📍 3300 Poteet Dr, Mesquite, Dallas County, 75150
Poteet H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mesquite, Dallas County. The school has 1,592 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kelly Long. It is part of the Mesquite Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 110.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The school offers 19 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Poteet H S enrolls 1,592 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 110.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 28% Black or African American and 15% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 813 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 447 | 28% |
| White | 232 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 39 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,129 of the school's 1,592 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,082 qualify for free lunch and 47 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Poteet H S is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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.
Poteet H S is one of 51 schools in MESQUITE ISD, based in MESQUITE, Texas. The district serves 37,930 students district-wide and employs 2,613 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,592 students, Poteet H S is larger than the district average of about 744 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large