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Vanston MS

Dallas County · Region 10: Richardson · 702 students

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Current score
74/1002025-26
Change
−7 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−3.4 ptsvs 77.4 average · 2,273 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
1,464 of 2,273tied with 76 others
C74

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 79 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 77.4 average for 2,273 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

STAAR result

Science above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
53%vs 35.9% avg · +17.1 pts
Masters
30%vs 14.6% avg · +15.4 pts

Among 1,944 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

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Current strength

Relative Performance above the similar-context average

79 +2.2 pts vs 76.8

  • 79 is 2.2 points above the 76.8 average among 2,099 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Current strength

Chronically absent lower than the similar-context average

16% −5.4 pts vs 21.4%

  • 16% is 5.4 percentage points lower than the 21.4% average among 2,171 schools 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

Vanston MS is rated C by TEA, scoring 74 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 77.4 average for 2,273 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is down 7 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 1,464th of 2,273 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 76 others).

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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.

2026 federal improvement status

Additional Targeted Support

Official support label: ATS

Identification reason: African American, White

TEA track year 1 · Title I campus

Open the official TEA list and methodology

Schools identified for improvement

This school
Listed
Selected comparison
35.9%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,273 rated schools reporting

Schools on the PEG list

This school
Not listed
Selected comparison
7.8%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,273 rated schools 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
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageVanston MS 8176807774 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 C with 79 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 average
2025-26C7477.4 2,273 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25C7777.1 2,259 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24B8074.3 2,243 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23C7674.7 2,229 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22B8181.7 2,208 reporting83.7 7,283 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 Achievement70 C−1.4 vs similar economic context · 2,106 reporting
  • School Progress79 C+0.4 vs similar economic context · 2,099 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps63 D−11.6 vs similar economic context · 2,084 reporting
  • Academic Growth64 D−8.2 vs similar economic context · 2,052 reporting
  • Relative Performance79 C+2.2 vs similar economic context · 2,099 reporting
  • Vanston MS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,273 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement70C10
School Progress79C1
Closing the Gaps63D7
Academic Growth64D6
Relative Performance79C1

Closest to moving up: School Progress, 1 point below B 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 School Progress (79), so Student Achievement (70) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 79.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level62%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,106 reporting
  • Meets grade level38%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,106 reporting
  • Masters grade level15%−1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,106 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level70%−0 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,105 reporting
  • Meets grade level46%+0 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,105 reporting
  • Masters grade level21%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,105 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level61%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,095 reporting
  • Meets grade level32%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,095 reporting
  • Masters grade level10%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,095 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level70%+5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,944 reporting
  • Meets grade level53%+17 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,944 reporting
  • Masters grade level30%+15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,944 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level33%−32 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 789 reporting
  • Meets grade level13%−24 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 789 reporting
  • Masters grade level4%−12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 789 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,273 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 schools 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 schools 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
702
Economically disadvantaged
83.3%−0.7 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
37.5%+4.7 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
30.6%+12.1 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
94.5%+1.3 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
16.0%−5.4 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Vanston MS

African American: 12.4%Hispanic: 78.2%White: 6.3%American Indian: 0.4%Asian: 1.7%Two or More Races: 1%
  • African American 12.4%
  • Hispanic 78.2%
  • White 6.3%
  • American Indian 0.4%
  • Asian 1.7%
  • Two or More Races 1%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,273 reporting for every category shown · 2,273 in full cohort

African American: 14.4%Hispanic: 71%White: 10.4%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 1.5%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 2.3%
  • African American 14.4%
  • Hispanic 71%
  • White 10.4%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 1.5%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 2.3%

Student counts behind the percentages

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

Students in this TEA accountability summary
702
Economically disadvantaged students
585
Emergent bilingual students
263
Special education students
215

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
101
Students in TEA mobility denominator
785
TEA-published mobility rate
12.9%

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 702 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 26 (3.6%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
702

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−26

Decrease · −3.6%

Change since 2021–22
−155

Decrease · −18.1%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
702
Selected comparison
616.8

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,242 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Vanston MS
School yearStudents enrolledVanston MSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 857 First available year 647.8
2022–23 827 Decrease of 30 (3.5%) 647.6
2023–24 772 Decrease of 55 (6.7%) 640.5
2024–25 728 Decrease of 44 (5.7%) 637.2
2025–26 702 Decrease of 26 (3.6%) 616.8

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools 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
236

30.9% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
885

115.99 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
763

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
30.9%
Selected comparison
13.3%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,590 rated schools reporting

+17.6 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
115.99
Selected comparison
32.1

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,707 rated schools reporting

+83.9 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Vanston MS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 890 107 12.0% 206 23.15 8.0% 15.6
2021–22 907 222 24.5% 592 65.27 12.8% 30.7
2022–23 888 276 31.1% 782 88.06 13.7% 33.9
2023–24 828 275 33.2% 863 104.23 13.7% 33.9
2024–25 763 236 30.9% 885 115.99 13.3% 32.1
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Vanston MS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 236 30.9% 885 115.99 13.3% 32.1
In-school suspensions 217 28.4% 686 89.91 11.7% 23.3
Out-of-school suspensions 96 12.6% 136 17.82 8.5% 13.4
DAEP placements 56 7.3% 63 8.26 5.3% 6.4
Mandatory DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
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 schools 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.

$7k$13k$20k20182020202220242025
  • Vanston MS
  • Parent district: Mesquite ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$11,514
Selected comparison
$13,184

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,257 rated schools reporting

−$1,670 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $11,514 per student for this campus, $15,844 per student for its parent district, Mesquite ISD, $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
YearVanston MSParent district: Mesquite ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$8,011$13,769$13,054$8,251 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,143 rated schools reporting
2019$7,619$13,140$13,108$8,343 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,171 rated schools reporting
2020$7,880$14,912$14,058$8,858 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,183 rated schools reporting
2021$7,405$11,625$14,797$9,544 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,190 rated schools reporting
2022$8,832$15,447$15,708$11,036 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,208 rated schools reporting
2023$8,755$16,822$16,792$11,496 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,228 rated schools reporting
2024$10,355$16,875$18,125$12,412 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,242 rated schools reporting
2025$11,514$15,844$18,972$13,184 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,257 rated schools 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
$70,200+$2,758 vs similar economic context
Teachers
56+13.8 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
12.5−1.8 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Vanston MS

Beginning: 7.1%1 to 5 years: 37.3%6 to 10 years: 20.1%11 to 20 years: 21.3%21 to 30 years: 14%
  • Beginning 7.1%
  • 1 to 5 years 37.3%
  • 6 to 10 years 20.1%
  • 11 to 20 years 21.3%
  • 21 to 30 years 14%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,273 reporting for every category shown · 2,273 in full cohort

Beginning: 7%1 to 5 years: 27.5%6 to 10 years: 19%11 to 20 years: 27.2%21 to 30 years: 15%Over 30 years: 3.6%
  • Beginning 7%
  • 1 to 5 years 27.5%
  • 6 to 10 years 19%
  • 11 to 20 years 27.2%
  • 21 to 30 years 15%
  • Over 30 years 3.6%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Vanston MS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classVanston MS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Grade 613.917.6
Secondary English11.315.2
Secondary languages other than English1618.2
Secondary math10.516.6
Secondary science12.117.7
Secondary social studies13.917.8

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 6 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 057914042.