Mesquite Independent School District


The Mesquite Independent School District is a school district in Mesquite, Texas which follows the standard definition of an independent school district.
The district is rather large, containing in excess of 35,000 students. There are five main high schools, Three of which are AAAAAA. As of July 1, 2015, the superintendent is Dr. David Vroonland.
All houses and residential areas in Mesquite ISD are each assigned to an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school.
In addition, the MISD operates two high school football facilities for its high schools, Memorial Stadium near West Mesquite High School and E. H. Hanby Stadium, which is located adjacent to Mesquite High School.
In 2009, the school district was rated "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.

Demographics

In 1997, 70.6% of the students were non-Hispanic white; of the four large suburban majority-white suburban school districts in the county, MISD had the highest percentage of white students. From that year to 2016 the number had declined by 68%, making it the most severe decline of the four districts.
From 1997 to 2016 the number of students on free or reduced lunches, a way of classifying a student as low income, increased by 266%.

Standardized dress and dress codes

The district has implemented standardized dress for middle and high school students, which started with the 2005 to 2006 school year. The districtwide dress code also dictates hair length and acceptable hair styles of male students. It was one of the first Dallas-area school districts to implement a formal dress code, and Karel Holloway of The Dallas Morning News wrote in 2009 that "The district is well-known for its conservative standards for dress". In the 1970s the district sent a boy home from school because his hair touched his collar. This caused national attention.

Radio station KEOM 88.5

Mesquite ISD operates an FM radio station called KEOM 88.5. This is the largest student radio station in the nation

List of schools

Secondary schools

High schools

UIL 6A Schools

UIL 5A Schools

Middle schools

Grades 6-8

Elementary schools

27 in Mesquite, 4 in Balch Springs, 1 in Garland, 1 in Dallas

Grades PreK-5

Grades K-5

Other

2 in Mesquite