Wilkinson Middle School
Public middle school in Mesquite, Texas · Mesquite ISD · Grades 6–8
Wilkinson Middle School serves 655 students in grades 6–8 in Mesquite (Dallas County). It is one of 50 schools in Mesquite ISD. By enrollment it is the 835th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.4 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than 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 ÷ 52.63 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 | 483039003423 |
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 | 655 | 37,930 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.4 | 13.9 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.5% | 81.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 21% 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.
Wilkinson Middle School in context
Size
Wilkinson Middle School is the 9th largest of Mesquite ISD's 10 middle schools; its 655 students are 1.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 873; Wilkinson 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 8 with 229 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 208, against an average of 218 per grade. This year grade 8 has 10% more students than grade 6 (229 against 208). 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: 63.4% here and 63.9% across Mesquite ISD. Black students are next, at 24%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
91.5% 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 52.63 full-time-equivalent teachers for 655 students, Wilkinson Middle School has 12.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 655 students would have about 45.5 teachers, so Wilkinson Middle School has 7.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Wilkinson 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 McDonald Middle School, 1.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 39 other middle schools, 15 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 | 63.4% |
| Black | 24% |
| White | 7.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 208 |
| Grade 7 | 218 |
| Grade 8 | 229 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2100 Crest Park Dr., Mesquite, TX 75149
Phone: (972)882-5950
Website: mesquiteisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wilkinson Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald Middle School | Mesquite ISD | 1.9 mi | 787 | 14.4 | 82.2% |
| Kimbrough Middle School | Mesquite ISD | 1.9 mi | 1,115 | 15.1 | 69.3% |
| Lanny Frasier Middle School | Mesquite ISD | 2.1 mi | 959 | 14.2 | 84.7% |
| Agnew Middle School | Mesquite ISD | 2.6 mi | 1,070 | 14.6 | 78.2% |
| Sunnyvale Middle School | Sunnyvale ISD | 3.1 mi | 556 | 14.5 | 16.5% |
| Vanston Middle School | Mesquite ISD | 3.2 mi | 728 | 12.1 | 84.5% |
| Ann Richards STEAM Academy | Dallas ISD | 3.4 mi | 1,010 | 15.8 | 96.5% |
| Uplift Luna Prep Middle School | Uplift Education | 3.7 mi | 591 | 19.2 | 84.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.