Motley Elementary School
Public elementary school in Mesquite, Texas · Mesquite ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Motley Elementary School serves 244 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Mesquite (Dallas County). It is one of 50 schools in Mesquite ISD. By enrollment it is the 4377th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11.2 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 21.88 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 | 483039003412 |
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 | 244 | 37,930 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11.2 | 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. 5% 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.
Motley Elementary School in context
Size
Motley Elementary School is the 33rd largest of Mesquite ISD's 34 elementary schools; its 244 students are 0.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 551; Motley Elementary School is smaller 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 kindergarten with 39 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 31, against an average of 35 per grade. This year grade 5 has 15% fewer students than kindergarten (33 against 39). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 31 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 84.4% here and 63.9% across Mesquite ISD. 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 21.88 full-time-equivalent teachers for 244 students, Motley Elementary School has 11.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 244 students would have about 16.5 teachers, so Motley Elementary School has 5.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Motley 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 Lawrence Elementary School, 0.4 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 183 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 | 84.4% |
| White | 6.6% |
| Black | 5.7% |
| Asian | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
48.8% of students are girls and 51.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 31 |
| Kindergarten | 39 |
| Grade 1 | 37 |
| Grade 2 | 37 |
| Grade 3 | 34 |
| Grade 4 | 33 |
| Grade 5 | 33 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3719 Moon Dr., Mesquite, TX 75150
Phone: (972)882-5080
Website: mesquiteisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Motley Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 0.4 mi | 284 | 12.6 | 89.4% |
| McKenzie Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 0.9 mi | 406 | 15 | 86.5% |
| Larry G Smith Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.0 mi | 681 | 15.1 | 95.4% |
| Edwin J Kiest Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.1 mi | 535 | 14.3 | 96.3% |
| Florence Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.1 mi | 509 | 10.9 | 83.5% |
| Trinity Basin Preparatory - Mesquite | Trinity Basin Preparatory | 1.2 mi | 800 | 18 | 75.6% |
| Range Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.3 mi | 587 | 13 | 86.5% |
| Shands Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.4 mi | 567 | 13.1 | 86.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.