📍 2675 Bear Dr, Mesquite, Dallas County, 75181
Berry Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Mesquite, Dallas County. The school has 579 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Terry Riley. It is part of the Mesquite Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Berry Middle enrolls 579 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 7.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 281 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 231 | 40% |
| White | 43 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
440 of the school's 579 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 430 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Berry 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-50, state senate district 2, state house district 113.
Berry 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 579 students, Berry Middle is smaller than the district average of about 744 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large