Shands Elementary School
Public elementary school in Mesquite, Texas · Mesquite ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Shands Elementary School serves 567 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Mesquite (Dallas County). It is one of 50 schools in Mesquite ISD. By enrollment it is the 1888th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.1 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 ÷ 43.17 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 | 483039003418 |
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 | 567 | 37,930 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 13.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86.1% | 81.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 21% 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.
Shands Elementary School in context
Size
Shands Elementary School is the 13th largest of Mesquite ISD's 34 elementary schools; its 567 students are 1.5% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 404; Shands 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 95 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 59, against an average of 81 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 83 in kindergarten and 83 in grade 5. It also enrolls 59 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 76.4% here and 63.9% across Mesquite ISD. Black students are next, at 15.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
86.1% 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 43.17 full-time-equivalent teachers for 567 students, Shands Elementary School has 13.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 567 students would have about 38.3 teachers, so Shands Elementary School has 4.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Shands 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 Florence Elementary School, 0.5 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 187 other elementary schools, 51 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 | 76.4% |
| Black | 15.5% |
| White | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
50.8% of students are girls and 49.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 59 |
| Kindergarten | 83 |
| Grade 1 | 78 |
| Grade 2 | 95 |
| Grade 3 | 90 |
| Grade 4 | 79 |
| Grade 5 | 83 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4836 Shands Dr., Mesquite, TX 75150
Phone: (972)290-4020
Website: mesquiteisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Shands Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 0.5 mi | 509 | 10.9 | 83.5% |
| Larry G Smith Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.1 mi | 681 | 15.1 | 95.4% |
| Price Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.3 mi | 299 | 11.5 | 70.9% |
| Lawrence Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.4 mi | 284 | 12.6 | 89.4% |
| Charles a Gill Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.4 mi | 630 | 15 | 95.7% |
| Montclair Elementary School | Garland ISD | 1.4 mi | 557 | 17.3 | 85.6% |
| Motley Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.4 mi | 244 | 11.2 | 90.6% |
| Heather Glen Elementary School | Garland ISD | 1.6 mi | 283 | 14.9 | 91.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.