State/Public High Open

Pioneer Technology (ptaa) Mesquite

๐Ÿ“ 3100 Oates Dr, Mesquite, Dallas County, 75150

644
Pupils
14.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Pioneer Technology (ptaa) Mesquite is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mesquite, Dallas County. The school has 644 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tara Addison. It is part of the Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy school district. It serves grades 5โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. It operates as a public charter school. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Tara Addison
School district
Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy

Enrollment & staffing

Pioneer Technology (ptaa) Mesquite enrolls 644 students across grades 5โ€“12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 46 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.

Male students
338 (52%)
Female students
306 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
46
Student-teacher ratio
14.0:1
Grade span
5โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 11% Black or African American and 8.9% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino50578%
Black or African American7111%
White578.9%
Two or more races5<1%
Asian4<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

396 of the school's 644 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 361 qualify for free lunch and 35 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 5โ€“12Charter schoolTitle I

Pioneer Technology (ptaa) Mesquite is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-50, state senate district 2, state house district 107.

School district: PIONEER TECHNOLOGY & ARTS ACADEMY

Pioneer Technology (ptaa) Mesquite is one of 6 schools in PIONEER TECHNOLOGY & ARTS ACADEMY, based in DALLAS, Texas. The district serves 2,328 students district-wide and employs 187 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 644 students, Pioneer Technology (ptaa) Mesquite is larger than the district average of about 388 students per school.

2,328
District students
6
Schools
187
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

42%
Reading proficient
19%
Math proficient
27%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment

Setting: Suburb - Large

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