New Middle

Summary:

New Middle is a public middle school in Mesquite, Texas, serving 731 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Mesquite Independent School District, which is ranked 601 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The student population is predominantly Hispanic (75.92%), with significant African American (16.28%) and White (5.47%) representation.

While New Middle's STAAR test scores are generally lower than the state averages, they are higher than the Mesquite ISD district averages. The school stands out for its exceptional performance in Algebra I, with 86.24% of students scoring proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 44.73% and the district average of 51.87%. Additionally, New Middle has seen a steady decline in dropout rates, from 1.1% in 2018-2019 to 0.3% in 2021-2022, which is lower than the district and state averages. However, the school has a high percentage of students (88.65% in 2022-2023) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to other middle schools in the Mesquite ISD and the nearby Dallas ISD, New Middle generally performs better on STAAR tests, particularly in Algebra I. However, some schools, such as Wilkinson Middle and Lanny Frasier Middle, have higher overall academic performance in certain subject areas. While New Middle has some strengths, there are areas where the school could improve, such as raising its overall STAAR test scores to be more in line with state averages and addressing the achievement gaps between different student subgroups.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 3700 S Beltline Rd
       Mesquite, TX  75181-3802


(972) 882-5600

District: Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1338th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,654 Help


Students who attend New Middle usually attend:

High:    West Mesquite High School

Feeder schools for New Middle:

Elementary:    Floyd Elementary
    Gray Elementary
    Hodges Elementary
    Mackey Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  12.5 Help
Number of students:  689

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
74.9%
African American:
16.5%
White:
5.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details New Middle ranks worse than 56.7% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks 4th among 10 ranked middle schools in the Mesquite Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.79. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (74.9%), African American (16.5%), White (5.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 92.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Mesquite Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at New Middle is 12.5, which is the lowest among 10 middle schools in the Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at New Middle is $8,654, which is the 2nd highest among 10 middle schools in the Mesquite Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

New Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks New Middle 1338th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See New Middle in the ranking list.)

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Mesquite Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Mesquite Independent School District (Isd) 601st of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for New Middle

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Rank History for all students at New Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 59.08 693rd 1573 55.9%
2005 44.53 999th 1582 36.9%
2006 30.27 1239th 1585 21.8%
2007 44.61 1083rd 1684 35.7%
2008 35.76 1333rd 1718 22.4%
2009 40.36 1266th 1763 28.2%
2010 53.35 964th 1803 46.5%
2011 56.75 915th 1895 51.7%
2012 50.13 1028th 1951 47.3%
2013 45.25 1182nd 1973 40.1%
2014 40.89 1269th 1987 36.1%
2015 37.42 1399th 2043 31.5%
2016 38.02 1356th 1987 31.8%
2017 37.18 1269th 2027 37.4%
2018 31.76 1468th 2080 29.4%
2019 27.49 1682nd 2193 23.3%
2021 36.66 1391st 2252 38.2%
2022 37.75 1406th 2254 37.6%
2023 37.73 1470th 2330 36.9%
2024 41.79 1338th 2361 43.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at New Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 2.46 720th 720 0.0%
2019 38.85 470th 753 37.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at New Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.22 909th 1376 33.9%
2019 34.59 985th 1445 31.8%
2021 42.82 837th 1592 47.4%
2022 45.07 800th 1643 51.3%
2023 49.18 750th 1720 56.4%
2024 58.23 548th 1760 68.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at New Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.45 1105th 1597 30.8%
2019 25.43 1410th 1626 13.3%
2021 37.88 1005th 1712 41.3%
2022 28.53 1424th 1757 19.0%
2023 31.20 1359th 1815 25.1%
2024 57.66 592nd 1881 68.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at New Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.64 1224th 2039 40.0%
2019 37.28 1385th 2073 33.2%
2021 49.69 969th 2172 55.4%
2022 49.08 1015th 2220 54.3%
2023 45.87 1175th 2251 47.8%
2024 52.59 905th 2224 59.3%
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Rank History for Female students at New Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.04 1488th 2008 25.9%
2019 29.21 1569th 2047 23.4%
2021 37.76 1326th 2151 38.4%
2022 38.20 1376th 2221 38.0%
2023 35.76 1491st 2241 33.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at New Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.77 774th 1430 45.9%
2019 49.64 917th 1446 36.6%
2021 50.08 899th 1501 40.1%
2022 51.75 881st 1488 40.8%
2023 53.66 870th 1481 41.3%
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Rank History for At Risk students at New Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.06 1576th 2008 21.5%
2019 30.79 1566th 2058 23.9%
2021 51.40 825th 2118 61.0%
2022 56.32 695th 2182 68.1%
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Rank History for Male students at New Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.10 1442nd 2030 29.0%
2019 25.35 1677th 2069 18.9%
2021 35.62 1376th 2168 36.5%
2022 37.03 1416th 2228 36.4%
2023 39.11 1355th 2245 39.6%
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Rank History for African American students at New Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.69 565th 1167 51.6%
2019 38.79 702nd 1193 41.2%
2021 37.17 761st 1213 37.3%
2022 40.23 704th 1251 43.7%
2023 45.26 628th 1273 50.7%
2024 41.93 688th 1271 45.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at New Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.19 1230th 1895 35.1%
2019 33.86 1356th 1935 29.9%
2021 45.87 1033rd 2043 49.4%
2022 45.51 1057th 2077 49.1%
2023 45.19 1105th 2116 47.8%
2024 52.88 849th 2108 59.7%
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Rank History for White students at New Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.95 1141st 1673 31.8%
2019 20.07 1488th 1684 11.6%
2021 41.98 1020th 1700 40.0%
2022 54.44 731st 1723 57.6%
2023 46.31 971st 1749 44.5%
2024 45.22 951st 1724 44.8%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for New Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 707 24 6 67 2 n/a n/a 0 806
1989 708 43 5 61 2 n/a n/a 0 819
1990 680 67 3 63 5 n/a n/a 0 818
1991 706 70 7 91 1 n/a n/a 0 875
1992 674 78 6 83 2 n/a n/a 0 843
1993 624 70 9 83 1 n/a n/a 0 787
1994 620 87 11 106 2 n/a n/a 0 826
1995 664 109 15 156 9 n/a n/a 0 953
1996 664 109 15 156 9 n/a n/a 0 953
1997 634 117 9 144 9 n/a n/a 0 913
1998 606 116 5 154 9 n/a n/a 0 890
1999 633 148 6 175 7 n/a n/a 0 969
2000 558 151 5 180 7 n/a n/a 0 901
2001 431 128 7 176 6 n/a n/a 0 748
2002 289 138 6 235 8 n/a n/a 0 676
2003 289 138 6 235 8 n/a n/a 0 676
2004 280 155 7 270 7 n/a n/a 0 719
2005 343 167 7 383 4 n/a n/a 0 904
2006 330 204 10 478 3 n/a n/a 0 1025
2007 352 216 12 584 3 n/a n/a 0 1167
2008 256 191 10 632 3 n/a n/a 0 1092
2009 216 209 7 623 2 n/a n/a 0 1057
2010 195 203 6 565 4 n/a n/a 0 973
2011 154 191 4 586 13 3 12 0 963
2012 115 209 5 655 10 1 14 0 1009
2013 121 192 7 671 7 0 9 0 1007
2014 115 171 5 728 7 0 11 0 1037
2015 127 204 3 761 8 4 13 0 1120
2016 80 158 1 590 4 2 14 0 849
2017 74 171 0 602 2 0 18 0 867
2018 92 186 2 630 3 0 13 0 926
2019 74 160 0 653 7 0 18 0 912
2020 73 152 1 687 9 0 17 0 939
2021 65 125 1 617 7 0 9 0 824
2022 51 135 2 607 8 1 4 0 808
2023 40 119 2 555 8 2 5 0 731
2024 40 114 2 516 13 1 3 0 689

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at New Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 806 37.0 21.7 n/a
1989 819 n/a n/a n/a
1990 818 39.0 20.9 n/a
1991 875 39.3 22.2 n/a
1992 843 43.0 19.6 24.6
1993 787 41.0 19.2 40.7
1994 826 41.9 19.7 27.8
1995 953 47.8 19.9 34
1996 953 47.8 19.9 34
1997 913 52.1 17.5 35.8
1998 890 50.8 17.5 35.3
1999 969 53.1 18.2 47
2000 901 53.5 16.8 47.5
2001 748 54.5 13.7 50
2002 676 50.8 13.3 60.2
2003 676 50.8 13.3 60.2
2004 719 45.9 15.7 62.6
2005 904 52.9 17.1 65.2
2006 1025 60.0 17.1 70.7
2007 1167 69.8 16.7 71.6
2008 1092 69.1 15.8 76.9
2009 1057 71.1 14.8 77
2010 973 70.7 13.7 78.3
2011 963 71.0 13.5 81.1
2012 1009 72.2 13.9 85.3
2013 1007 72.0 13.9 86.4
2014 1037 72.1 14.3 86.3
2015 1120 76.0 14.7 83.6
2016 849 59.0 14.3 90.6
2017 867 60.6 14.3 89.6
2018 926 59.6 15.5 85.6
2019 912 60.3 15.1 91.3
2020 939 59.5 15.7 90.8
2021 824 59.0 13.9 85.9
2022 808 58.5 13.8 86.4
2023 731 55.9 13.0 88.6
2024 689 54.9 12.5 92.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio New Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 806 37.0 21.7 n/a
1989 819 n/a n/a n/a
1990 818 39.0 20.9 n/a
1991 875 39.3 22.2 n/a
1992 843 43.0 19.6 24.6
1993 787 41.0 19.2 40.7
1994 826 41.9 19.7 27.8
1995 953 47.8 19.9 34
1996 953 47.8 19.9 34
1997 913 52.1 17.5 35.8
1998 890 50.8 17.5 35.3
1999 969 53.1 18.2 47
2000 901 53.5 16.8 47.5
2001 748 54.5 13.7 50
2002 676 50.8 13.3 60.2
2003 676 50.8 13.3 60.2
2004 719 45.9 15.7 62.6
2005 904 52.9 17.1 65.2
2006 1025 60.0 17.1 70.7
2007 1167 69.8 16.7 71.6
2008 1092 69.1 15.8 76.9
2009 1057 71.1 14.8 77
2010 973 70.7 13.7 78.3
2011 963 71.0 13.5 81.1
2012 1009 72.2 13.9 85.3
2013 1007 72.0 13.9 86.4
2014 1037 72.1 14.3 86.3
2015 1120 76.0 14.7 83.6
2016 849 59.0 14.3 90.6
2017 867 60.6 14.3 89.6
2018 926 59.6 15.5 85.6
2019 912 60.3 15.1 91.3
2020 939 59.5 15.7 90.8
2021 824 59.0 13.9 85.9
2022 808 58.5 13.8 86.4
2023 731 55.9 13.0 88.6
2024 689 54.9 12.5 92.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for New Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,089 (12.8%) $7,407 (87.2%) $8,496
2020 $1,276 (14.6%) $7,482 (85.4%) $8,759
2021 $949 (11.0%) $7,705 (89.0%) $8,654

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on New Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1682nd of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1470th of 2330 Middle schools
 13.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (New Middle)2230
 8%
   6th Grade Reading (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))2634
 8%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (New Middle)3435
 1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))3836
 2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (New Middle)2938
 9%
   7th Grade Reading (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))3639
 3%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (New Middle)147
 7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))2112
 9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (New Middle)3345
 12%
   8th Grade Reading (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))3942
 3%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (New Middle)5456
 2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))5448
 6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (New Middle)4240
 2%
   8th Grade Science (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))4746
 1%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (New Middle)2019
 1%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))2519
 6%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (New Middle)9485
 9%
   End of Course Algebra I (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))6556
 9%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students912731
 19.8%
African American160119
 25.6%
American Indian78
 14.3%
Asian02
Hispanic653555
 15%
Pacific Islander02
White7440
 45.9%
Two or More Races185
 72.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients91.3%88.6%
 2.7%


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New Middle ranks 1338th of 2361 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at New Middle are 75% Hispanic, 17% African American, 6% White, 2% American Indian.

Students who attend New Middle usually go on to attend West Mesquite High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 689 students attended New Middle.


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