The Mesquite Independent School District (MISD) is a school district in Mesquite, Texas, United States, (incorporating most of Mesquite and portions of Balch Springs, Dallas, Garland, and Seagoville, as well as formerly serving all high school students of Sunnyvale), which follows the standard definition of an independent school district.
The district contains over 38,000 students. Of the five main high schools, one is classified as 6A in UIL, and the other four are class 5A. As of March 8, 2022, the superintendent is Dr. Ángel Rivera.
All houses and residential areas in MISD are each assigned to an elementary school (prekindergarten or kindergarten to grade 5), a middle school (grades 6-8), and a high school (grades 9-12).
In addition, the MISD operates two high school football facilities for its high schools, Memorial Stadium near West Mesquite High School (which is the largest high-school football stadium in Texas, seating nearly 20,000 ) and E. H. Hanby Stadium, which is located adjacent to Mesquite High School.
In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. Demographics
In 1997, 70.6% of the students were non-Hispanic white; of the four large suburban majority-white suburban school districts in the county, MISD had the highest percentage of white students. From that year to 2016 the number had declined by 68%, making it the most severe decline of the four districts.
From 1997 to 2016, the number of students on free or reduced lunches, a way of classifying a student as low income, increased by 266%.
Boundary The district, in Dallas County, includes most of Mesquite and portions of Balch Springs, Dallas, Garland, and Seagoville. - Text list
Before 2009, Sunnyvale Independent School District sent high-school students to North Mesquite High School in MISD.
Standardized dress and dress codes The district has implemented standardized dress (similar to a school uniform) for middle and high-school students, which started with the 2005 to 2006 school year. The districtwide dress code also dictates hair length and acceptable hair styles of male students. It was one of the first Dallas-area school districts to implement a formal dress code, and Karel Holloway of The Dallas Morning News wrote in 2009, "The district is well-known for its conservative standards for dress". In the 1970s, the district sent a boy home from school because his hair touched his collar. This caused national attention.
Radio station KEOM 88.5 MISD operates an FM radio station called KEOM 88.5. This is the largest student radio station in the nation.
List of schools
Secondary schools +High schools (grades 9-12)School nameEstablishedUILAdditional informationDr. John D. Horn High School2000A6Poteet High School1986A5West Mesquite High School1984A5Mesquite High School1902A5North Mesquite High School1969A5Vanguard High School2021A5
+Middle schools (grades 6-8)School nameLocationYear openedAdditional informationAgnew Middle SchoolMesquiteKimbrough Middle SchoolFall 1993Terry Middle School2006Woolley Middle School2020Berry Middle School1997McDonald Middle School1972Vanston Middle School1959Lanny Frasier Middle School2018A.C. New Middle SchoolBalch SpringsWilkinson Middle SchoolMesquite
+Elementary schools (prekindergarten to grade 5)School nameLocationGrade levelYear openedAdditional informationAchziger Elementary SchoolMesquite2008Black Elementary SchoolJ.H Florence Elementary SchoolGentry Elementary School2003Henrie Elementary SchoolDallasAugust 2015Lawrence Elementary SchoolMesquite1967Ferd Arthur McWhorter Elementary SchoolPirrung Elementary School1987I.N Range Elementary School1962Seabourn Elementary School1966B.J. Smith Elementary School1998Tosch Elementary1966J.C. Austin Elementary1989J.C. Cannaday Elementary School1986Walter E. Floyd Elementary SchoolBalch Springs1977W.O. Gray Elementary SchoolAugust 11, 1999Ed Hodges Elementary School1964Mackey Elementary SchoolMesquite2003Moss Elementary SchoolFall 1992G.R Moss Elementary School1982National Blue Ribbon SchoolJ.C. Rugel Elementary School1965Shands Elementary SchoolJay R. Thompson Elementary School1966Beasley Elementary School1981Ben and Jo Ann Cross Elementary SchoolAugust 2023Bedford Galloway Elementary1963John L. Hanby Elementary School2001Hanby Elementary School1985E.S. McKenzie Elementary School1979Motley Elementary School1962Price Elementary SchoolGarlandMotley Elementary SchoolMesquite1962Sam Rutherford Elementary School1965Ruby Shaw Elementary School1982Ben F. Tisinger Elementary
+OtherNameYear openedAdditional informationThe Learning CenterDisciplinary alternative education programMesquite Academy1993Middle schools and high schoolsKEOM 88.5 FMSeptember 4, 1984Broadcast radioEducation Foundation2004Non-ProfitFamily and Community EngagementMesquite Hall of Honor2018Read Play TalkChild's development
See also
List of school districts in Texas
References
External links
Mesquite ISD Education Foundation Standard Dress Code policy information Neighborhood Park Initiative