West Mesquite High School

School County Dallas County MESQUITE ISD High SchoolDetail

2500 Memorial Pkwy, Mesquite, TX, 75149 Get directions ->

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West Mesquite High School is located at 2500 MEMORIAL PKWY, MESQUITE, TX, 75149. The school is part of MESQUITE ISD.

To contact the school, call (972) 882-7600.

Teachers

West Mesquite High School employs 152 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 6 years. The teachers average 10 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 2,206 students with a student to teacher ratio of 14.60 S/T. The special education division has 9 teachers assisting it. West Mesquite High School also employs 12 education aids.

School Summary

Public School

Grade Span

09-12

Enrollment

2208

Is Charter

Address

2500 MEMORIAL PKWY, MESQUITE, TX, 75149
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Principal

MRS KAREN MORRIS

School District

MESQUITE ISD

Phone

(972) 882-7600

County

Dallas County

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Accountability Ratings & Designations

of West Mesquite High School

Accountability Ratings

Good

Texas edu board’s ratings

Scaled Score
Student Achievement	80
Student Progress	84
Closing Performance Gaps	75
Overall	81

Distinction Designations

Read/ELA

Mathematics

Science

Social Studies

Post-Secondary

Comparative Academic Growth

Comparative Closing the Gaps

West Mesquite High School Student / Staff Statistics

Student Statistics

Racial/Ethnic Group
Racial/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%
Eco Disadvantaged	1,777	80.55%
Limited English Proficiency	558	25.29%

Program/Count/Percent
Program	Count	Percent
Bilingual	527	23.89%
Gifted & Talented	165	7.48%
Special Education	220	9.97%
Teacher Student Ratio		14.60 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience	Count	Percent
Over 30 years	0	0.00%
20 - 30 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%
Female Teachers	92	60.92 %
Male Teachers	59	39.08 %
School Admin	7
School Support	23
Edu Aids	12
Special Education	9

West Mesquite High School 2022 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group	All Subjects	Read/ELA	Math	Science	Soc Studies
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%

Class of 2021 Graduates

Standardized Test

Class Graduate
Group	% Tested	SAT Avg	ACT Avg	Abv Criteria
ALL	82.4	909	20.8	18.5
African American	76	866	*	9.6
Hispanic	83.8	911	*	19
White	83.3	1029	*	50
Asian	*	*	.	*
Two or More Races	88.9	943	.	n/a
Male Students	78.7	913	20.4	21.3
Female Students	86.3	906	*	15.9
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	47.7	39.1	26.6	91.5	n/a	2.6	5.9
African American	35.4	25	17.7	91.8	n/a	3.1	5.2
Hispanic	49.7	42.4	27.8	92.6	n/a	2.2	5.2
White	75	62.5	54.2	84.6	n/a	3.8	11.5
Asian	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Two or More Races	33.3	11.1	n/a	75	n/a	8.3	16.7
Male Students	46.6	38.9	28.5	87.2	n/a	4.5	8.3
Female Students	48.8	39.3	24.6	96.3	n/a	0.5	3.2
Special Education	4.5	4.5	2.3	86.7	n/a	4.4	8.9
Eco Disadvantaged	46.4	40.7	26.9	92.3	n/a	1.7	6

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