Mackey Elementary School
Public elementary school in Balch Springs, Texas · Mesquite ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Mackey Elementary School serves 478 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Balch Springs (Dallas County). It is one of 50 schools in Mesquite ISD. By enrollment it is the 2735th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.6 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 ÷ 32.77 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 | 483039010601 |
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 | 478 | 37,930 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 13.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 81% | 81.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% 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.
Mackey Elementary School in context
Size
Mackey Elementary School is the 21st largest of Mesquite ISD's 34 elementary schools; its 478 students are 1.3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.9 miles away and have a median of 589 students, so Mackey Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 3 with 81 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 56, against an average of 68 per grade. This year grade 5 has 26% more students than kindergarten (78 against 62). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 56 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 55.9% of enrollment, a lower share than across Mesquite ISD (63.9%). Black students are next, at 37.4%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
81% of students qualify 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
Mackey Elementary School has 32.77 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 478 students would have about 32.3 teachers, so Mackey Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Hodges Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. There are 34 elementary schools within 5 miles and 103 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 55.9% |
| Black | 37.4% |
| White | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 56 |
| Kindergarten | 62 |
| Grade 1 | 63 |
| Grade 2 | 63 |
| Grade 3 | 81 |
| Grade 4 | 75 |
| Grade 5 | 78 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
14900 N Spring Ridge Cir, Balch Springs, TX 75180
Phone: (972)290-4160
Website: mesquiteisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mackey Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hodges Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 0.6 mi | 570 | 14.3 | 90.9% |
| Dr. Linda Henrie Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.1 mi | 891 | 15.2 | 93.7% |
| Gray Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.1 mi | 409 | 13.5 | 86.1% |
| Gentry Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.8 mi | 607 | 14.4 | 79.4% |
| Kleberg Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.9 mi | 870 | 16.7 | 95.7% |
| Achziger Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 2.3 mi | 545 | 12.3 | 71.7% |
| Cross Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 2.3 mi | 803 | 16.3 | 81.9% |
| Floyd Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 2.4 mi | 552 | 14.7 | 92.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.