North Mesquite High School

18201 Lbj Fwy, Mesquite, TX 75150 | (972) 882-7900

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 2,395

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2.5 out of 5 | 3 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 2,395 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 981st out of 1,325 high schools in TX.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Yes

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Mrs Doug Barber
Fax: (972) 882-7908
Website: www.mesquiteisd.org

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Mesquite Independent School District (ISD)
Per-Pupil Spending: $7,320
Graduation Rate: 80.7%
Dropout Rate: 1.5%
Students Per Teacher: 16.1
Enrolled Students: 37,272

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 2,395
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 155.7
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 15.4

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 1,206 (50.4%)
Females: 1,189 (49.6%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 259 (10.8%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 1,091 (45.6%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 1,350 (56.4%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

North Mesquite High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	15	0.6%
Black	521	21.8%
Asian	58	2.4%
Hispanic	1,124	46.9%
White	677	28.3%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	726	30.3%
10th Grade	585	24.4%
11th Grade	563	23.5%
12th Grade	521	21.8%

Breakdown of College Ready Graduates (2009)

Percent Ready For College in Reading

School:

65.0%

District:

61.0%

State:

62.0%

Percent Ready For College in Math

School:

54.0%

District:

37.0%

State:

60.0%

Graduation & Dropout Rates (2009)

Graduation Rate

School:

93.2%

District:

88.4%

State:

80.6%

Dropout Rate

School:

2.8%

District:

4.7%

State:

9.4%

Faculty Breakdown (2010)

Average Teacher Experience

School:

11.3

District:

9.7

State:

11.3

Percent of Teachers With 1-5 Years Experience

School:

36.1%

District:

39.6%

State:

31.0%

Percent of Teachers With 6-10 Years Experience

School:

18.7%

District:

20.5%

State:

20.3%

Percent of Teachers With 11-20 Years Experience

School:

21.6%

District:

18.7%

State:

24.4%

Percent of Teachers With Greater Than 20 Years Experience

School:

18.9%

District:

14.3%

State:

18.3%

Faculty Salary (2010)

School Administration Average Base Salary

School:

$79,352

District:

$71,502

State:

$70,209

Teacher Average Base Salary

School:

$51,956

District:

$50,464

State:

$48,263

Beginning Teacher Average Base Salary

School:

$46,619

District:

$45,711

State:

$41,165

Teacher With 1-5 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$48,585

State:

$43,527

Teacher With 6-10 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$49,905

State:

$46,149

Teacher With 11-20 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$52,895

State:

$50,153

Teacher With Greater Than 20 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$60,663

State:

$58,427

Source: TX Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 2.5

2.5 out of 5 | 3 Reviews

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3 reviews for North Mesquite High School

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on February 02, 2011
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Soccer Coaches suck. They are negative influences on kids and they pick the players by popularity. Coach T gives poor influence and advice on kids, instead of making them feel better he brings them down/

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on November 14, 2010
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Worst excuse for a school, ive never been lied to my face soo many times by anybody and it was all done by this school, the sros attacked my son because he got "smart" with them when all did was give them an honest answer. They keep putting him in classes hes not signing up for, and they wont let him transfer out of there to go to eastfield. Very crooked and corrupt school

Reviewed by Student on July 09, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Hi my name is Ramon Compton and im a freshmen and im 6'4 at age 14 yrs old and im currently born from Chiacgo IL and im happy to be a part of your school and i was wondering if you could give me the Registratoin date. Thank you and please reply at comptonramon@yahoo.com

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that North Mesquite High School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on TAKS state exams in the following subjects:

English Language Arts
Math
Reading
Science
Social Studies

AYP and Performance (2010)

Overall AYP Met: Yes

SAT & ACT Exam Details (2009)

Percent of Students Taking SAT or ACT Exam

School:

48.2%

District:

52.0%

State:

61.5%

Percent of Test Takers Above Exam Criteria

School:

21.7%

District:

18.8%

State:

26.9%

SAT Average Score

School:

965.0

District:

954.0

State:

985.0

ACT Average Score

School:

19.7

District:

19.2

State:

20.5

TAKS - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 9 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	68.0%	68.0%	70.0%
2009	62.0%	63.0%	67.0%
2008	45.0%	54.0%	60.0%

Reading Test
2010	92.0%	93.0%	92.0%
2009	83.0%	87.0%	87.0%
2008	79.0%	83.0%	84.0%

Science Test
2008	19.0%	-	-

Social Studies Test
2008	52.0%	-	-

Grade 10 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	90.0%	90.0%	90.0%
2009	80.0%	87.0%	88.0%
2008	84.0%	87.0%	86.0%

Math Test
2010	69.0%	71.0%	74.0%
2009	50.0%	58.0%	65.0%
2008	59.0%	57.0%	63.0%

Science Test
2010	72.0%	72.0%	74.0%
2009	53.0%	60.0%	66.0%
2008	57.0%	59.0%	64.0%

Social Studies Test
2010	92.0%	91.0%	93.0%
2009	86.0%	89.0%	90.0%
2008	87.0%	88.0%	88.0%

Grade 11 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	94.0%	94.0%	93.0%
2009	93.0%	92.0%	92.0%
2008	93.0%	92.0%	90.0%

Math Test
2010	82.0%	86.0%	89.0%
2009	76.0%	76.0%	81.0%
2008	76.0%	75.0%	79.0%

Science Test
2010	88.0%	90.0%	91.0%
2009	81.0%	81.0%	85.0%
2008	75.0%	78.0%	80.0%

Social Studies Test
2010	96.0%	97.0%	98.0%
2009	96.0%	96.0%	97.0%
2008	96.0%	95.0%	95.0%

Source: TX Department of Education 2009-2010

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