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Mesquite High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

300 East Davis St

Mesquite TX, 75149, Dallas County

Phone: 972-882-7800

Ranking:

(1,076 out of 1,337, bottom 20%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Mesquite Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	165		165		161		158		150		155		151
Total Students:	2,842		2,844		2,804		2,708		2,746		2,773		2,707
Grade 9:	817	28.7%	835	29.4%	841	30.0%	816	30.1%	862	31.4%	849	30.6%	839	31.0%
Grade 10:	757	26.6%	731	25.7%	727	25.9%	744	27.5%	719	26.2%	722	26.0%	705	26.0%
Grade 11:	647	22.8%	650	22.9%	669	23.9%	587	21.7%	585	21.3%	618	22.3%	592	21.9%
Grade 12:	621	21.9%	628	22.1%	567	20.2%	561	20.7%	580	21.1%	584	21.1%	571	21.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,448	51.0%	1,465	51.5%	1,450	51.7%	1,404	51.8%	1,405	51.2%	1,418	51.1%	1,357	50.1%
Female:	1,394	49.0%	1,379	48.5%	1,354	48.3%	1,304	48.2%	1,333	48.5%	1,347	48.6%	1,346	49.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	13	0.5%	21	0.7%	24	0.9%	33	1.2%	18	0.7%	16	0.6%	9	0.3%
Asian:	53	1.9%	62	2.2%	60	2.1%	58	2.1%	75	2.7%	87	3.1%	85	3.1%
Hispanic:	1,462	51.4%	1,375	48.3%	1,334	47.6%	1,224	45.2%	1,125	41.0%	1,055	38.0%	949	35.1%
Black:	761	26.8%	811	28.5%	738	26.3%	722	26.7%	767	27.9%	748	27.0%	743	27.4%
White:	497	17.5%	526	18.5%	610	21.8%	645	23.8%	761	27.7%	867	31.3%	921	34.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	7	0.2%	6	0.2%	5	0.2%	4	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	49	1.7%	43	1.5%	33	1.2%	22	0.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,620	57.0%	1,575	55.4%	1,501	53.5%	1,407	52.0%	1,256	45.7%	1,091	39.3%	959	35.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	228	8.0%	224	7.9%	221	7.9%	209	7.7%	231	8.4%	265	9.6%	234	8.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.19		17.24		17.38		17.13		18.26		17.90		18.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	77%	85%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	76%	81%	78%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	97%	99%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	87%	90%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	86%	87%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	86%	90%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	61%	67%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	64%	69%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	43%	49%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	39%	48%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	76%	81%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	45%	50%	52%
2012	English III Reading	End of course	% met std	28%	28%	50%
2012	English III Writing	End of course	% met std	23%	26%	38%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	100%	99%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	82%	85%	86%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	77%	79%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	73%	74%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	69%	69%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	52%	62%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	45%	55%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	52%	56%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	53%	60%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	49%	57%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	56%	58%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	66%	71%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	66%	71%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84%	80%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	62%	65%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84%	86%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89%	86%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83%	87%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	85%	87%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89%	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88%	91%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	60%	61%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	46%	50%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	53%	56%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	49%	56%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	48%	59%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	54%	60%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	67%	72%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	71%	75%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	82%	83%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	80%	82%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	83%	85%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	85%	88%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	86%	89%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	82%	85%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	75%	78%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	70%	75%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	74%	77%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	66%	75%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	69%	76%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	91%	90%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	93%	90%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	87%	89%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	88%	91%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	91%	93%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	88%	92%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	88%	92%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	96%	95%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	77%	78%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	69%	72%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	73%	75%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	73%	78%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	77%	81%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	92%	90%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	95%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93%	94%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93%	95%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	96%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	51%	57%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	50%	53%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	47%	52%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	51%	56%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	48%	54%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	58%	63%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	65%	68%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	67%	70%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	85%	84%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	88%	89%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	83%	85%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	79%	83%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	83%	87%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	92%	93%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	88%	91%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	54.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	44.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	32.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	67.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$47,967.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$42,878.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$50,433.0

* Mesquite High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.