Mesquite High School

  • High school in Mesquite ISD
  • Mesquite, TX
  • 9th grade - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Mesquite ISD: N/A

Total students

2,401

Avg. teacher experience

11.8 years

Mesquite ISD: 9.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

92.8 %

Mesquite ISD: 92.8%

Statewide: 90.3%

Mesquite High School is a high school in Mesquite, TX, in the Mesquite ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 2,401 students. 74.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 28.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

In the Class of 2023, 92.8% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.9% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average SAT score at Mesquite High School was 874 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 19.9.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $70,178, which is $7,704 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.mesquiteisd.org

Address

300 E Davis St
Mesquite, TX 75149-4699

Office phone number

(972) 882-7800

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Mesquite High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,401

African American

666 (27.7%)

Mesquite ISD: 25%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

13 (0.5%)

Mesquite ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

27 (1.1%)

Mesquite ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

1,459 (60.8%)

Mesquite ISD: 62.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

3 (0.1%)

Mesquite ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

202 (8.4%)

Mesquite ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

31 (1.3%)

Mesquite ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

27.7%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

1.1%

Hispanic

60.8%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

8.4%

Two or more races

1.3%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

74.8 %

Mesquite ISD: 72.5%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

86 %

Mesquite ISD: 84.9%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

29.9 %

Mesquite ISD: 36.3%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

74.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

86.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

29.9%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

28.2 %

Mesquite ISD: 34.7%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

7.9 %

Mesquite ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

12.4 %

Mesquite ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

28.2%

Gifted and talented

7.9%

Special education

12.4%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Mesquite ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Mesquite ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Mesquite ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Mesquite ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

92.8 %

Mesquite ISD: 92.8%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

85.6 %

Mesquite ISD: 90.1%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

Masked

Mesquite ISD: 93.3%

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

92.3 %

Mesquite ISD: 95.3%

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

94.9 %

Mesquite ISD: 93.8%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Mesquite ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

97 %

Mesquite ISD: 93.8%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

100 %

Mesquite ISD: 91.8%

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

85.6%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

92.3%

Hispanic

94.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

97.0%

Two or more races

100.0%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.9 %

Mesquite ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 2%

African American

1.2 %

Mesquite ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

10 %

Mesquite ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

3 %

Mesquite ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.7 %

Mesquite ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Mesquite ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0.4 %

Mesquite ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

0 %

Mesquite ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 1.7%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

37 %

Mesquite ISD: 22.6%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

46.1 %

Mesquite ISD: 28.3%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

20 %

Mesquite ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

21.2 %

Mesquite ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

32.4 %

Mesquite ISD: 20.4%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Mesquite ISD: 18.9%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

38.3 %

Mesquite ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

46.8 %

Mesquite ISD: 25.4%

Statewide: 18.7%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.

All students

20.7 %

Mesquite ISD: 22.7%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

9.4 %

Mesquite ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

Masked

Mesquite ISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

50 %

Mesquite ISD: 61.5%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

23.3 %

Mesquite ISD: 24.1%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Mesquite ISD: 0%

Statewide: 19.5%

White

30.9 %

Mesquite ISD: 29.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

13.3 %

Mesquite ISD: 27.7%

Statewide: 26.9%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

41.4 %

Mesquite ISD: 35.6%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

22.2 %

Mesquite ISD: 28.4%

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Mesquite ISD: 50%

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

54.5 %

Mesquite ISD: 56.3%

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

40.5 %

Mesquite ISD: 34%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Mesquite ISD: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

55.9 %

Mesquite ISD: 48.1%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

Masked

Mesquite ISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 66%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

874

Mesquite ISD: 883

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

19.9

Mesquite ISD: 17.8

Statewide: 19.2

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.

Reading

31.3 %

Mesquite ISD: 53.3%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

22.8 %

Mesquite ISD: 45.8%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

17.5 %

Mesquite ISD: 36.5%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

31.3%

Math

22.8%

Reading + Math

17.5%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

176.8

African American

46 (26%)

Mesquite ISD: 23.2%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

1 (0.6%)

Mesquite ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (1.1%)

Mesquite ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

31.7 (17.9%)

Mesquite ISD: 26.4%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Mesquite ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

90.2 (51%)

Mesquite ISD: 46%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

6 (3.4%)

Mesquite ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

4 (2.2%)

Mesquite ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

90.7 (51.3%)

Mesquite ISD: 56%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

80.2 (45.4%)

Mesquite ISD: 38.3%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

2 (1.1%)

Mesquite ISD: 1%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

13.6

Mesquite ISD: 14

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

11.8 years

Mesquite ISD: 9.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$70,178

Mesquite ISD: $67,405

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$47,656

Mesquite ISD: $49,375

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$64,433

Mesquite ISD: $63,240

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$69,785

Mesquite ISD: $69,179

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$74,933

Mesquite ISD: $73,383

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$77,755

Mesquite ISD: $77,718

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$89,501

Mesquite ISD: $86,823

Statewide: $74,014

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