📍 3700 S Beltline Rd, Mesquite, Dallas County, 75181
New Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Mesquite, Dallas County. The school has 731 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Regina Jackson. It is part of the Mesquite Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 55.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New Middle enrolls 731 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 55.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Hispanic or Latino, 16% Black or African American and 5.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 555 | 76% |
| Black or African American | 119 | 16% |
| White | 40 | 5.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
648 of the school's 731 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 618 qualify for free lunch and 30 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
New Middle 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 2, state house district 113.
New Middle 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 731 students, New Middle is close to the district average of about 744 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large