44 out of 10GreatSchools

Mesquite High School

Gilbert, AZ
  • Public
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  • Grades 8-12
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  • Enrollment: 1607

Overview

Mesquite High School
500 South McQueen Road
Gilbert, AZ 85233
(480) 497-3300
Mesquite High School is located in Gilbert, AZ and serves grades 8-12.It received a GreatSchool rating of 4 out of 10
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Student Diversity

Race

Percentage

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0%
Native American
1%
Two or more races
4%
Black
5%
Asian
6%
Hispanic
28%
White
57%

Reviews19 Reviews

4.0
other
The school is great. Love the teachers and community...BUT...the boys basketball program and seriously gone morally and ethically bankrupt. Chris Lemon has come in to the program and completely ruined the program bringing in a huge influx of kids who are not in district. he thinks he is building an empire...umm..news flash. He doesn't even know how to coach basketball nor build up the program. They are inconsistent, with no sense of fundamentals or building a program. He is unmarried with a baby mamma, cusses like a sailor, and is no role model for teens. he should take a lesson from Coach Gonzalez...she has built a classy program that not only plays basketball games but builds up strong young women. GPS, fire coach Lemon and start over. The kids deserve better.
other
I went there for my senior year of high school and i graduated from there. Most people there were friendly. The teachers are really nice. However I always disliked how the front office people were usually pretty snotty. I called them today to request that they transfer my high school transcripts to a college i am about to attend and the lady who picked up sounded like she was too busy to be answering the phone. She sounded like she had a problem with me calling. To that lady i say this; " Don't work too hard because you definitely sound like you don't get paid enough for that $hit"....."but it is part of doing your job so you might as well learn to love it." It's usually always the lady who deals with student records that acts like this but the others will occasionally act the same way. I remember they wouldn't pick up or even return my calls when i was calling over the summer for my high school diploma. Either way don't let that stop you from going here. It's still a great school. Just let them know who their serving and everything will go just fine.
parent
First, there is a Mormon seminary adjacent to the school and students get credit for attending classes there during the school day. I can't even comprehend how this is legal in a PUBLIC school. Since the majority are Mormon don't expect a warm welcome if your child is LGBTQ+ or just different.There was a huge teacher walk-out about 2 years back. That gives a pretty good indication how bad the leadership is.Several teachers don't seem to want to be there and do not help kids that are struggling. I think one of my son's teachers is seriously in danger of a break down.Because of the teacher shortage there are very few electives available because there is no one to teach them. Most seniors only attend for a couple hours and take the early out.If you have a choice, pick a different school district.
other
After coming from Mesquite Jr high, the first thing my daughter noticed is how much calmer this school is. The other day my daughter said she was thinking how lucky she is to have such great teachers, and that she really is so appreciative of how much they care about her as a person, and take time out to help her when they really don't have to.
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