The reported proficiency rate for Math is 37%.
Original Research by School Decision on Mary Deshazo El
Mary DeShazo Elementary is the intermediate elementary school for Muleshoe Independent School District, serving third through fifth grade in a school of roughly three hundred students located in Muleshoe, a small agricultural town in West Texas. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic circumstances of the broader community, which is rooted in irrigated farming and dairy.
The school's most recent assessment results show uneven performance. In math, third-grade students reached a proficiency level of roughly one in three. Results for fourth and fifth grade are not reported; very small numbers of students took the Spanish-language assessment in those grades. Most English language arts data similarly do not have reported results for fourth and fifth grades, based on minimal Spanish-assessment participation. The school reports "approaches," "meets," and "masters" performance levels across all tested subjects and grades combined. In English language arts, roughly three in four students reached "approaches" level, with about two in five reaching "meets." In math, roughly three in five reached "approaches," but only about one in three reached "meets." In social studies, about two in three reached "approaches" and roughly one in three reached "meets." A parent may want to look into the school's approach to assessment translation and why Spanish-language testing participation is so limited, and to ask directly about how the school is supporting students whose math proficiency lags behind reading.
The school serves only elementary grades, so state graduation data do not apply. No data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, special education rates, or English learner support was available in the profile. The school sits within a single unified district that operates within one town, rather than serving dispersed suburban or rural areas, which shapes the resource and peer environment families encounter.
Muleshoe itself is a small county seat with a declining population, functioning as the market center for an agricultural region. Homeownership is high, and housing is generally affordable, though the town's downtown commercial core has quieted as retail activity shifted to a highway commercial strip. The local economy is anchored in school employment, hospital operations, agricultural processing (particularly dairy and corn flour), and retail trade. The Texas State Historical Association, public sources, and economic development reporting describe the town as working-class and rooted in agriculture. Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge is a regional draw, and the town maintains parks, a library, and a community center, though no fixed-route public transit exists.
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