Horn High School
Public high school in Mesquite, Texas · Mesquite ISD · Grades 9–12
Horn High School serves 2,757 students in grades 9–12 in Mesquite (Dallas County). It is one of 50 schools in Mesquite ISD. By enrollment it is the 118th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 200.57 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Mesquite ISD |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483039008764 |
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 high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,757 | 37,930 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 13.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.7% | 81.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Horn High School in context
Size
Horn High School is the largest of Mesquite ISD's 6 high schools; its 2,757 students are 7.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 4.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,172; Horn High School is larger 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 10 with 748 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 615, against an average of 689 per grade. This year grade 12 has 17% fewer students than grade 9 (615 against 744). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 49.2% here and 63.9% across Mesquite ISD. Black students are next, at 41.9%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
73.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 81.2% across Mesquite ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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 200.57 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,757 students, Horn High School has 13.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,757 students would have about 196.9 teachers, so Horn High School has 3.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Horn High School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other high school is Vroonland - Vanguard High School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 27 other high schools, 7 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 49.2% |
| Black | 41.9% |
| White | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |
| Asian | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
50.3% of students are girls and 49.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 744 |
| Grade 10 | 748 |
| Grade 11 | 650 |
| Grade 12 | 615 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3300 E Cartwright Rd, Mesquite, TX 75181
Phone: (972)882-5200
Website: mesquiteisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Horn High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vroonland - Vanguard High School | Mesquite ISD | 1.4 mi | 1,605 | 16.5 | 73.8% |
| Mesquite High School | Mesquite ISD | 3.2 mi | 2,294 | 13.6 | 85% |
| Seagoville High School | Dallas ISD | 4.0 mi | 1,786 | 15.7 | 91.3% |
| KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 4.4 mi | 618 | 16.4 | 93.4% |
| Sunnyvale High School | Sunnyvale ISD | 4.6 mi | 738 | 14.4 | 13.7% |
| Basepoint Academy - Forney | University of Texas University Charter School | 4.8 mi | 16 | 16 | – |
| West Mesquite High School | Mesquite ISD | 5.0 mi | 1,997 | 13.8 | 84.9% |
| Forney Virtual Academy | Forney ISD | 5.0 mi | 197 | 18.9 | 22.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.