The Mesquite Independent School District is a school district in Mesquite, Texas ( USA) (incorporating most of Mesquite and portions of

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, Dallas, Garland, and

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, as well as formerly serving all high school students of

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) which follows the standard definition of an

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. The district contains over 35,000 students. There are five main high schools, Three of which are AAAAAA (or 6A, the highest in a system of Texas school size classification). As of July 1, 2015, the superintendent is Dr. David Vroonland. All houses and residential areas in Mesquite ISD are each assigned to an elementary school (Pre-K-5 or K-5), a middle school (6-8), and a high school (9-12). In addition, the MISD operates two high school

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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%.

Standardized dress and dress codes

The district has implemented standardized dress (similar to a

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) 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 that "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

Mesquite ISD 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

UIL 6A Schools
:* Mesquite High School :* Dr. John D. Horn High School :* Vanguard High School UIL 5A Schools
:* North Mesquite High School :* West Mesquite High School :* Dr. Ralph H. Poteet High School

Middle schools

Grades 6-8 9 in Mesquite, 1 in Balch Springs :*A. C. New Middle School (

) :*Frank B. Agnew Middle School :*Judge Frank Berry Middle School :*Dr. James P. Terry Middle School :*Lanny Frasier Middle School :*R. S. Kimbrough Middle School :*T. H. McDonald Middle School :*Ed F. Vanston Middle School :*Walter L. Wilkinson Middle School :*Dr. Don P. Woolley Middle School

Elementary schools

27 in Mesquite, 4 in Balch Springs, 1 in Garland, 1 in Dallas
Grades PreK-5
:*Don Achziger Elementary School :*Walter E. Floyd Elementary School (

) :*W. O. Gray Elementary School (

) :*John L. Hanby Elementary School :*Ed Hodges Elementary School (

) :*Sue Ann Mackey Elementary School (

) :*Ferd A. McWhorter Elementary School :*Ben F. Tisinger Elementary School :*Dr. Joey Pirrung Elementary School :*J. H. Florence Elementary School :*Bedford Galloway Elementary School :*Zack Motley Elementary School :*G. R. Porter Elementary School :*S. M. Seabourn Elementary School :*Bonnie Gentry Elementary School Grades K-5
:*J. C. Austin Elementary School :*C. W. Beasley Elementary School :*Florence Black Elementary School :*Dr. J. C. Cannaday Elementary School :*Dr. Linda Henrie Elementary School ( Dallas) :*Georgia W. Kimball Elementary School :*Joe Lawrence Elementary School :*E.S. McKenzie Elementary School :*Mary L. Moss Elementary School (1996-97 National Blue Ribbon SchoolBlue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
) :*Vernon Price Elementary School ( Garland) :*I. N. Range Elementary School :*J. C. Rugel Elementary School :*Sam Rutherford Elementary School :*Elsie Shands Elementary School :*Ruby Shaw Elementary School :*B. J. Smith Elementary School :*Jay Thompson Elementary School :*Charles A. Tosch Elementary School

Other

2 in Mesquite :*Mesquite Academy, K-12 alternative school :*Mesquite Learning Center, K-12 Intervention Center for MIC and Challenge

References

External links

*
Mesquite ISD Education FoundationNeighborhood Park Initiative
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