Mesquite High School
Public high school in Mesquite, Texas · Mesquite ISD · Grades 9–12
Mesquite High School serves 2,294 students in grades 9–12 in Mesquite (Dallas County). It is one of 50 schools in Mesquite ISD. By enrollment it is the 225th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.6 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 ÷ 168.28 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Mesquite ISD |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483039003411 |
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 | 2,294 | 37,930 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 13.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85% | 81.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 45% 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.
Mesquite High School in context
Size
Of the 6 high schools in Mesquite ISD, Mesquite High School is the 2nd largest, with 6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.1 miles away and have a median of 1,564 students, so Mesquite 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 651 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 512, against an average of 574 per grade. This year grade 12 has 15% fewer students than grade 9 (518 against 613). 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 65.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Mesquite ISD (63.9%). Black students are next, at 23.8%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
85% of students qualify 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
Mesquite High School has 168.28 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,294 students would have about 163.9 teachers, so Mesquite High School has 4.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
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 high school is West Mesquite High School, 2.3 miles away in the same district. There are 12 high schools within 5 miles and 30 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 65.6% |
| Black | 23.8% |
| White | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
47.2% of students are girls and 52.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 613 |
| Grade 10 | 651 |
| Grade 11 | 512 |
| Grade 12 | 518 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
300 E Davis St, Mesquite, TX 75149
Phone: (972)882-7800
Website: mesquiteisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mesquite High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Mesquite High School | Mesquite ISD | 2.3 mi | 1,997 | 13.8 | 84.9% |
| KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 2.4 mi | 618 | 16.4 | 93.4% |
| Poteet High School | Mesquite ISD | 3.1 mi | 1,523 | 13.8 | 64.3% |
| Sunnyvale High School | Sunnyvale ISD | 3.1 mi | 738 | 14.4 | 13.7% |
| Vroonland - Vanguard High School | Mesquite ISD | 3.1 mi | 1,605 | 16.5 | 73.8% |
| Horn High School | Mesquite ISD | 3.2 mi | 2,757 | 13.7 | 73.7% |
| North Mesquite High School | Mesquite ISD | 3.6 mi | 2,099 | 13.9 | 81.8% |
| Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove | Texans Can Academies | 3.9 mi | 529 | 26.1 | 62.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.