Cross Elementary School
Public elementary school in Mesquite, Texas · Mesquite ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Cross Elementary School serves 803 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Mesquite (Dallas County). It is one of 50 schools in Mesquite ISD. By enrollment it is the 435th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 49.25 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Mesquite ISD |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483039014212 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Mesquite ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 803 | 37,930 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.3 | 13.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 81.9% | 81.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 76% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Cross Elementary School in context
Size
Cross Elementary School is the 2nd largest of Mesquite ISD's 34 elementary schools; its 803 students are 2.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 579; Cross Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 2 with 130 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 92, against an average of 115 per grade. This year grade 5 has 22% fewer students than kindergarten (92 against 118). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 106 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 67.1% here and 63.9% across Mesquite ISD. Black students are next, at 25.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
81.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 81.2% across Mesquite ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 49.25 full-time-equivalent teachers for 803 students, Cross Elementary School has 16.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 803 students would have about 54.3 teachers, so Cross Elementary School has 5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Cross Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Dr. Linda Henrie Elementary School, 1.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 85 other elementary schools, 18 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 67.1% |
| Black | 25.3% |
| White | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |
| Asian | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
49.3% of students are girls and 50.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 106 |
| Kindergarten | 118 |
| Grade 1 | 127 |
| Grade 2 | 130 |
| Grade 3 | 116 |
| Grade 4 | 114 |
| Grade 5 | 92 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6425 Park Vista Dr., Mesquite, TX 75181
Phone: (972)288-6411
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cross Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Linda Henrie Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.3 mi | 891 | 15.2 | 93.7% |
| Achziger Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.8 mi | 545 | 12.3 | 71.7% |
| Mackey Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 2.3 mi | 478 | 14.6 | 81% |
| Seagoville North Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 2.6 mi | 774 | 16.1 | 94.3% |
| Central Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 2.8 mi | 588 | 14.8 | 90.5% |
| Kleberg Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 2.8 mi | 870 | 16.7 | 95.7% |
| Hodges Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 2.9 mi | 570 | 14.3 | 90.9% |
| Thompson Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 3.0 mi | 540 | 14.5 | 84.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.