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Pioneer Technology (PTAA) Mesquite Elem

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy · Mesquite · 175 students

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Current score
66/1002025-26
Change
−18 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−15.5 ptsvs 81.5 average · 149 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
139 of 149among reporting charter campuses
D66

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 83 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 81.5 average for 149 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Current strength

Chronically absent lower than the similar-context average

13.8% −11.3 pts vs 25.1%

  • 13.8% is 11.3 percentage points lower than the 25.1% average among 142 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Current strength

Attendance above the similar-context average

94.5% +2.4 pts vs 92.1%

  • 94.5% is 2.4 percentage points above the 92.1% average among 142 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

Pioneer Technology (PTAA) Mesquite Elem is rated D by TEA, scoring 66 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 81.5 average for 149 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context. It is down 18 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 139th of 149 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context.

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  1. Overview
  2. Official improvement and transfer notices
  3. 5 years of ratings
  4. Where the score comes from
  5. Student outcomes
  6. Who this school serves
  7. Student counts behind the percentages
  8. Enrollment over time
  9. Discipline and removal from class
  10. Spending per student
  11. Teachers and actual class size
  12. Where this comes from

Official improvement and transfer notices

Official state and federal designations can carry support, reporting requirements or a family transfer option that a single A–F rating does not explain.

Schools identified for improvement

This school
Listed
Selected comparison
22.8%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 149 rated charter campuses reporting

Schools on the PEG list

This school
Not listed
Selected comparison
0.0%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 149 rated charter campuses reporting

Selected comparison percentages are the share of reporting schools in that group found on each dated list. They are neutral prevalence context; changing the comparison never changes this school's official status.

These are dated TEA statuses, fetched 24 August 2026; they are not added to or subtracted from this site's rating.

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
90807060 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas charter averagePioneer Technology (PTAA) Mesquite Elem 8468707766 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 83 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas charter average
2025-26D6681.5 149 reporting81.7 829 reporting
2024-25C7783.1 142 reporting81.3 797 reporting
2023-24C7081.4 133 reporting79.5 776 reporting
2022-23D6882.9 128 reporting79.6 749 reporting
2021-22B8484.7 119 reporting84.5 700 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement67 D−13.3 vs similar economic context · 149 reporting
  • School Progress62 D−19.3 vs similar economic context · 149 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps63 D−15.5 vs similar economic context · 144 reporting
  • Academic Growth58 F−15.3 vs similar economic context · 138 reporting
  • Relative Performance62 D−18.1 vs similar economic context · 147 reporting
  • Pioneer Technology (PTAA) Mesquite Elem
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (149 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement67D3
School Progress62D8
Closing the Gaps63D7
Academic Growth58F2
Relative Performance62D8

Closest to moving up: Student Achievement, 3 points below C in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is Student Achievement (67), so School Progress (62) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 67.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level65%−8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 149 reporting
  • Meets grade level37%−8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 149 reporting
  • Masters grade level14%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 149 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level73%−1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 149 reporting
  • Meets grade level40%−12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 149 reporting
  • Masters grade level16%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 149 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level57%−11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 147 reporting
  • Meets grade level33%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 147 reporting
  • Masters grade level12%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 147 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (149 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only charter campuses for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
175
Economically disadvantaged
62.3%−0.8 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
4.6%−17.4 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
11.4%−2.1 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
94.5%+2.4 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
13.8%−11.3 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Pioneer Technology (PTAA) Mesquite Elem

African American: 44%Hispanic: 28%White: 21.1%Asian: 2.3%Two or More Races: 4.6%
  • African American 44%
  • Hispanic 28%
  • White 21.1%
  • Asian 2.3%
  • Two or More Races 4.6%

Selected comparison average For charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 149 reporting for every category shown · 149 in full cohort

African American: 21.5%Hispanic: 53.6%White: 15.3%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 6%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 3.1%
  • African American 21.5%
  • Hispanic 53.6%
  • White 15.3%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 6%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 3.1%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
175
Economically disadvantaged students
109
Emergent bilingual students
8
Special education students
20

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
24
Students in TEA mobility denominator
178
TEA-published mobility rate
13.5%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 175 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 37 (17.5%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
175

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−37

Decrease · −17.5%

Change since 2021–22
−90

Decrease · −34.0%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
175
Selected comparison
504.5

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 149 rated charter campuses reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Pioneer Technology (PTAA) Mesquite Elem
School yearStudents enrolledPioneer Technology (PTAA) Mesquite ElemChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 265 First available year 465.5
2022–23 288 Increase of 23 (8.7%) 481.8
2023–24 280 Decrease of 8 (2.8%) 500.7
2024–25 212 Decrease of 68 (24.3%) 504
2025–26 175 Decrease of 37 (17.5%) 504.5

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting charter campuses in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
Not reported

Rate not available

Disciplinary actions
Not reported

Rate not available

Cumulative year-end enrollment
224

2024–25

TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Pioneer Technology (PTAA) Mesquite Elem
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 289 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2021–22 287 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2022–23 313 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2023–24 306 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2024–25 224 Not reported — Not reported — — —
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Pioneer Technology (PTAA) Mesquite Elem in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline Not reported — Not reported — — —
In-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Out-of-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized charter campuses can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$6k$13k$20k2020202220242025
  • Pioneer Technology (PTAA) Mesquite Elem
  • Parent district: Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$7,862
Selected comparison
$11,498

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 141 rated charter campuses reporting

−$3,636 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $7,862 per student for this campus, $13,259 per student for its parent district, Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearPioneer Technology (PTAA) Mesquite ElemParent district: Pioneer Technology & Arts AcademyTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2020$7,114$9,706$14,058$8,861 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 110 rated charter campuses reporting
2021$7,040$12,094$14,797$9,361 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 119 rated charter campuses reporting
2022$6,633$11,253$15,708$10,829 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 123 rated charter campuses reporting
2023$6,771$12,339$16,792$11,130 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 129 rated charter campuses reporting
2024$7,981$12,765$18,125$11,322 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 133 rated charter campuses reporting
2025$7,862$13,259$18,972$11,498 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 141 rated charter campuses reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$58,664−$3,348 vs similar economic context
Teachers
13−17.3 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
13.5−4.3 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Pioneer Technology (PTAA) Mesquite Elem

Beginning: 7.7%1 to 5 years: 23.1%6 to 10 years: 30.8%11 to 20 years: 15.4%21 to 30 years: 23.1%
  • Beginning 7.7%
  • 1 to 5 years 23.1%
  • 6 to 10 years 30.8%
  • 11 to 20 years 15.4%
  • 21 to 30 years 23.1%

Selected comparison average For charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 149 reporting for every category shown · 149 in full cohort

Beginning: 16.1%1 to 5 years: 42.5%6 to 10 years: 20.3%11 to 20 years: 15.5%21 to 30 years: 4.7%Over 30 years: 1%
  • Beginning 16.1%
  • 1 to 5 years 42.5%
  • 6 to 10 years 20.3%
  • 11 to 20 years 15.5%
  • 21 to 30 years 4.7%
  • Over 30 years 1%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Pioneer Technology (PTAA) Mesquite Elem in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classPioneer Technology (PTAA) Mesquite Elem · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Kindergarten2220.3
Grade 118.521.9
Grade 21823
Grade 317.523
Grade 42123.2

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 5 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

Download the full dataset · this campus's district

Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 057850004.