NEW MIDDLE

NEW MIDDLE is a junior high of medium-sized scale in MESQUITE, Texas, operated by MESQUITE ISD, hosting 670 students in grades 6 through 8.

MESQUITE ISD comprises 51 schools with combined enrollment of 37,930 students; NEW MIDDLE is among them.

Demographically, NEW MIDDLE lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 76% of enrollment; the rest consists of 16% Black, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting NEW MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, NEW MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.5%.

In the area at large, Dallas County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. NEW MIDDLE is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

HODGES EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NEW MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NEW MIDDLE at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 36.1%.

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

Five-year trend. NEW MIDDLE's enrollment has decreased 28% since 2018, when it stood at 926 (now 670). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 68% to 76% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for NEW MIDDLE typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.