Mesquite Independent School District, Texas

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Mesquite Independent School District
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Mesquite, Texas
District details
Superintendent: Ángel Rivera
# of school board members: 7
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Mesquite Independent School District is a school district in Texas.

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Superintendent

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Ángel Rivera is the superintendent of the Mesquite Independent School District. Rivera was appointed superintendent on March 8, 2022. Rivera's previous career experience includes serving in the U.S. Army for seven years, teaching, working as superintendent, among other administrative roles at various Texas school districts, including the Pasadena ISD and Garland ISD.[1]

Past superintendents

  • David Vroonland was the superintendent of the Mesquite Independent School District from July 1, 2015 until 2022.[2] Vroonland's previous career experience includes working as the superintendent of Frenship Independent School District, the assistant superintendent of administrative services of Allen Independent School District, and a principal.[3]
  • Linda Henrie was the superintendent of the Mesquite Independent School District from 2005 to 2015. Henrie's previous career experience included working as a deputy superintendent and business teacher.[4]

School board

The Mesquite Independent School District board of trustees consists of seven members elected to three-year terms. All board members are elected at large by place.[5]


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Elections

See also: Mesquite Independent School District elections in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, & 2025

Members of the board are elected annually in May to overlapping three-year terms.[5]

Two seats on the board are up for general election on May 3, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was February 14, 2025.

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Public participation in board meetings

The Mesquite Independent School District board of trustees maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[6]


District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[7]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $34,174,000 $887 7%
Local: $149,732,000 $3,886 32%
State: $290,849,000 $7,549 61%
Total: $474,755,000 $12,323
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $443,484,000 $11,510
Total Current Expenditures: $346,252,000 $8,987
Instructional Expenditures: $218,278,000 $5,665 49%
Student and Staff Support: $37,141,000 $964 8%
Administration: $34,535,000 $896 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $56,298,000 $1,461 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $79,945,000 $2,075
Construction: $55,316,000 $1,435
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $550,000 $14
Interest on Debt: $16,446,000 $426


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2023-2024[8] $61,000 $77,999
2021[9] $56,100 $71,746

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[10]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 35 60-64 25 36 35-39 36 45
2018-2019 46 70-74 36 49 45-49 48 53
2017-2018 43 68 32 46 50-54 43 51
2016-2017 75 87 66 77 65-69 72 80
2015-2016 71 87 61 74 70-74 71 76
2014-2015 71 88 61 74 75-79 72 75
2013-2014 77 92 69 78 75-79 76 82
2012-2013 79 91 71 80 80-84 81 84
2011-2012 85 95 79 86 85-89 87 89
2010-2011 87 94 82 88 80-84 91

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 32 50-54 26 33 25-29 39 42
2018-2019 39 63 31 40 45-49 42 49
2017-2018 36 59 28 37 45-49 42 47
2016-2017 66 83 58 68 60-64 66 74
2015-2016 68 81 60 69 70-74 70 76
2014-2015 72 86 66 73 85-89 73 78
2013-2014 75 90 69 75 75-79 79 81
2012-2013 79 91 75 78 80-84 83 85
2011-2012 89 96 85 89 85-89 90 91
2010-2011 90 94 88 90 85-89 93

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 92 >=95 92 93 60-79 >=90 90
2017-2018 90 >=95 91 90 >=80 80-89 90
2016-2017 89 >=95 88 90 >=50 80-89 86
2015-2016 90 >=95 93 88 >=80 80-89 91
2014-2015 90 >=90 92 90 60-79 80-89 86
2013-2014 90 >=95 92 90 >=80 85-89 88
2012-2013 91 >=95 93 89 >=80 >=90 91
2011-2012 89 >=95 90 88 >=50 >=95 89
2010-2011 89 >=95 89 88 >=80 90-94 90


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 38,356 -0.1
2021-2022 38,378 -0.4
2020-2021 38,527 -3.4
2019-2020 39,856 -1.3
2018-2019 40,379 -1.6
2017-2018 41,022 0.0
2016-2017 41,038 0.6
2015-2016 40,805 1.3
2014-2015 40,273 0.9
2013-2014 39,909 2.0
2012-2013 39,127 2.1
2011-2012 38,287 1.4
2010-2011 37,747 1.3
2009-2010 37,272 0.6
2008-2009 37,030 1.1
2007-2008 36,640 1.7
2006-2007 36,002 1.1
2005-2006 35,615 2.2
2004-2005 34,815 1.2
2003-2004 34,414 1.7
2002-2003 33,833 1.7
2001-2002 33,246 2.7
2000-2001 32,334 2.1
1999-2000 31,661 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Mesquite Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.6 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.2 5.1
Black 25.1 12.8
Hispanic 61.8 52.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 2.3 3.0
White 9.0 25.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Mesquite Independent School District had 2,613.98 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.67.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 65.39
Kindergarten: 137.72
Elementary: 995.90
Secondary: 1,217.41
Total: 2,613.98

Mesquite Independent School District employed 90.40 district administrators and 261.18 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 90.40
District Administrative Support: 101.11
School Administrators: 261.18
School Administrative Support: 204.04
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 553.34
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 23.58
Total Guidance Counselors: 117.27
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 48.41
Library/Media Support: 20.79
Student Support Services: 253.06
Other Support Services: 1,150.85


Schools

The Mesquite Independent School District operates 51 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Achziger El846PK-5
Agnew Middle1,1326-8
Austin El321PK-5
Beasley El354PK-5
Berry Middle5796-8
Black El627PK-5
Cannaday El550PK-5
Dr Don Woolley Middle9166-8
Dr Linda Henrie El851PK-5
Florence El456PK-5
Floyd El443PK-5
Galloway El439PK-5
Gentry El637PK-5
Gray El429PK-5
Hanby El756PK-5
Hodges El552PK-5
Horn H S3,0299-12
Kimball El214PK-5
Kimbrough Middle1,1766-8
Lanny Frasier Middle1,0506-8
Lawrence El259PK-5
Mackey El692PK-5
Mcdonald Middle7866-8
Mckenzie El396PK-5
Mcwhorter El516PK-5
Mesquite H S2,3889-12
Moss El354PK-5
Motley El241PK-5
New El0KG-5
New Middle7316-8
North Mesquite H S2,0879-12
Pass Learning Ctr78-12
Pirrung El446PK-5
Porter El413PK-5
Poteet H S1,5929-12
Price El353PK-5
Range El597PK-5
Rugel El331KG-5
Rutherford El729PK-5
Seabourn El660PK-5
Shands El551PK-5
Shaw El499PK-5
Smith El582PK-5
Terry Middle1,0496-8
Thompson El608PK-5
Tisinger El654PK-5
Tosch El604PK-5
Vanston Middle8276-8
Vroonland - Vanguard H S1,1739-11
West Mesquite H S2,1728-12
Wilkinson Middle7026-8

Contact information

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Mesquite Independent School District
3819 Towne Crossing
Mesquite, TX 75150
Phone: 972-288-6411


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Mesquite Independent School District, "Leadership Team," accessed November 30, 2023
  2. ↑ The Dallas Morning News, "Mesquite ISD superintendent announces he’s retiring at end of school year," December 14, 2021
  3. ↑ Mesquite Independent School District, "Leadership Team," accessed November 4, 2019
  4. ↑ Mesquite Independent School District, "Superintendent," archived June 25, 2014
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mesquite Independent School District, "Board Members - Elections," accessed August 3, 2021
  6. ↑ Mesquite Independent School District, "Board Meetings - Public Participation," accessed November 30, 2023
  7. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  8. ↑ Mesquite Independent School District, "Mesquite Independent School District 2023-2024 Placement Chart Teacher," accessed February 5, 2024
  9. ↑ Mesquite Independent School District, "Teacher/Librarian/Nurses Compensation Plan 2021-22," accessed August 3, 2021
  10. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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