AGNEW MIDDLE

Located at 729 WILKINSON DR, in MESQUITE, Texas, AGNEW MIDDLE is a high-enrollment junior high that teaches 1,070 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by MESQUITE ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 66% above the state mean of about 643.

Across the 51 schools in MESQUITE ISD (37,930 students total), AGNEW MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, AGNEW MIDDLE shows that 58% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 21% Black, 14% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), AGNEW MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.7%; this one delivers 44.8%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Dallas County) records that median household earnings sit near $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), AGNEW MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

BLACK EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts AGNEW MIDDLE at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 40.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 29%: 831 students in 2018 compared to 1,070 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 50% to 58%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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