Moss Elementary

Summary:

Moss Elementary is a public elementary school in Mesquite, Texas, serving 354 students in grades PK-5. The school faces significant academic and socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by its consistently low performance on standardized tests and high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Moss Elementary has a more diverse student population compared to surrounding schools, with a higher percentage of African American (35.59%) and Hispanic (41.24%) students. However, the school consistently underperforms the Mesquite Independent School District (ISD) and Texas state averages in STAAR test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 3rd grade reading proficiency was 36.36%, compared to the district's 40.57% and the state's 48.85%. Moss Elementary also struggles to support certain student subgroups, ranking particularly low for White students, Gifted and Talented students, and At-Risk students.

The high percentage of students (84.18% in 2022-2023) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch at Moss Elementary indicates a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. While the school spends more per student ($10,709 in 2020-2021) compared to the surrounding schools, this has not translated into improved academic outcomes. In fact, Moss Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the years, from 2,111 out of 4,359 Texas elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 3,290 out of 4,675 in 2023-2024, with a corresponding drop in its SchoolDigger rating from 3 stars to 1 star. Compared to nearby schools like Galloway Elementary and Rutherford Elementary, Moss Elementary consistently performs worse on academic measures.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1208 New Market Rd
       Mesquite, TX  75149-5710


(972) 882-7130

District: Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3290th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,709 Help


Students who attend Moss Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Agnew Middle
High:    Mesquite High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.0 Help
Number of students:  354

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
41.2%
African American:
35.6%
White:
16.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  84.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Moss Elementary ranks worse than 70.4% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 25th among 33 ranked elementary schools in the Mesquite Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.46. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Moss Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (41.2%), African American (35.6%), White (16.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 84.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Moss Elementary is 16. 25 elementary schools in the Mesquite Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Moss Elementary is $10,709, which is the 4th highest among 33 elementary schools in the Mesquite Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger Rankings:

Moss Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Mesquite Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Mesquite Independent School District (Isd) 601st of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Moss Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Moss Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 59.80 1500th 3465 56.7%
2005 51.74 1947th 3475 44.0%
2006 51.50 1980th 3476 43.0%
2007 50.96 2158th 3724 42.1%
2008 34.53 2920th 3768 22.5%
2009 43.63 2560th 3884 34.1%
2010 55.64 2030th 3937 48.4%
2011 58.88 1890th 4095 53.8%
2012 47.69 2415th 4206 42.6%
2013 54.11 2059th 4221 51.2%
2014 55.29 2031st 4260 52.3%
2015 59.85 1792nd 4320 58.5%
2016 57.16 1937th 4286 54.8%
2017 42.50 2369th 4329 45.3%
2018 47.54 2111th 4359 51.6%
2019 44.29 2411th 4479 46.2%
2021 32.92 2982nd 4578 34.9%
2022 28.26 3464th 4581 24.4%
2023 25.77 3638th 4647 21.7%
2024 32.46 3290th 4675 29.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Moss Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.76 2390th 3226 25.9%
2019 60.93 1022nd 3333 69.3%
2022 47.82 1778th 3487 49.0%
2023 38.29 2349th 3556 33.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Moss Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.35 610th 3558 82.9%
2019 43.18 1861st 3684 49.5%
2021 36.31 2314th 3799 39.1%
2022 27.38 3211th 3952 18.8%
2023 34.74 2739th 4086 33.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Moss Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.28 1613th 4264 62.2%
2019 51.89 1928th 4309 55.3%
2021 43.05 2523rd 4451 43.3%
2022 35.86 3099th 4477 30.8%
2023 27.63 3668th 4521 18.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Moss Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.30 2217th 4306 48.5%
2019 49.33 2099th 4348 51.7%
2021 35.32 2847th 4499 36.7%
2022 26.22 3663rd 4561 19.7%
2023 27.75 3556th 4588 22.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Moss Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 40.41 2070th 3006 31.1%
2022 62.74 1266th 2958 57.2%
2023 40.39 2242nd 2980 24.8%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Moss Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.03 1682nd 4240 60.3%
2019 38.29 2796th 4295 34.9%
2021 39.95 2571st 4331 40.6%
2022 28.46 3602nd 4461 19.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Moss Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.28 2028th 4319 53.0%
2019 39.93 2665th 4357 38.8%
2021 32.06 3035th 4498 32.5%
2022 31.27 3320th 4563 27.2%
2023 26.56 3639th 4585 20.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Moss Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.52 952nd 2483 61.7%
2019 45.08 1334th 2515 47.0%
2021 39.40 1440th 2444 41.1%
2022 33.26 1744th 2421 28.0%
2023 35.47 1628th 2443 33.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Moss Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.93 1387th 4168 66.7%
2019 61.46 1301st 4188 68.9%
2021 42.47 2414th 4329 44.2%
2022 28.63 3495th 4376 20.1%
2023 39.05 2825th 4401 35.8%
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Rank History for White students at Moss Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.39 1926th 3127 38.4%
2019 49.23 1635th 3142 48.0%
2021 30.17 2350th 3082 23.8%
2022 32.69 2320th 3082 24.7%
2023 11.74 2962nd 3106 4.6%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Wednesday, August 3, 2016

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Enrollment information for Moss Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1993 264 16 6 34 0 n/a n/a 0 320
1994 335 28 7 34 0 n/a n/a 0 404
1995 383 71 12 66 1 n/a n/a 0 533
1996 383 71 12 66 1 n/a n/a 0 533
1997 408 104 12 79 0 n/a n/a 0 603
1998 385 137 14 76 2 n/a n/a 0 614
1999 395 183 16 78 4 n/a n/a 0 676
2000 399 236 11 105 6 n/a n/a 0 757
2001 367 284 15 135 6 n/a n/a 0 807
2002 338 321 31 188 5 n/a n/a 0 883
2003 338 321 31 188 5 n/a n/a 0 883
2004 226 204 19 157 5 n/a n/a 0 611
2005 208 223 24 165 6 n/a n/a 0 626
2006 188 221 24 164 3 n/a n/a 0 600
2007 149 213 23 194 4 n/a n/a 0 583
2008 145 217 18 205 5 n/a n/a 0 590
2009 136 221 18 187 2 n/a n/a 0 564
2010 144 231 16 182 1 n/a n/a 0 574
2011 126 190 15 176 2 1 19 0 529
2012 122 196 13 178 2 1 19 0 531
2013 116 178 13 190 3 0 15 0 515
2014 125 183 11 185 2 1 15 0 522
2015 109 198 7 171 1 0 18 0 504
2016 99 179 3 174 0 0 17 0 472
2017 107 182 4 171 2 0 17 0 483
2018 91 159 5 162 3 0 14 0 434
2019 80 143 6 150 1 0 13 0 393
2020 86 142 9 142 1 0 13 0 393
2021 70 122 7 116 1 0 13 0 329
2022 62 125 4 124 1 0 9 0 325
2023 60 126 10 146 0 0 12 0 354

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Moss Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 320 16.0 20.0 30
1994 404 19.6 20.6 17.6
1995 533 27.3 19.5 15.4
1996 533 27.3 19.5 15.4
1997 603 28.6 21.1 15.8
1998 614 31.1 19.7 17.8
1999 676 34.0 19.9 21.3
2000 757 34.6 21.9 23.9
2001 807 41.0 19.7 23
2002 883 46.7 18.9 28.5
2003 883 46.7 18.9 28.5
2004 611 35.3 17.3 39.8
2005 626 38.6 16.2 48.1
2006 600 35.9 16.7 47.2
2007 583 36.7 15.9 51.5
2008 590 35.5 16.6 51
2009 564 32.9 17.1 51.4
2010 574 34.8 16.4 63.9
2011 529 31.9 16.5 67.5
2012 531 31.6 16.7 61.8
2013 515 34.7 14.8 63.3
2014 522 34.8 14.9 68.4
2015 504 33.0 15.2 72
2016 472 32.0 14.7 70.1
2017 483 27.9 17.2 71.8
2018 434 27.9 15.5 71.4
2019 393 26.0 15.1 76.6
2020 393 25.8 15.2 76.6
2021 329 25.4 12.9 76.6
2022 325 26.1 12.4 79.4
2023 354 22.1 16.0 84.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Moss Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 320 16.0 20.0 30
1994 404 19.6 20.6 17.6
1995 533 27.3 19.5 15.4
1996 533 27.3 19.5 15.4
1997 603 28.6 21.1 15.8
1998 614 31.1 19.7 17.8
1999 676 34.0 19.9 21.3
2000 757 34.6 21.9 23.9
2001 807 41.0 19.7 23
2002 883 46.7 18.9 28.5
2003 883 46.7 18.9 28.5
2004 611 35.3 17.3 39.8
2005 626 38.6 16.2 48.1
2006 600 35.9 16.7 47.2
2007 583 36.7 15.9 51.5
2008 590 35.5 16.6 51
2009 564 32.9 17.1 51.4
2010 574 34.8 16.4 63.9
2011 529 31.9 16.5 67.5
2012 531 31.6 16.7 61.8
2013 515 34.7 14.8 63.3
2014 522 34.8 14.9 68.4
2015 504 33.0 15.2 72
2016 472 32.0 14.7 70.1
2017 483 27.9 17.2 71.8
2018 434 27.9 15.5 71.4
2019 393 26.0 15.1 76.6
2020 393 25.8 15.2 76.6
2021 329 25.4 12.9 76.6
2022 325 26.1 12.4 79.4
2023 354 22.1 16.0 84.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Moss Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $940 (9.7%) $8,790 (90.3%) $9,730
2020 $1,111 (10.9%) $9,103 (89.1%) $10,214
2021 $973 (9.1%) $9,736 (90.9%) $10,709

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Moss Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2411th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3638th of 4647 Elementary schools
 24.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Moss Elementary)3633
 3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))3840
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Moss Elementary)3720
 17%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))4438
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Moss Elementary)3742
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))3535
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Moss Elementary)4322
 21%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))4242
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Moss Elementary)5844
 14%
   5th Grade Reading (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))4446
 2%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Moss Elementary)4630
 16%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))4945
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Moss Elementary)5328
 25%
   5th Grade Science (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))4726
 21%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students393354
 9.9%
African American143126
 11.9%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian610
 66.7%
Hispanic150146
 2.7%
Pacific Islander00
White8060
 25%
Two or More Races1312
 7.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients76.6%84.2%
 7.6%


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Students at Moss Elementary are 41% Hispanic, 36% African American, 17% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Students who attend Moss Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Agnew Middle
High : Mesquite High School

Moss Elementary ranks 3290th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 354 students attended Moss Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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