Hanby Elementary School
Public elementary school in Mesquite, Texas · Mesquite ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Hanby Elementary School serves 768 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Mesquite (Dallas County). It is one of 50 schools in Mesquite ISD. By enrollment it is the 558th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.9 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 ÷ 48.26 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 | 483039003407 |
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 | 768 | 37,930 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 13.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.6% | 81.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 70% 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.
Hanby Elementary School in context
Size
Hanby Elementary School is the 4th largest of Mesquite ISD's 34 elementary schools; its 768 students are 2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 528; Hanby 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 128 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 95, against an average of 110 per grade. This year grade 5 has 23% more students than kindergarten (117 against 95). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 100 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 74.9% here and 63.9% across Mesquite ISD. Black students are next, at 17.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90.6% 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 48.26 full-time-equivalent teachers for 768 students, Hanby Elementary School has 15.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 768 students would have about 51.9 teachers, so Hanby Elementary School has 3.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Hanby 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 Tisinger Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 142 other elementary schools, 60 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 | 74.9% |
| Black | 17.4% |
| White | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
49.1% of students are girls and 50.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 100 |
| Kindergarten | 95 |
| Grade 1 | 99 |
| Grade 2 | 128 |
| Grade 3 | 118 |
| Grade 4 | 111 |
| Grade 5 | 117 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
480 Gross Rd, Mesquite, TX 75149
Phone: (972)882-5040
Website: mesquiteisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hanby Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tisinger Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 0.9 mi | 739 | 16.3 | 90.8% |
| Galloway Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.3 mi | 439 | 12.7 | 75.4% |
| Moss Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.4 mi | 337 | 12.2 | 85.8% |
| Rugel Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.5 mi | 273 | 12.3 | 71.8% |
| Black Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.6 mi | 587 | 15.1 | 87.2% |
| Seabourn Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.6 mi | 573 | 13.9 | 91.1% |
| Shaw Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 2.0 mi | 483 | 13.8 | 80.3% |
| Cannaday Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 2.0 mi | 616 | 14.4 | 81.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.