Mary Deshazo Elementary
Public elementary school, grades 3 to 5 · Muleshoe, Texas
Mary Deshazo Elementary in Muleshoe, Texas enrolled 304 students in 2024-25 with 23.5 full-time teachers, 12.9 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 37-41% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 36% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
290 students in 2022-23, 291 students in 2023-24, 304 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.1 to 23.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 290 | 24.1 | 12.0 |
| 2023-24 | 291 | 24.2 | 12.0 |
| 2024-25 | 304 | 23.5 | 12.9 |
12.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 82 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 233 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mary Deshazo Elementary enrolled 291 students and had 1.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.3, one per 233 of the 291 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent12.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
88.2% of students were Hispanic, 11.5% White, 0.3% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic88.2%
- White11.5%
- Black0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Mary Deshazo Elementary scored proficient or above: 37-41% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 37‑41% | 36‑40% | 52% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 36% | 25‑29% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Muleshoe
2 public elementary schools in Muleshoe report 2024-25 enrollment; Mary Deshazo Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dillman Elementary | 400 | 14.8 | 74.8% |
| Mary Deshazo Elementary | 304 | 12.9 | 88.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Mary Deshazo Elementary
- Dillman ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 400 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Sudan ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 16 miles away: 272 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
- Compare Mary Deshazo Elementary with Dillman ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Muleshoe ISD spends per student$13,941 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,941
- The largest public schools in TexasMary Deshazo Elementary is the number 3,995 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#3,995 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher12.9 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.12.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Mary Deshazo Elementary
How many students attend Mary Deshazo Elementary?
304 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 290 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Muleshoe, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mary Deshazo Elementary?
12.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Mary Deshazo Elementary a Title I school?
Mary Deshazo Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Mary Deshazo Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Mary Deshazo Elementary scored proficient or above: 37-41% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Mary Deshazo Elementary in?
Muleshoe ISD, NCES district ID 4831890. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 483189003546 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.