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North Mesquite High School

Mesquite, TX
  • Public
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  • Grades 9-12
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  • Enrollment: 2808

Overview

North Mesquite High School
18201 Lyndon B Johnson Freeway
Mesquite, TX 75150
(972) 882-7900
North Mesquite High School is located in Mesquite, TX and serves grades 9-12.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%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
1%
White
11%
Black
20%
Hispanic
66%

Reviews17 Reviews

2.5
other
OFFICER WALKER SHOULD BE THROWN INTO A JAIL CELL FOR SLAMMING A HIGHSCHOOL GIRL'S HEAD ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR! CAUSING HER TO HAVE A CONCUSSION WITH HEMATOMA TO THE FOREHEAD HE'S A PIG!!! , AND LAWSUITS SHOULD BE FILLED AGAINST HIM, THE NURSE THAT TOLD EVERYONE TO NOT CALL THE AMBULANCE, OR THE GIRLS PARENTS DESPITE THE BLOOD GUSHING FROM HER FOREHEAD, THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER AND ALL THE OTHER OFFICERS ON STAFF, ALL OF YOU ARE A BUNCH OF PIGS FOR ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN AND NOT TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS. ALL OF YOU SHOULD BE SUED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW!!!!!!
other
This is not a great school. That said, it is a school and can enable its students as much as they enable themselves. I had some great teachers with high expectations, though the curriculum as a whole was geared towards educating the growing numbers of students within the school. Going on to a elite university, I was not prepared for the kind of discipline that environment required, but I can forgive North Mesquite as I realize that that was not its charge - it had more to do than to just take care of me. I write this as an encouragement to students at North now and to students who will be going there: there are some great people to learn from. Put the work in, use everything you're given there, do the extra work outside of the classroom and you can prepare yourselves for whatever follows. (In some ways, going to a sub-standard school can make more of you. Students: learn to make your own opportunities, learn which rules need to be followed and which you can sweet talk your way around, learn how to learn on your own - you won't always have a teacher at hand, best to start learning that skill now.)
parent
My oldest daughter graduated 3rd in her class here but it was through many turmoil and mishaps. If I had a choice I would send them somewhere else. I was constantly harassed by the principal over unimportant things like her shoes and shoelaces not matching. My GT child who graduated with Honors and is now at SMU on a presidential scholarship was constantly put in ISS over clothing matters such as too many buttons on her Polo, wearing the wrong shade of Khaki, having an emblem larger than 1 inch on her shirt. The first time I was called was about the shoelaces not matching the shoes, during the lunch rush at work. When I became irritated at the stupidity of the call I hung up, only to have Mr Barber call me back 5 times in a row because he wanted to continue fighting about it. My youngest daughter is a Junior and has Mr Bracy for her GT Math. She is ADHD and just started medication this year. He refuses to help her or show up for tutoring. She has a 40 in his class and we are now having to pay for a credit recovery course in which she is carrying a 97 average. Mrs Jackson refused my daughter the right to make up a midterm even though we have a DR's note for the day missed.
student
I am a currently a senior at this school. It's improving thanks to all the grants and awards our school received except for the fact that the money gave the assistant principals iPads which I saw one throwing it around like it was useless and the pointless flat screen tv in the cafeteria. This school is over flowing with students which makes it impossible for a teacher to teach (over 1500 students I believe). Take honors instead you have smaller classes and more attention. The upside is the new college counselor which is very helpful! Also, the new Princeton review SAT prep class is amazing and taught by a great teacher. This school is very strict and will not hesitate to file truancy. It has potential. Most organizations are underfunded too such as the newspaper staff that will eventually disappear due to the lack of funding and participation. It's all about football, TAKS, STAAR, and making Mesquite look like the greatest district ever. Don't come here if you have school spirit. Our football team is a joke and we only have 2 pep rallies a year.
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