Poteet High School
3300 Poteet Dr Mesquite TX, 75150, Dallas County Phone: 972-882-5300 Ranking: ![]() 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: | 110 | 106 | 102 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 105 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,734 | 1,666 | 1,588 | 1,577 | 1,500 | 1,529 | 1,619 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 481 | 27.7% | 472 | 28.3% | 441 | 27.8% | 449 | 28.5% | 396 | 26.4% | 385 | 25.2% | 421 | 26.0% |
Grade 10: | 456 | 26.3% | 394 | 23.6% | 430 | 27.1% | 393 | 24.9% | 365 | 24.3% | 412 | 26.9% | 409 | 25.3% |
Grade 11: | 383 | 22.1% | 432 | 25.9% | 376 | 23.7% | 351 | 22.3% | 395 | 26.3% | 365 | 23.9% | 386 | 23.8% |
Grade 12: | 414 | 23.9% | 368 | 22.1% | 341 | 21.5% | 384 | 24.4% | 344 | 22.9% | 367 | 24.0% | 403 | 24.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 861 | 49.7% | 827 | 49.6% | 778 | 49.0% | 803 | 50.9% | 751 | 50.1% | 776 | 50.8% | 833 | 51.5% |
Female: | 873 | 50.3% | 839 | 50.4% | 810 | 51.0% | 774 | 49.1% | 741 | 49.4% | 745 | 48.7% | 782 | 48.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 18 | 1.0% | 16 | 1.0% | 14 | 0.9% | 10 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.4% | 11 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 78 | 4.5% | 75 | 4.5% | 72 | 4.5% | 86 | 5.5% | 114 | 7.6% | 132 | 8.6% | 139 | 8.6% |
Hispanic: | 612 | 35.3% | 570 | 34.2% | 530 | 33.4% | 497 | 31.5% | 398 | 26.5% | 378 | 24.7% | 359 | 22.2% |
Black: | 444 | 25.6% | 397 | 23.8% | 367 | 23.1% | 376 | 23.8% | 354 | 23.6% | 324 | 21.2% | 322 | 19.9% |
White: | 531 | 30.6% | 563 | 33.8% | 556 | 35.0% | 559 | 35.4% | 629 | 41.9% | 689 | 45.1% | 788 | 48.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 49 | 2.8% | 43 | 2.6% | 47 | 3.0% | 47 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 716 | 41.3% | 645 | 38.7% | 538 | 33.9% | 543 | 34.4% | 397 | 26.5% | 336 | 22.0% | 260 | 16.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 177 | 10.2% | 145 | 8.7% | 170 | 10.7% | 152 | 9.6% | 148 | 9.9% | 113 | 7.4% | 129 | 8.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.71 | 15.69 | 15.50 | 14.92 | 14.37 | 14.70 | 15.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 83% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 86% | 81% | 78% |
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 68% | 54% | 65% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 100% | 99% | 97% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 95% | 90% | 87% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 93% | 87% | 85% |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 48% | 48% | 54% |
2013 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 85% | 90% | 84% |
2012 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 81% | 67% | 68% |
2013 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 81% | 69% | 65% |
2012 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 65% | 49% | 55% |
2013 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 66% | 48% | 48% |
2013 | English II Reading | End of course | % met std | 90% | 81% | 78% |
2013 | English II Writing | End of course | % met std | 66% | 50% | 52% |
2013 | English III Reading | End of course | % met std | 22% | 24% | 63% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 98% |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 89% | 85% | 86% |
2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 69% | 72% | 61% |
2012 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 88% | 79% | 81% |
2013 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 85% | 74% | 75% |
2013 | World History | End of course | % met std | 81% | 69% | 70% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 62% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 55% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 56% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 60% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 57% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 58% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 71% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 71% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 91% | 80% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 65% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 97% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 93% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 96% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 61% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 50% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 56% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 56% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 59% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 60% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 72% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 75% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 95% | 88% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 90% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 82% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 92% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 96% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 96% | 91% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 97% | 92% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 95% | 85% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 78% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 75% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 77% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 75% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 85% | 76% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 93% | 86% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 89% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 96% | 91% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 92% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 83% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 86% | 78% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 85% | 72% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 75% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 78% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | 81% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 95% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 96% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 97% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 74% | 57% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 73% | 53% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 65% | 52% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 70% | 56% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 66% | 54% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 75% | 63% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 79% | 68% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 78% | 70% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 92% | 84% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 86% | 81% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 95% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 93% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 91% | 83% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 95% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 96% | 93% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 43.3% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 55.6% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 31.1% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 68.9% |
Mean Base Salary: | $47,771.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $43,670.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,623.0 |
* Poteet High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.