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Mesquite Independent School District

This district's rating is based on its schools' test results; 10 is best. Learn more >

405 E Davis St
Mesquite, TX 75149
Dallas County
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PH: (972) 288-6411
FAX: (972) 882-7787

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Grades PK-12
35,814 students
47 schools

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TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

90% (2009)

91% (2008)

92% (2007)

93% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2009.

Math

83% (2009)

80% (2008)

81% (2007)

78% (2006)
The state average for Math was 84% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 4

Reading

83% (2009)

82% (2008)

87% (2007)

83% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2009.

Writing

89% (2009)

91% (2008)

90% (2007)

93% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 91% in 2009.

Math

86% (2009)

83% (2008)

88% (2007)

85% (2006)
The state average for Math was 86% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 5

Reading

89% (2009)

91% (2008)

90% (2007)

88% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 83% in 2009.

Science

85% (2009)

81% (2008)

76% (2007)

69% (2006)
The state average for Science was 84% in 2009.

Math

90% (2009)

89% (2008)

92% (2007)

88% (2006)
The state average for Math was 84% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 6

Reading

94% (2009)

94% (2008)

96% (2007)

95% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 91% in 2009.

Math

84% (2009)

85% (2008)

86% (2007)

86% (2006)
The state average for Math was 80% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 7

Reading

86% (2009)

85% (2008)

87% (2007)

82% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2009.

Writing

92% (2009)

90% (2008)

94% (2007)

90% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 93% in 2009.

Math

81% (2009)

77% (2008)

79% (2007)

68% (2006)
The state average for Math was 79% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 8

Reading

95% (2009)

95% (2008)

89% (2007)

83% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 87% in 2009.

Social Studies

90% (2009)

91% (2008)

86% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 92% in 2009.

Science

67% (2009)

66% (2008)

67% (2007)

65% (2006)
The state average for Science was 72% in 2009.

Math

83% (2009)

80% (2008)

71% (2007)

65% (2006)
The state average for Math was 67% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 9

Reading

87% (2009)

83% (2008)

85% (2007)

89% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 93% in 2009.

Math

63% (2009)

54% (2008)

56% (2007)

52% (2006)
The state average for Math was 79% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 10

Social Studies

89% (2009)

88% (2008)

85% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 90% in 2009.

Science

60% (2009)

59% (2008)

56% (2007)

56% (2006)
The state average for Science was 66% in 2009.

English Language Arts

87% (2009)

87% (2008)

86% (2007)

86% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 88% in 2009.

Math

58% (2009)

57% (2008)

60% (2007)

56% (2006)
The state average for Math was 65% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 11

Social Studies

96% (2009)

95% (2008)

93% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 97% in 2009.

Science

81% (2009)

78% (2008)

75% (2007)

72% (2006)
The state average for Science was 85% in 2009.

English Language Arts

92% (2009)

92% (2008)

93% (2007)

91% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 92% in 2009.

Math

76% (2009)

75% (2008)

77% (2007)

75% (2006)
The state average for Math was 81% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

About the tests

In 2008-2009, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11.
TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas.
The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

See Texas' state standards

Compare all elementary, middle and high schools in this district

TAKS Results By Subgroup

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading	This District
All Students	90%
Female	91%
Male	89%
African American	88%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	88%
White	92%
Economically disadvantaged	88%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	65%
Not special education	92%
Limited English proficient	88%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	83%
Female	83%
Male	83%
African American	77%
Asian	88%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	87%
White	87%
Economically disadvantaged	80%
Not economically disadvantaged	87%
Special education	56%
Not special education	86%
Limited English proficient	82%
Not limited English proficient	83%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	83%
Female	86%
Male	80%
African American	78%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	82%
Native American	86%
White	88%
Economically disadvantaged	79%
Not economically disadvantaged	89%
Special education	52%
Not special education	87%
Limited English proficient	75%
Not limited English proficient	84%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	89%
Female	93%
Male	84%
African American	85%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	75%
White	90%
Economically disadvantaged	87%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	60%
Not special education	92%
Limited English proficient	87%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	86%
Female	87%
Male	85%
African American	80%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	80%
White	91%
Economically disadvantaged	84%
Not economically disadvantaged	90%
Special education	49%
Not special education	91%
Limited English proficient	83%
Not limited English proficient	86%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	89%
Female	91%
Male	88%
African American	86%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	100%
White	91%
Economically disadvantaged	87%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	61%
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient	81%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	85%
Female	83%
Male	87%
African American	77%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	100%
White	92%
Economically disadvantaged	82%
Not economically disadvantaged	89%
Special education	58%
Not special education	87%
Limited English proficient	75%
Not limited English proficient	86%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	90%
Female	90%
Male	90%
African American	85%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	92%
Native American	100%
White	92%
Economically disadvantaged	88%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	64%
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient	87%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	94%
Female	95%
Male	92%
African American	93%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	93%
Native American	94%
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	92%
Not economically disadvantaged	97%
Special education	75%
Not special education	96%
Limited English proficient	83%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	84%
Female	85%
Male	82%
African American	76%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	81%
White	88%
Economically disadvantaged	81%
Not economically disadvantaged	87%
Special education	45%
Not special education	88%
Limited English proficient	77%
Not limited English proficient	84%
Non-migrant	84%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	86%
Female	88%
Male	84%
African American	84%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	85%
Native American	80%
White	90%
Economically disadvantaged	83%
Not economically disadvantaged	90%
Special education	46%
Not special education	90%
Limited English proficient	63%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	99%

Writing	This District
All Students	92%
Female	96%
Male	89%
African American	91%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	100%
White	94%
Economically disadvantaged	90%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	64%
Not special education	95%
Limited English proficient	73%
Not limited English proficient	94%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	81%
Female	83%
Male	79%
African American	76%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	80%
Native American	93%
White	86%
Economically disadvantaged	77%
Not economically disadvantaged	86%
Special education	38%
Not special education	85%
Limited English proficient	64%
Not limited English proficient	83%
Non-migrant	81%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	95%
Female	97%
Male	94%
African American	96%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	94%
Native American	93%
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	94%
Not economically disadvantaged	97%
Special education	76%
Not special education	98%
Limited English proficient	80%
Not limited English proficient	96%
Non-migrant	95%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	90%
Female	91%
Male	89%
African American	89%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	100%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	87%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	64%
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient	60%
Not limited English proficient	93%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	67%
Female	66%
Male	68%
African American	58%
Asian	88%
Hispanic	61%
Native American	86%
White	81%
Economically disadvantaged	61%
Not economically disadvantaged	74%
Special education	27%
Not special education	71%
Limited English proficient	22%
Not limited English proficient	71%
Non-migrant	67%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	83%
Female	84%
Male	82%
African American	78%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	82%
Native American	80%
White	90%
Economically disadvantaged	80%
Not economically disadvantaged	88%
Special education	45%
Not special education	88%
Limited English proficient	60%
Not limited English proficient	85%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	87%
Female	89%
Male	84%
African American	86%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	82%
Native American	100%
White	91%
Economically disadvantaged	83%
Not economically disadvantaged	90%
Special education	56%
Not special education	91%
Limited English proficient	47%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	63%
Female	67%
Male	59%
African American	55%
Asian	87%
Hispanic	59%
Native American	58%
White	73%
Economically disadvantaged	55%
Not economically disadvantaged	70%
Special education	22%
Not special education	68%
Limited English proficient	22%
Not limited English proficient	66%
Non-migrant	63%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	89%
Female	88%
Male	89%
African American	86%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	92%
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	84%
Not economically disadvantaged	92%
Special education	56%
Not special education	92%
Limited English proficient	56%
Not limited English proficient	91%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	99%

Science	This District
All Students	60%
Female	57%
Male	64%
African American	52%
Asian	82%
Hispanic	51%
Native American	58%
White	76%
Economically disadvantaged	51%
Not economically disadvantaged	67%
Special education	14%
Not special education	66%
Limited English proficient	16%
Not limited English proficient	64%
Non-migrant	60%
Gifted/talented	99%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	87%
Female	89%
Male	84%
African American	86%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	82%
Native American	75%
White	91%
Economically disadvantaged	82%
Not economically disadvantaged	90%
Special education	47%
Not special education	91%
Limited English proficient	38%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	58%
Female	58%
Male	59%
African American	49%
Asian	87%
Hispanic	53%
Native American	55%
White	70%
Economically disadvantaged	53%
Not economically disadvantaged	63%
Special education	13%
Not special education	63%
Limited English proficient	19%
Not limited English proficient	61%
Non-migrant	58%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	96%
Female	94%
Male	97%
African American	95%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	93%
Native American	100%
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	93%
Not economically disadvantaged	97%
Special education	75%
Not special education	98%
Limited English proficient	74%
Not limited English proficient	97%
Non-migrant	96%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	81%
Female	79%
Male	84%
African American	75%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	77%
Native American	83%
White	88%
Economically disadvantaged	73%
Not economically disadvantaged	86%
Special education	39%
Not special education	86%
Limited English proficient	43%
Not limited English proficient	84%
Non-migrant	81%
Gifted/talented	100%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	92%
Female	92%
Male	91%
African American	91%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	92%
White	94%
Economically disadvantaged	87%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	60%
Not special education	95%
Limited English proficient	53%
Not limited English proficient	94%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	76%
Female	73%
Male	78%
African American	65%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	75%
Native American	82%
White	82%
Economically disadvantaged	69%
Not economically disadvantaged	80%
Special education	23%
Not special education	81%
Limited English proficient	43%
Not limited English proficient	78%
Non-migrant	76%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

About the Tests

In 2008-2009, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11.
TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas.
The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.
The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

See Texas' state standards

Accountability Rating

In 2008-2009 this district was rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. In 2007-2008, this district was rated "Academically Acceptable". In 2006-2007, this district was rated "Academically Acceptable".

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

About the Accountability Ratings

Texas uses Accountability Ratings to indicate the overall performance of each school and district.
The ratings are based on TAKS test results, dropout rates for grades 7 and 8 and school completion rates for grades 9 through 12.
Schools and districts rated under standard accountability procedures are designated as Exemplary, Recognized, Academically Acceptable or Academically Unacceptable.
Schools and districts rated under alternative education accountability (AEA) procedures are designated as either AEA: Academically Acceptable or AEA: Academically Unacceptable.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

Compare all elementary, middle and high schools in this district

Gold Performance Acknowledgments

In 2007-2008 this district was acknowledged by the Texas Education Agency for the following indicator(s):

Commended Performance: Reading/English Language Arts

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

About the GPA

Texas uses the Gold Performance Acknowledgments (GPA) to recognize schools and districts for performance on a range of indicators including, among others, test results in specific subject areas, college admission test results and attendance rates.
To be considered for the GPA, schools must have an Accountability Rating of "Academically Acceptable" or higher and must meet the acknowledgment criteria for one or more of the indicators. For example, to receive a GPA for attendance, Academically Acceptable high schools must meet the state's minimum acknowledgment threshold of 95% attendance rate.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

ACT Results

Composite

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2006	19	20	21
Graduating class of 2005	19	20	21
Graduating class of 2004	20	20	21

¹Source: TX Education Agency
²Source: ACT

About the Tests

The ACT is a national college admission and placement examination.
ACT scores range from a low of 1 to a high of 36. The composite score is an average of the English, math, reading and science scores.

More about the tests

Teachers

Teacher Experience

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Beginning teachers	10%	8%
1 to 5 years	35%	30%
6 to 10 years	21%	20%
11 to 20 years	17%	23%
21 or more years	16%	19%

Teacher Experience and Credentials: Issues to Consider >

Average Class Size

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Kindergarten	20	19
Grade 1	20	19
Grade 2	20	19
Grade 3	21	19
Grade 4	20	20
Grade 5	23	22
Grade 6	25	21
Mixed grade (elementary and middle)	n/a	22
English (middle and high school)	23	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)	25	21
Math (middle and high school)	24	20
Science (middle and high school)	26	21
Social Studies (middle and high school)	27	22

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
Hispanic	41%	47%
White	31%	35%
Black	25%	14%
Asian or Pacific Islander	3%	3%
Native American	<1%	<1%

How Important is Cultural Diversity at Your School? >

Student Subgroups

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Economically disadvantaged	53%	55%
Special education	13%	10%
Gifted/talented students	6%	8%
Limited English proficient	18%	17%

The Achievement Gap: Is Your School Helping All Students? >

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,007	$7,733

Source: NCES, 2006-2007
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	62%	60%
Support services	9%	10%
School leadership	10%	11%
Other expenditures	19%	19%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >