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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 EL 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 EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	501	92.4%
2	WILKINSON MIDDLE	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Middle	655	91.5%
3	SEABOURN EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	573	91.1%
4	TISINGER EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	739	90.8%
5	HANBY EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	768	90.6%
6	MOTLEY EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	244	90.6%
7	LAWRENCE EL	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	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Middle	670	87.3%
10	BLACK EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	587	87.2%
11	RANGE EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	587	86.5%
12	MCKENZIE EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	406	86.5%
13	TOSCH EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	625	86.1%
14	SHANDS EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	567	86.1%
15	MOSS EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	337	85.8%
16	MESQUITE H S	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	High	2,294	85.0%
17	WEST MESQUITE H S	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	High	1,997	84.9%
18	LANNY FRASIER MIDDLE	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Middle	959	84.7%
19	VANSTON MIDDLE	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Middle	728	84.5%
20	THOMPSON EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	540	84.4%
21	TERRY MIDDLE	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Middle	780	83.7%
22	FLORENCE EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	509	83.5%
23	MCDONALD MIDDLE	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Middle	787	82.2%
24	CROSS EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	803	81.9%
25	PIRRUNG EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	407	81.8%
26	NORTH MESQUITE H S	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	High	2,099	81.8%
27	CANNADAY EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	616	81.2%
28	PORTER EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	445	80.9%
29	SHAW EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	483	80.3%
30	DR DON WOOLLEY MIDDLE	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Middle	1,037	79.5%
31	GENTRY EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	607	79.4%
32	AGNEW MIDDLE	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Middle	1,070	78.2%
33	RUTHERFORD EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	803	78.2%
34	KIMBALL EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	208	76.0%
35	TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY - MESQUITE	MESQUITE, TX	TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY	Elementary	800	75.6%
36	GALLOWAY EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	439	75.4%
37	BERRY MIDDLE	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Middle	599	74.3%
38	VROONLAND - VANGUARD H S	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	High	1,605	73.8%
39	HORN H S	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	High	2,757	73.7%
40	SMITH EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	533	72.0%
41	RUGEL EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	273	71.8%
42	ACHZIGER EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	545	71.7%
43	KIMBROUGH MIDDLE	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Middle	1,115	69.3%
44	BEASLEY EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	319	67.4%
45	AUSTIN EL	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Elementary	306	66.3%
46	POTEET H S	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 EL	MESQUITE, TX	PIONEER TECHNOLOGY & ARTS ACADEMY	Elementary	212	46.7%

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