Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Mesquite ISD: B

Total students

1,642

Avg. teacher experience

11.2 years

Mesquite ISD: 9.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

94.9 %

Mesquite ISD: 93.5%

Statewide: 90%

Poteet High School is a high school in Mesquite, TX, in the Mesquite ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,642 students. 54.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 94.9% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.6% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Poteet High School was 979 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 19.4.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $65,420, which is $6,533 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.mesquiteisd.org

Address

3300 Poteet Dr
Mesquite, TX 75150-4760

Office phone number

(972) 882-5300

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Poteet High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,642

African American

485 (29.5%)

Mesquite ISD: 25.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

9 (0.5%)

Mesquite ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

53 (3.2%)

Mesquite ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

787 (47.9%)

Mesquite ISD: 60.7%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

5 (0.3%)

Mesquite ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

254 (15.5%)

Mesquite ISD: 10%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

49 (3%)

Mesquite ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

29.5%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

3.2%

Hispanic

47.9%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

15.5%

Two or more races

3.0%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

54.3 %

Mesquite ISD: 68.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

62.6 %

Mesquite ISD: 79.7%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

11.8 %

Mesquite ISD: 31%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

54.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

62.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

11.8%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

11.2 %

Mesquite ISD: 29.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

10.1 %

Mesquite ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9.3 %

Mesquite ISD: 12.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

11.2%

Gifted and talented

10.1%

Special education

9.3%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Mesquite ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Mesquite ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Mesquite ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Mesquite ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

94.9 %

Mesquite ISD: 93.5%

Statewide: 90%

African American

96.3 %

Mesquite ISD: 93.1%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Mesquite ISD: 100%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

100 %

Mesquite ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

94.7 %

Mesquite ISD: 93.8%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Mesquite ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

92.8 %

Mesquite ISD: 92%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

87.5 %

Mesquite ISD: 91.2%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

96.3%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

94.7%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

92.8%

Two or more races

87.5%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

1.6 %

Mesquite ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

1.5 %

Mesquite ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Mesquite ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Mesquite ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

1.4 %

Mesquite ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Mesquite ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

2.7 %

Mesquite ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Mesquite ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

14.2 %

Mesquite ISD: 12.8%

Statewide: 15%

African American

19.4 %

Mesquite ISD: 17.8%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

25 %

Mesquite ISD: 14%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

1.3 %

Mesquite ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

12.8 %

Mesquite ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Mesquite ISD: 24.1%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

11.8 %

Mesquite ISD: 12%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

17.8 %

Mesquite ISD: 15.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

23.8 %

Mesquite ISD: 18.9%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

9.1 %

Mesquite ISD: 11.3%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Mesquite ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

41.2 %

Mesquite ISD: 50%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

25.9 %

Mesquite ISD: 20.5%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Mesquite ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

29.7 %

Mesquite ISD: 21.8%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

50 %

Mesquite ISD: 24.5%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

40 %

Mesquite ISD: 32.8%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

25 %

Mesquite ISD: 30.7%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

Masked

Mesquite ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

57.1 %

Mesquite ISD: 56.1%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

33.7 %

Mesquite ISD: 29.1%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Mesquite ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

49 %

Mesquite ISD: 43%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

50 %

Mesquite ISD: 30.8%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

979

Mesquite ISD: 922

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

19.4

Mesquite ISD: 19.1

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

57.2 %

Mesquite ISD: 62.8%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

59.4 %

Mesquite ISD: 44%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

42.8 %

Mesquite ISD: 34.9%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

57.2%

Math

59.4%

Reading + Math

42.8%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

111.5

African American

25.6 (23%)

Mesquite ISD: 18.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (0.9%)

Mesquite ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1.8 (1.6%)

Mesquite ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

14.8 (13.3%)

Mesquite ISD: 23.2%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Mesquite ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

64.3 (57.7%)

Mesquite ISD: 54.2%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

4 (3.6%)

Mesquite ISD: 2%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

2.9 (2.6%)

Mesquite ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

54.8 (49.1%)

Mesquite ISD: 57.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

52 (46.6%)

Mesquite ISD: 40.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1.8 (1.6%)

Mesquite ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

14.7

Mesquite ISD: 14.5

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

11.2 years

Mesquite ISD: 9.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$65,420

Mesquite ISD: $62,655

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$51,260

Mesquite ISD: $47,526

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$60,483

Mesquite ISD: $58,652

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$63,100

Mesquite ISD: $63,358

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$70,299

Mesquite ISD: $67,045

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$71,519

Mesquite ISD: $71,088

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$80,344

Mesquite ISD: $81,473

Statewide: $71,111

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