Berry Middle School
Public middle school in Mesquite, Texas · Mesquite ISD · Grades 6–8
Berry Middle School serves 599 students in grades 6–8 in Mesquite (Dallas County). It is one of 50 schools in Mesquite ISD. By enrollment it is the 926th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 43.72 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Mesquite ISD |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483039007579 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Mesquite ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 599 | 37,930 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 13.9 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 74.3% | 81.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 38% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Berry Middle School in context
Size
Berry Middle School is the smallest of Mesquite ISD's 10 middle schools; its 599 students are 1.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 3 miles away with a median enrollment of 870; Berry Middle School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 213 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 189, against an average of 200 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 189 in grade 6 and 197 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 50.3% here and 24.4% across Mesquite ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 35.7%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
74.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 81.2% across Mesquite ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 43.72 full-time-equivalent teachers for 599 students, Berry Middle School has 13.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 599 students would have about 41.6 teachers, so Berry Middle School has 2.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Berry Middle School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other middle school is Terry Middle School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 32 other middle schools, 12 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 50.3% |
| Hispanic | 35.7% |
| White | 8.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |
| Asian | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
51.3% of students are girls and 48.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 189 |
| Grade 7 | 213 |
| Grade 8 | 197 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2675 Bear Dr., Mesquite, TX 75181
Phone: (972)882-5850
Website: mesquiteisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Berry Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Middle School | Mesquite ISD | 1.1 mi | 780 | 14.1 | 83.7% |
| Dr. Don Woolley Middle School | Mesquite ISD | 1.2 mi | 1,037 | 16.2 | 79.5% |
| Agnew Middle School | Mesquite ISD | 1.9 mi | 1,070 | 14.6 | 78.2% |
| New Middle School | Mesquite ISD | 2.2 mi | 670 | 12.3 | 87.3% |
| Sunnyvale Middle School | Sunnyvale ISD | 3.8 mi | 556 | 14.5 | 16.5% |
| Lanny Frasier Middle School | Mesquite ISD | 4.1 mi | 959 | 14.2 | 84.7% |
| Seagoville Middle School | Dallas ISD | 4.2 mi | 1,063 | 15 | 92.6% |
| Young Women's STEAM Academy at Balch Springs Middl | Dallas ISD | 4.3 mi | 751 | 15.3 | 95.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.