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Mesquite High School

300 E Davis St, Mesquite, TX, 75149-4699 -

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Definition of Terms

Mesquite High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Dallas County, TX

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2509 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

149 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 765 students

Grade 10 - 666 students

Grade 11 - 573 students

Grade 12 - 505 students

This School

(TX) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:17

1:15

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(TX) School Average

% American Indian	1%	n/a
% Asian	4%	3%
% Hispanic	28%	47%
% Black	25%	15%
% White	42%	35%

Additional Student Information

This School

(TX) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

33%

44%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(TX) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Mesquite Independent School District

This School's Agency

(TX) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	46	3
Number of Students Managed	35,615 students	759 students
District Total Revenue	$275,155,000	$6,787,000
District Expenditure	$284,792,000	$6,595,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,726	$8,310
District Expenditure / Student	$7,996	$7,924
District Graduation Rates	88%	89%

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Mesquite High School is a high school in Mesquite, Texas. The school serves the central portion of Mesquite and a small portion of Balch Springs.
Mesquite High, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Mesquite Independent School District. The total enrollment in 2002 was 2562; the school is therefore under the UIL AAAAA division. The Stormy the Skeeter is the school mascot, and the school colors are maroon and white.
History: Mesquite High School was the first high school opened in the Mesquite Independent School District. L hall was built durning the Great Depression and has a memorial plaque to commemorate the workers.
Athletics: The school fields several athletic teams in UIL 5A competition, including a football team that won the 5A Division I State Championship in 2001.
Standard dress: All students at Mesquite High are required to dress according to a standardized dress code (similar to a school uniform) as of 2005; the code is at all Mesquite ISD middle and high schools.
Feeder patterns: The following elementary schools feed into Mesquite High School: Black, Gentry (south of the creek and west of Wilkinson Drive), Gray (east of Pioneer), Hanby, Mackey (north of Lasater Road), Moss, and Shaw.
Agnew, A.C. New, and Wilkinson Middle Schools feed into Mesquite High School.
Notable alumni: Dusty Mangum - place kicker for the Texas Longhorns - kicked the winning field goal in the 2005 Rose Bowl, the first time the Rose Bowl has ever been decided by a field goal as time expired.
Rivalry: Mesquite High School's rival is North Mesquite High School. The rivalry dates back to when North Mesquite was founded in 1969. The school was the first to split from Mesquite High, which was then the only high school in the city, and thus the rivalry started.
Although Mesquite High Urban Legend states the rivalry began when a group of pranksters ran a horse's head, after painting it blue, up the North Mesquite flagpole (NMHS's mascot is a blue and white Stallion). North Mesquite however claims the rivalry began when their chihuahua mascot was kidnapped and killed by a group of Mesquite students.
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About This Zip Code (75149)

School Zip (75149)

(TX) State Average

Population (Approximate)

54,693 people

19,677,938 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

19%

23%

Population Average Age

31 years old

32 years old

Average Household size

2.9 persons

2.7 persons

Median Household Income

$48,245

$42,049

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5.3 rooms

5.1 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

33 years old

33 years old

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Zipcode (75149)

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% Owning / % Renting

69% / 31%

63% / 37%

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Nearby Schools:


1. Horn High School - 2060 students - view location
2. West Mesquite High School - 1678 students - view location
3. North Mesquite High School - 2469 students - view location
4. Poteet High School - 1699 students - view location
5. Evening Academy - n/a - view location
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