Vanston Middle School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Mesquite ISD
  • Mesquite, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Mesquite ISD: N/A

Total students

772

Avg. teacher experience

10.4 years

Mesquite ISD: 9.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Mesquite ISD: 92.8%

Statewide: 90.3%

Vanston Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Mesquite, TX, in the Mesquite ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 772 students. 79.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 48.4% 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.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $67,474, which is $5,000 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.mesquiteisd.org

Address

3230 Karla Dr
Mesquite, TX 75150-1721

Office phone number

(972) 882-5801

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Vanston Middle 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

772

African American

89 (11.5%)

Mesquite ISD: 25%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

5 (0.6%)

Mesquite ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

7 (0.9%)

Mesquite ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

600 (77.7%)

Mesquite ISD: 62.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Mesquite ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

62 (8%)

Mesquite ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

8 (1%)

Mesquite ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

11.5%

American Indian

0.6%

Asian

0.9%

Hispanic

77.7%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

8.0%

Two or more races

1.0%

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

79.5 %

Mesquite ISD: 72.5%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

88.9 %

Mesquite ISD: 84.9%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

52.8 %

Mesquite ISD: 36.3%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

79.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

88.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

52.8%

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

48.4 %

Mesquite ISD: 34.7%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

16.3 %

Mesquite ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

18.1 %

Mesquite ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

48.4%

Gifted and talented

16.3%

Special education

18.1%

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.

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

19.6 %

Mesquite ISD: 22.6%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

29.7 %

Mesquite ISD: 28.3%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

0 %

Mesquite ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

0 %

Mesquite ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

17.6 %

Mesquite ISD: 20.4%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Mesquite ISD: 18.9%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

20.3 %

Mesquite ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

31.3 %

Mesquite ISD: 25.4%

Statewide: 18.7%

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

58

African American

12 (20.7%)

Mesquite ISD: 23.2%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Mesquite ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (3.4%)

Mesquite ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

15.7 (27%)

Mesquite ISD: 26.4%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Mesquite ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

27.4 (47.2%)

Mesquite ISD: 46%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1 (1.7%)

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

3 (5.2%)

Mesquite ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

31.1 (53.6%)

Mesquite ISD: 56%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

21.9 (37.7%)

Mesquite ISD: 38.3%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

2 (3.4%)

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

13.3

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

10.4 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

$67,474

Mesquite ISD: $67,405

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$62,500

Mesquite ISD: $49,375

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$60,977

Mesquite ISD: $63,240

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$67,889

Mesquite ISD: $69,179

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$72,430

Mesquite ISD: $73,383

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$75,198

Mesquite ISD: $77,718

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$82,867

Mesquite ISD: $86,823

Statewide: $74,014

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