Dr. Linda Henrie Elementary School
Public elementary school in Dallas, Texas · Mesquite ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Dr. Linda Henrie Elementary School serves 891 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Dallas (Dallas County). It is one of 50 schools in Mesquite ISD. By enrollment it is the 224th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.2 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 58.76 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Mesquite ISD |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483039013041 |
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 | 891 | 37,930 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.2 | 13.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.7% | 81.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 57% 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.
Dr. Linda Henrie Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 34 elementary schools in Mesquite ISD, Dr. Linda Henrie Elementary School is the largest, with 2.3% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 589; Dr. Linda Henrie 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 5 with 153 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 107, against an average of 127 per grade. This year grade 5 has 43% more students than kindergarten (153 against 107). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 116 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 93.6% here and 63.9% across Mesquite ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
93.7% 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 58.76 full-time-equivalent teachers for 891 students, Dr. Linda Henrie Elementary School has 15.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 891 students would have about 60.2 teachers, so Dr. Linda Henrie Elementary School has 1.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Dr. Linda Henrie Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Mackey Elementary School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 93 other elementary schools, 27 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 | 93.6% |
| White | 3.7% |
| Black | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
47.1% of students are girls and 52.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 116 |
| Kindergarten | 107 |
| Grade 1 | 113 |
| Grade 2 | 122 |
| Grade 3 | 149 |
| Grade 4 | 131 |
| Grade 5 | 153 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
253 W Lawson Rd, Dallas, TX 75253
Phone: (972)290-4200
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Dr. Linda Henrie Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackey Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.1 mi | 478 | 14.6 | 81% |
| Cross Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.3 mi | 803 | 16.3 | 81.9% |
| Hodges Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.7 mi | 570 | 14.3 | 90.9% |
| Kleberg Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.8 mi | 870 | 16.7 | 95.7% |
| Achziger Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 2.0 mi | 545 | 12.3 | 71.7% |
| Gray Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 2.2 mi | 409 | 13.5 | 86.1% |
| Gentry Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 2.4 mi | 607 | 14.4 | 79.4% |
| Seagoville North Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 3.1 mi | 774 | 16.1 | 94.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.