Total enrollment
37,808
-578 (-2%) vs SY 2017-18
51 schools in Mesquite
Texas · Public K-12
Mesquite runs 51 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES counts, with total enrollment around 37,808 (30 elementary, 10 middle, and 9 high).
7-year change in Mesquite
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
51
+7 (+16%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
8%
was 14%
% Hispanic
63%
was 56%
% Black
25%
was 26%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACHZIGER EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 545 |
| AGNEW MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 1,070 |
| AUSTIN EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 306 |
| BEASLEY EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 319 |
| BERRY MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 599 |
| BLACK EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 587 |
| CANNADAY EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 616 |
| CROSS EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 803 |
| DR DON WOOLLEY MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 1,037 |
| FLORENCE EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 509 |
| GALLOWAY EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 439 |
| GENTRY EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 607 |
| HANBY EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 768 |
| HORN H S | High | 09-12 | 2,757 |
| IGNITE COMMUNITY SCHOOL - MESQUITE | Combined | PK-12 | 480 |
| KIMBALL EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 208 |
| KIMBROUGH MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 1,115 |
| LANNY FRASIER MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 959 |
| LAWRENCE EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 284 |
| LEGACY PREP CHARTER ACADEMY MESQUITE WEST CAMPUS | Combined | PK-12 | 991 |
| MCDONALD MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 787 |
| MCKENZIE EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 406 |
| MCWHORTER EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 501 |
| MESQUITE H S | High | 09-12 | 2,294 |
| MOSS EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 337 |
| MOTLEY EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 244 |
| NEW MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 670 |
| NORTH MESQUITE H S | High | 09-12 | 2,099 |
| PIONEER TECHNOLOGY (PTAA) MESQUITE | High | 05-12 | 484 |
| PIONEER TECHNOLOGY (PTAA) MESQUITE EL | Elementary | KG-04 | 212 |
| PIRRUNG EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 407 |
| PORTER EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 445 |
| POTEET H S | High | 09-12 | 1,523 |
| PREMIER H S MESQUITE | High | 09-12 | 103 |
| RANGE EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 587 |
| RUGEL EL | Elementary | KG-05 | 273 |
| RUTHERFORD EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 803 |
| SEABOURN EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 573 |
| SHANDS EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 567 |
| SHAW EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 483 |
| SMITH EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 533 |
| TERRY MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 780 |
| TEXASWORKS - MESQUITE | High | 10-12 | 9 |
| THOMPSON EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 540 |
| TISINGER EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 739 |
| TOSCH EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 625 |
| TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY - MESQUITE | Elementary | PK-08 | 800 |
| VANSTON MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 728 |
| VROONLAND - VANGUARD H S | High | 09-12 | 1,605 |
| WEST MESQUITE H S | High | 09-12 | 1,997 |
| WILKINSON MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 655 |
About Mesquite
Public education in Mesquite, Texas runs across 51 schools that instructs roughly 37,808 students. By footprint, Mesquite sits in the wide-reaching bracket.
Looking at the level breakdown, the city comprises 30 elementary, 10 middle, 9 high, and 2 other.
Schools in Mesquite average about 741 students each, 22% noticeably above the Texas norm.
Over the past 7-year window. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 38,386 students in SY 2017-18 versus 37,808 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Mesquite added 7 schools, going from 44 to 51. Demographically, the Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 56% to 63%.
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