West Mesquite High School - Mesquite, Texas/TX

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West Mesquite High School

2500 Memorial Blvd, Mesquite, TX, 75149-3799 -

tel: (972)882-7600
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Definition of Terms

West Mesquite High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Dallas County, TX

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1678 students

% Male / % Female

53% / 47%

Total Classroom Teachers

107 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 530 students

Grade 10 - 463 students

Grade 11 - 363 students

Grade 12 - 322 students

This School

(TX) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:16

1:15

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(TX) School Average

% American Indian	1%	n/a
% Asian	1%	3%
% Hispanic	39%	47%
% Black	28%	15%
% White	30%	35%
% Unknown	1 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(TX) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

41%

44%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

13%

% 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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West Mesquite High School is a secondary school in Mesquite, Texas, United States.
The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Mesquite Independent School District.
The school serves the western portion of Mesquite and most of the MISD portion of Balch Springs.
The school mascot is the wrangler (the school is located near the Mesquite Championship Rodeo arena).
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: Elementary schools that feed into WMHS include:
Floyd, Galloway, Gentry, Gray, Hodges, Mackey, McWhorter.
Middle schools that feed into WMHS include:
McDonald, A.C. New, Wilkinson.
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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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% Owning / % Renting

69% / 31%

63% / 37%

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Nearby Schools:


1. Horn High School - 2060 students - view location
2. Mesquite High School - 2509 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
View all schools in: Mesquite Town, Dallas County, Zip 75149

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