West Mesquite High School

Direction2500 Memorial Pkwy, Mesquite, TX, 75149
School Rating:
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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
No
Address
2500 MEMORIAL PKWY, MESQUITE, TX, 75149
Principal
MRS KAREN MORRIS
School District
Phone
(972) 882-7600
County
Dallas County
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Accountability Ratings & Designations

of West Mesquite High School

Accountability Ratings

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Texas edu board’s ratings
Scaled Score
Student Achievement 80
Student Progress 84
Closing Performance Gaps 75
Overall 81

Distinction Designations

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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