Lanny Frasier Middle School
Public middle school in Mesquite, Texas · Mesquite ISD · Grades 6–8
Lanny Frasier Middle School serves 959 students in grades 6–8 in Mesquite (Dallas County). It is one of 50 schools in Mesquite ISD. By enrollment it is the 329th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.2 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 ÷ 67.72 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 | 483039013528 |
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 | 959 | 37,930 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 13.9 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.7% | 81.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% 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.
Lanny Frasier Middle School in context
Size
Lanny Frasier Middle School is the 4th largest of Mesquite ISD's 10 middle schools; its 959 students are 2.5% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.2 miles away and have a median of 722 students, so Lanny Frasier Middle 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 8 with 341 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 291, against an average of 320 per grade. This year grade 8 has 17% more students than grade 6 (341 against 291). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 71.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Mesquite ISD (63.9%). Black students are next, at 16.7%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
84.7% of students qualify 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
Lanny Frasier Middle School has 67.72 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 959 students would have about 66.6 teachers, so Lanny Frasier Middle School has 1.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other middle school is School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove, 1.8 miles away in Dallas ISD. There are 16 middle schools within 5 miles and 39 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 71.2% |
| Black | 16.7% |
| White | 8.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.6% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
47.3% of students are girls and 52.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 291 |
| Grade 7 | 327 |
| Grade 8 | 341 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2250 W Scyene Rd, Mesquite, TX 75149
Phone: (972)288-6411
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lanny Frasier Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove | Dallas ISD | 1.8 mi | 385 | 16 | 92.7% |
| Young Men's Leadership Academy at Fred F Florence | Dallas ISD | 1.9 mi | 467 | 15.6 | 98.1% |
| Ann Richards STEAM Academy | Dallas ISD | 2.0 mi | 1,010 | 15.8 | 96.5% |
| Wilkinson Middle School | Mesquite ISD | 2.1 mi | 655 | 12.4 | 91.5% |
| Agnew Middle School | Mesquite ISD | 2.3 mi | 1,070 | 14.6 | 78.2% |
| Young Women's STEAM Academy at Balch Springs Middl | Dallas ISD | 2.6 mi | 751 | 15.3 | 95.9% |
| McDonald Middle School | Mesquite ISD | 2.9 mi | 787 | 14.4 | 82.2% |
| Piedmont Global Academy | Dallas ISD | 3.4 mi | 692 | 14.7 | 98.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.