Price Elementary School
Public elementary school in Garland, Texas · Mesquite ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Price Elementary School serves 299 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Garland (Dallas County). It is one of 50 schools in Mesquite ISD. By enrollment it is the 4129th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11.5 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 ÷ 25.9 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 | 483039005779 |
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 | 299 | 37,930 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11.5 | 13.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 70.9% | 81.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 7% 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.
Price Elementary School in context
Size
Price Elementary School is the 30th largest of Mesquite ISD's 34 elementary schools; its 299 students are 0.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 533 students, so Price 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 3 with 53 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 27, against an average of 43 per grade. This year grade 5 has 19% more students than kindergarten (50 against 42). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 27 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 41.8% of enrollment, a lower share than across Mesquite ISD (63.9%). Black students are next, at 37.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
70.9% 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
Price Elementary School has 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 299 students would have about 20.2 teachers, so Price Elementary School has 5.7 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 Heather Glen Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in Garland ISD. There are 48 elementary schools within 5 miles and 176 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 41.8% |
| Black | 37.5% |
| Two or more races | 8% |
| Asian | 7% |
| White | 5.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
43.5% of students are girls and 56.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 27 |
| Kindergarten | 42 |
| Grade 1 | 44 |
| Grade 2 | 49 |
| Grade 3 | 53 |
| Grade 4 | 34 |
| Grade 5 | 50 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
630 Stroud Ln, Garland, TX 75043
Phone: (972)290-4100
Website: mesquiteisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Price Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heather Glen Elementary School | Garland ISD | 0.9 mi | 283 | 14.9 | 91.5% |
| Classical Center at Vial Elementary School | Garland ISD | 1.1 mi | 572 | 15.8 | 54% |
| Montclair Elementary School | Garland ISD | 1.1 mi | 557 | 17.3 | 85.6% |
| Shands Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.3 mi | 567 | 13.1 | 86.1% |
| Florence Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.6 mi | 509 | 10.9 | 83.5% |
| Handley STEM Elementary School | Garland ISD | 1.6 mi | 563 | 15.3 | 88.1% |
| Porter Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.8 mi | 445 | 12.8 | 80.9% |
| Southgate STEM Elementary School | Garland ISD | 1.9 mi | 431 | 14 | 94.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.