Mesquite High School

Direction300 E Davis St, Mesquite, TX, 75149

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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 166 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 7 years. The teachers average 12 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 2,290 students with a student to teacher ratio of 13.80 S/T. The special education division has 15 teachers assisting it. Mesquite High School also employs 16 education aids.

School Summary

Public School
Grade Span
09-12
Enrollment
2294
Is Charter
No
Address
300 E DAVIS ST, MESQUITE, TX, 75149
Principal
MR JEFFREY JOHNSON
School District
Phone
(972) 882-7800
County
Dallas County
School boundary map anomalies in street representation can and do occur, please contact the school directly using the number listed above.

Accountability Ratings & Designations

of Mesquite High School

Accountability Ratings

B
Good
Start FullStart FullStart FullStart FullStar Empty
TEA Ratings
Scaled Score
Student Achievement 76
Student Progress 80
Closing Performance Gaps 89
Overall 83

Distinction Designations

MedalMedal
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 543 23.71%
Hispanic 1,505 65.72%
White 175 7.64%
Asian 19 0.83%
Native American 13 0.57%
Two or More Races 35 1.53%
Total Students 2,290 100.00%
Eco Disadvantaged 1,947 85.02%
Limited English Proficiency 770 33.62%
Program/Count/Percent
Program Count Percent
Bilingual 731 31.92%
Gifted & Talented 196 8.56%
Special Education 312 13.62%
Teacher Student Ratio 13.80 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience Count Percent
Over 30 years 3 1.87%
20 - 30 years 27 16.52%
10 - 20 years 48 28.63%
6 - 10 years 35 20.92%
1- 5 years 45 26.82%
Beginning Teacher 9 5.24%
Teacher Experience Average 11.90 yrs
Teacher Tenure Average 7.30 yrs
Teacher Type Number Percent
Total Teachers 166 100%
Female Teachers 94 56.36 %
Male Teachers 72 43.64 %
School Admin 8
School Support 21
Edu Aids 16
Special Education 15

Mesquite High School 2025 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group All Subjects Read/ELA Math Science Soc Studies
ALL 75% 62% 77% 89% 92%
African American 73% 57% 77% 88% 92%
Hispanic 74% 61% 75% 89% 92%
White 82% 74% 79% 90% 97%
Asian 92% 91% 83% *% *%
Two or More Races 81% 71% 88% 88% *%
Economically Disadvantaged 73% 60% 74% 87% 92%
Male Students 71% 56% 73% 86% 91%
Female Students 80% 69% 81% 92% 94%
Special Education 59% 34% 67% 77% 83%
Limited English Proficiency 68% 53% 74% 86% 88%

Class of 2024 Graduates

Standardized Test

Class Graduate
Group %
Tested
SAT
Avg
ACT
Avg
Abv
Criteria
ALL 84.8 855 18.2 10.6
African American 85.1 808 * 6.1
Hispanic 85.2 868 * 10.8
White 80.9 929 * 23.7
Asian 100 896 n/a 20
Two or More Races 60 * n/a *
Male Students 87.2 853 * 12.1
Female Students 82.7 856 * 9.3
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 57.3 52.6 45.3 96.3 0.2 1.4 2.1
African American 57.5 51.1 46.6 97.6 n/a 0.6 1.8
Hispanic 55.6 52.1 43.5 96.4 0.3 1.5 1.8
White 66 61.7 53.2 95.6 n/a n/a 4.4
Asian 87.5 62.5 62.5 81.8 n/a 9.1 9.1
Two or More Races 40 60 40 85.7 n/a 14.3 n/a
Male Students n/a n/a n/a 94.2 0.4 2.7 2.7
Female Students n/a n/a n/a 98 n/a 0.3 1.6
Special Education 3.6 n/a n/a 94.7 n/a 1.8 3.5
Eco Disadvantaged 56.7 51.5 44.7 96.9 n/a 1.2 1.8