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The highest-poverty public schools in Mesquite, Texas

48 public schools in Mesquite, Texas appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. McWhorter Elementary School leads the list at 92.4%, against a median of 81.9% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Mesquite, Texas

Top % FRL

92.4%

Median % FRL

81.9%

HIGHEST POVERTY · MESQUITE, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	McWhorter Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	501	92.4%
2	Wilkinson Middle School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Middle	655	91.5%
3	Seabourn Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	573	91.1%
4	Tisinger Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	739	90.8%
5	Hanby Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	768	90.6%
6	Motley Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	244	90.6%
7	Lawrence Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	284	89.4%
8	Premier H S Mesquite	MESQUITE, TX	PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS	High	103	89.3%
9	New Middle School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Middle	670	87.3%
10	Black Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	587	87.2%
11	Range Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	587	86.5%
12	McKenzie Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	406	86.5%
13	Tosch Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	625	86.1%
14	Shands Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	567	86.1%
15	Moss Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	337	85.8%
16	Mesquite High School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	High	2,294	85.0%
17	West Mesquite High School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	High	1,997	84.9%
18	Lanny Frasier Middle School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Middle	959	84.7%
19	Vanston Middle School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Middle	728	84.5%
20	Thompson Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	540	84.4%
21	Terry Middle School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Middle	780	83.7%
22	Florence Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	509	83.5%
23	McDonald Middle School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Middle	787	82.2%
24	Cross Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	803	81.9%
25	Pirrung Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	407	81.8%
26	North Mesquite High School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	High	2,099	81.8%
27	Cannaday Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	616	81.2%
28	Porter Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	445	80.9%
29	Shaw Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	483	80.3%
30	Dr Don Woolley Middle School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Middle	1,037	79.5%
31	Gentry Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	607	79.4%
32	Agnew Middle School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Middle	1,070	78.2%
33	Rutherford Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	803	78.2%
34	Kimball Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	208	76.0%
35	Trinity Basin Preparatory - Mesquite	MESQUITE, TX	TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY	Elementary	800	75.6%
36	Galloway Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	439	75.4%
37	Berry Middle School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Middle	599	74.3%
38	Vroonland - Vanguard High School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	High	1,605	73.8%
39	Horn High School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	High	2,757	73.7%
40	Smith Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	533	72.0%
41	Rugel Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	273	71.8%
42	Achziger Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	545	71.7%
43	Kimbrough Middle School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Middle	1,115	69.3%
44	Beasley Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	319	67.4%
45	Austin Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	306	66.3%
46	Poteet High School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	High	1,523	64.3%
47	Pioneer Technology (ptaa) Mesquite	MESQUITE, TX	PIONEER TECHNOLOGY & ARTS ACADEMY	High	484	53.1%
48	Pioneer Technology (ptaa) Mesquite Elementary School	MESQUITE, TX	PIONEER TECHNOLOGY & ARTS ACADEMY	Elementary	212	46.7%

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