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Good | 
(Based on 2019 STAAR Data)
Good
| Scaled Score | |
| Student Achievement | 80 |
| Student Progress | 84 |
| Closing Performance Gaps | 75 |
| Overall | 81 |
| Enrollment | 2208 |
| Is Charter | No |
| School District: | MESQUITE ISD |
| Phone Number: | (972) 882-7600 |
| Address: | 2500 MEMORIAL PKWY , MESQUITE , 75149-3799 |
| County: | DALLAS |
| Grade Span | 09 - 12 |
| Principal | MRS KAREN MORRIS |
| kmorris@mesquiteisd.org | |
| Website | Click to view |
Student Statistics |
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| Ethnic Group | Number | Percent |
| African American | 432 | 19.58 % |
| Hispanic | 1,546 | 70.08 % |
| White | 169 | 7.66 % |
| Asian | 9 | 0.41 % |
| Native American | 14 | 0.63 % |
| Two or More Races | 33 | 1.50 % |
| Total Students | 2,206 | 100.00% |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 1,777 | 80.55 % |
| Limited English Proficiency | 558 | 25.29 % |
| Program | Number | Percent |
| Bilingual | 527 | 23.89 % |
| Gifted & Talented | 165 | 7.48 % |
| Special Education | 220 | 9.97 % |
| Teacher Student Ratio | 14.60 S/T | |
Staff Statistics |
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|---|---|---|
| Experience | Number | Percent |
| Over 20 years | 16 | 10.69% |
| 10 - 20 years | 44 | 29.17% |
| 6 - 10 years | 28 | 18.48% |
| 1- 5 years | 52 | 34.06% |
| Beginning Teacher | 12 | 7.59% |
| Teacher Experience Average | 9.50 yrs | |
| Teacher Tenure Average | 5.90 yrs | |
| Teacher Type | Number | Percent |
| Total Teachers | 152 | 100.00% |
| Female Teachers | 92 | 60.92% |
| Male Teachers | 59 | 39.08% |
| School Admin | 7 | |
| School Support | 23 | |
| Edu Aids | 12 | |
| Special Education | 9 | |
| Group | All Subjects | Read | Math | Science | SocStudies | Writing |
| ALL | 72 % | 59 % | 78 % | 82 % | 85 % | % |
| African American | 65 % | 49 % | 73 % | 77 % | 83 % | % |
| Hispanic | 74 % | 62 % | 80 % | 82 % | 86 % | % |
| White | 74 % | 66 % | 66 % | 89 % | 86 % | % |
| Asian | 50 % | * % | * % | * % | * % | % |
| Two or More Races | 72 % | 70 % | 60 % | 63 % | 85 % | % |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 72 % | 59 % | 77 % | 81 % | 85 % | % |
| Male Students | 68 % | 53 % | 73 % | 79 % | 84 % | % |
| Female Students | 77 % | 66 % | 83 % | 84 % | 87 % | % |
| Special Education | 46 % | 29 % | 54 % | 63 % | 63 % | % |
| Limited English Proficiency | 60 % | 44 % | 74 % | 73 % | 75 % | % |
Standardized Test |
Graduation |
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| Group | % Tested | SAT Avg | ACT Avg | Abv Criteria | Read Ready | Math Ready | Both Ready | Graduated | GED | Cont. | Dropout | |
| ALL | 82.4 | 909 | 20.8 | 18.5 | 47.7 | 39.1 | 26.6 | 91.5 | 0 | 2.6 | 5.9 | |
| African American | 76 | 866 | * | 9.6 | 35.4 | 25 | 17.7 | 91.8 | 0 | 3.1 | 5.2 | |
| Hispanic | 83.8 | 911 | * | 19 | 49.7 | 42.4 | 27.8 | 92.6 | 0 | 2.2 | 5.2 | |
| White | 83.3 | 1029 | * | 50 | 75 | 62.5 | 54.2 | 84.6 | 0 | 3.8 | 11.5 | |
| Asian | * | * | . | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Two or More Races | 88.9 | 943 | . | 0 | 33.3 | 11.1 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 8.3 | 16.7 | |
| Male Students | 78.7 | 913 | 20.4 | 21.3 | 46.6 | 38.9 | 28.5 | 87.2 | 0 | 4.5 | 8.3 | |
| Female Students | 86.3 | 906 | * | 15.9 | 48.8 | 39.3 | 24.6 | 96.3 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.2 | |
| Special Education | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 86.7 | 0 | 4.4 | 8.9 | |
| Eco Disadvantaged | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 46.4 | 40.7 | 26.9 | 92.3 | 0 | 1.7 | 6 | |
