Mesquite High School

School County Dallas County MESQUITE ISD High SchoolDetail

300 E Davis St, Mesquite, TX, 75149 Get directions ->

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Mesquite High School is located at 300 E DAVIS ST, MESQUITE, TX, 75149. The school is part of MESQUITE ISD.

To contact the school, call (972) 882-7800.

Teachers

Mesquite High School employs 180 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 7 years. The teachers average 11 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 2,337 students with a student to teacher ratio of 13.00 S/T. The special education division has 8 teachers assisting it. Mesquite High School also employs 15 education aids.

School Summary

Public School

Grade Span

09-12

Enrollment

2344

Is Charter

Address

300 E DAVIS ST, MESQUITE, TX, 75149
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Principal

MR JEFFREY JOHNSON

School District

MESQUITE ISD

Phone

(972) 882-7800

County

Dallas County

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Accountability Ratings & Designations

of Mesquite High School

Accountability Ratings

Average

Texas edu board’s ratings

Scaled Score
Student Achievement	79
Student Progress	81
Closing Performance Gaps	71
Overall	78

Distinction Designations

Read/ELA

Mathematics

Science

Social Studies

Post-Secondary

Comparative Academic Growth

Comparative Closing the Gaps

Mesquite High School Student / Staff Statistics

Student Statistics

Racial/Ethnic Group
Racial/Ethnic Group	Number	Percent
African American	655	28.03%
Hispanic	1,345	57.55%
White	254	10.87%
Asian	32	1.37%
Native American	11	0.47%
Two or More Races	38	1.63%
Total Students	2,337	100.00%
Eco Disadvantaged	1,734	74.20%
Limited English Proficiency	441	18.87%

Program/Count/Percent
Program	Count	Percent
Bilingual	417	17.84%
Gifted & Talented	164	7.02%
Special Education	256	10.95%
Teacher Student Ratio		13.00 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience	Count	Percent
Over 30 years	7	3.73%
20 - 30 years	18	10.07%
10 - 20 years	46	25.75%
6 - 10 years	42	23.08%
1- 5 years	56	31.20%
Beginning Teacher	11	6.17%
Teacher Experience Average	10.60 yrs
Teacher Tenure Average	7.30 yrs

Teacher Type	Number	Percent
Total Teachers	180	100%
Female Teachers	102	56.95 %
Male Teachers	77	43.05 %
School Admin	8
School Support	24
Edu Aids	15
Special Education	8

Mesquite High School 2022 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group	All Subjects	Read/ELA	Math	Science	Soc Studies
ALL	66%	56%	70%	81%	83%
African American	56%	47%	62%	71%	70%
Hispanic	71%	61%	75%	84%	88%
White	71%	61%	71%	92%	87%
Asian	93%	83%	100%	100%	100%
Two or More Races	52%	35%	50%	83%	60%
Economically Disadvantaged	64%	54%	67%	80%	82%
Male Students	61%	48%	69%	77%	81%
Female Students	72%	65%	72%	86%	84%
Special Education	40%	19%	53%	71%	56%
Limited English Proficiency	57%	42%	75%	74%	75%

Class of 2021 Graduates

Standardized Test

Class Graduate
Group	% Tested	SAT Avg	ACT Avg	Abv Criteria
ALL	85.4	904	20.7	15.9
African American	90.4	869	17.6	8.5
Hispanic	83.6	905	*	17.4
White	83.3	942	*	18.2
Asian	100	1159	*	77.8
Two or More Races	85	914	.	11.8
Male Students	81	910	19.6	17.6
Female Students	89.7	898	22.2	14.5
Special Education	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Eco Disadvantaged	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Graduation

Class Graduate
Group	Read Ready	Math Ready	Both Ready	Graduated	GED	Cont.	Dropout
ALL	72.3	31.9	29.7	94.2	n/a	3.8	1.9
African American	77.7	21.7	21.7	92.6	n/a	4	3.4
Hispanic	70.1	35.5	32.7	94.3	n/a	4.7	1
White	72.7	27.3	24.2	95.5	n/a	n/a	4.5
Asian	87.5	87.5	87.5	100	n/a	n/a	n/a
Two or More Races	70	35	30	100	n/a	n/a	n/a
Male Students	72.8	31.3	29.4	91.9	n/a	6	2.1
Female Students	71.8	32.4	30	96.5	n/a	1.7	1.7
Special Education	38.8	n/a	n/a	94	n/a	n/a	6
Eco Disadvantaged	72	31.6	30.5	96.3	n/a	1.5	2.2

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