 326

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Beasley Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 738 32.0 23.0 n/a
1989 717 n/a n/a n/a
1990 691 33.0 20.9 n/a
1991 717 33.0 21.7 n/a
1992 680 34.5 19.7 2.8
1993 624 32.0 19.5 7.5
1994 621 29.4 21.1 7.4
1995 570 28.2 20.2 6
1996 570 28.2 20.2 6
1997 533 27.7 19.2 7.9
1998 508 28.8 17.6 7.5
1999 480 26.8 17.9 16
2000 488 27.9 17.5 15.6
2001 483 27.1 17.8 15.5
2002 462 28.2 16.4 19.9
2003 462 28.2 16.4 19.9
2004 479 28.5 16.8 26.3
2005 437 27.3 16.0 22.9
2006 432 29.7 14.5 31.5
2007 438 27.0 16.2 33.3
2008 414 24.7 16.8 33.3
2009 452 26.7 16.9 40.5
2010 478 27.1 17.5 42.5
2011 483 29.1 16.5 41.8
2012 469 27.1 17.2 40.9
2013 442 25.9 17.0 41
2014 441 27.4 16.0 49.4
2015 466 30.0 15.5 54.3
2016 485 30.0 16.1 54.2
2017 476 29.3 16.2 55.5
2018 467 29.5 15.8 53.1
2019 398 26.6 14.9 61.6
2020 385 25.8 14.8 62.1
2021 376 26.7 14.0 63.6
2022 394 26.6 14.7 67.3
2023 354 26.1 13.5 71.5
2024 326 22.5 14.4 72.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Beasley Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 738 32.0 23.0 n/a
1989 717 n/a n/a n/a
1990 691 33.0 20.9 n/a
1991 717 33.0 21.7 n/a
1992 680 34.5 19.7 2.8
1993 624 32.0 19.5 7.5
1994 621 29.4 21.1 7.4
1995 570 28.2 20.2 6
1996 570 28.2 20.2 6
1997 533 27.7 19.2 7.9
1998 508 28.8 17.6 7.5
1999 480 26.8 17.9 16
2000 488 27.9 17.5 15.6
2001 483 27.1 17.8 15.5
2002 462 28.2 16.4 19.9
2003 462 28.2 16.4 19.9
2004 479 28.5 16.8 26.3
2005 437 27.3 16.0 22.9
2006 432 29.7 14.5 31.5
2007 438 27.0 16.2 33.3
2008 414 24.7 16.8 33.3
2009 452 26.7 16.9 40.5
2010 478 27.1 17.5 42.5
2011 483 29.1 16.5 41.8
2012 469 27.1 17.2 40.9
2013 442 25.9 17.0 41
2014 441 27.4 16.0 49.4
2015 466 30.0 15.5 54.3
2016 485 30.0 16.1 54.2
2017 476 29.3 16.2 55.5
2018 467 29.5 15.8 53.1
2019 398 26.6 14.9 61.6
2020 385 25.8 14.8 62.1
2021 376 26.7 14.0 63.6
2022 394 26.6 14.7 67.3
2023 354 26.1 13.5 71.5
2024 326 22.5 14.4 72.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Beasley Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,223 (12.2%) $8,839 (87.8%) $10,062
2020 $1,154 (11.5%) $8,884 (88.5%) $10,038
2021 $1,072 (10.9%) $8,752 (89.1%) $9,823

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3286th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3189th of 4647 Elementary schools
 4.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Beasley Elementary)3332
 1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))3840
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Beasley Elementary)2735
 8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))4438
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Beasley Elementary)3327
 6%
   4th Grade Reading (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))3535
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Beasley Elementary)4940
 9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))4242
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Beasley Elementary)4045
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))4446
 2%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Beasley Elementary)3942
 3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))4945
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Beasley Elementary)3732
 5%
   5th Grade Science (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))4726
 21%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students398354
 11.1%
African American8793
 6.9%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian33
Hispanic154147
 4.5%
Pacific Islander11
White13290
 31.8%
Two or More Races1919
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients61.6%71.5%
 9.9%


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Beasley Elementary ranks 2498th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 326 students attended Beasley Elementary.

Students who attend Beasley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kimbrough Middle
High : Poteet High School

Students at Beasley Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 26% White, 23% African American, 5% Two or more races.


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