Mesquite High School

300 East Davis St, Mesquite, TX 75149 | (972) 882-7800

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 2,746

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2 out of 5 | 4 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 2,746 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 998th out of 1,325 high schools in TX.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Yes

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 300 E Davis St, Mesquite, TX 75149

Principal or Admin: Mrs Linda Marshall
Fax: (972) 882-7876
Website: www.mesquiteisd.org

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Mesquite Independent School District (ISD)
Per-Pupil Spending: $7,320
Graduation Rate: 80.7%
Dropout Rate: 1.5%
Students Per Teacher: 16.1
Enrolled Students: 37,272

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 2,746
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 150.4
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 18.3

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 1,409 (51.3%)
Females: 1,337 (48.7%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 231 (8.4%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 1,256 (45.7%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 1,487 (54.2%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Mesquite High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	18	0.7%
Black	767	27.9%
Asian	75	2.7%
Hispanic	1,125	41.0%
White	761	27.7%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	862	31.4%
10th Grade	719	26.2%
11th Grade	585	21.3%
12th Grade	580	21.1%

Breakdown of College Ready Graduates (2009)

Percent Ready For College in Reading

School:

54.0%

District:

61.0%

State:

62.0%

Percent Ready For College in Math

School:

49.0%

District:

37.0%

State:

60.0%

Graduation & Dropout Rates (2009)

Graduation Rate

School:

85.3%

District:

88.4%

State:

80.6%

Dropout Rate

School:

6.9%

District:

4.7%

State:

9.4%

Faculty Salary (2010)

School Administration Average Base Salary

School:

$69,755

District:

$71,502

State:

$70,209

Teacher Average Base Salary

School:

$53,327

District:

$50,464

State:

$48,263

Beginning Teacher Average Base Salary

School:

$47,310

District:

$45,711

State:

$41,165

Teacher With 1-5 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$48,125

State:

$43,527

Teacher With 6-10 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$50,139

State:

$46,149

Teacher With 11-20 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$56,082

State:

$50,153

Teacher With Greater Than 20 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$64,576

State:

$58,427

Faculty Breakdown (2010)

Average Teacher Experience

School:

11.3

District:

9.7

State:

11.3

Percent of Teachers With 1-5 Years Experience

School:

30.8%

District:

39.6%

State:

31.0%

Percent of Teachers With 6-10 Years Experience

School:

23.6%

District:

20.5%

State:

20.3%

Percent of Teachers With 11-20 Years Experience

School:

19.3%

District:

18.7%

State:

24.4%

Percent of Teachers With Greater Than 20 Years Experience

School:

19.7%

District:

14.3%

State:

18.3%

Source: TX Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 2

2 out of 5 | 4 Reviews

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4 reviews for Mesquite High School

Reviewed by Student on November 11, 2009
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
mesqute high school has a real sanitary problem that needs to be fixed at least invest in some hand soap!!! and too many want to be gansterrs!!!

Reviewed by Student on March 25, 2007
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the school has a very GOOD discipline system the kids there are not bad there they work hard for who they are and become the teachers are great they teach very well

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on February 25, 2007
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Too many drugs.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on February 25, 2007
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Mesquite High School has a real problem with drugs.Kids will leave drugs in the ceiling tiles of the restroom......Now I call that a real problem.

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