Pirrung Elementary School
Public elementary school in Mesquite, Texas · Mesquite ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Pirrung Elementary School serves 407 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Mesquite (Dallas County). It is one of 50 schools in Mesquite ISD. By enrollment it is the 3399th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.3 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 ÷ 30.55 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 | 483039006450 |
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 | 407 | 37,930 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 13.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 81.8% | 81.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 23% 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.
Pirrung Elementary School in context
Size
Pirrung Elementary School is the 25th largest of Mesquite ISD's 34 elementary schools; its 407 students are 1.1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.8 miles away and have a median of 543 students, so Pirrung 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 grade 5 with 72 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 30, against an average of 58 per grade. This year grade 5 has 20% more students than kindergarten (72 against 60). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 30 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 57.5% of enrollment, a higher share than across Mesquite ISD (24.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 27.3%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
81.8% 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
Pirrung Elementary School has 30.55 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 407 students would have about 27.5 teachers, so Pirrung Elementary School has 3.1 more.
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 Thompson Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. There are 24 elementary schools within 5 miles and 114 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 57.5% |
| Hispanic | 27.3% |
| White | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 5.4% |
| Asian | 2.7% |
47.4% of students are girls and 52.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 30 |
| Kindergarten | 60 |
| Grade 1 | 55 |
| Grade 2 | 60 |
| Grade 3 | 68 |
| Grade 4 | 62 |
| Grade 5 | 72 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1500 Creek Vly, Mesquite, TX 75181
Phone: (972)882-7170
Website: mesquiteisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Pirrung Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 0.9 mi | 540 | 14.5 | 84.4% |
| Smith Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.0 mi | 533 | 14.1 | 72% |
| Rutherford Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.4 mi | 803 | 15.7 | 78.2% |
| Gentry Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.7 mi | 607 | 14.4 | 79.4% |
| Achziger Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.9 mi | 545 | 12.3 | 71.7% |
| Shaw Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 2.3 mi | 483 | 13.8 | 80.3% |
| Black Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 2.4 mi | 587 | 15.1 | 87.2% |
| Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite Elementary School | Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy | 2.5 mi | 212 | 15.1 | 46.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.