New Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Mesquite, Texas
New Middle in Mesquite, Texas enrolled 670 students in 2024-25 with 54.3 full-time teachers, 12.3 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 37-41% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 47% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
731 students in 2022-23, 689 students in 2023-24, 670 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 55.9 to 54.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 731 | 55.9 | 13.1 |
| 2023-24 | 689 | 55.0 | 12.5 |
| 2024-25 | 670 | 54.3 | 12.3 |
12.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 81 of every 100 Texas middle schools
Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 404 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection New Middle enrolled 808 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 35 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 404 of the 808 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions35
- Chronically absent18.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
76.4% of students were Hispanic, 15.5% Black, 5.2% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic76.4%
- Black15.5%
- White5.2%
- American Indian1.8%
- Two or more races0.9%
- Asian0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at New Middle scored proficient or above: 37-41% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 37‑41% | 43% | 52% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 47% | 37% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Mesquite
10 public middle schools in Mesquite report 2024-25 enrollment; New Middle is number 8 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimbrough Middle | 1,115 | 15.1 | 68.8% |
| Agnew Middle | 1,070 | 14.6 | 77.3% |
| Dr Don Woolley Middle | 1,037 | 16.2 | 78.1% |
| Lanny Frasier Middle | 959 | 14.2 | 84.3% |
| Mcdonald Middle | 787 | 14.4 | 81.2% |
| Terry Middle | 780 | 14.1 | 81.9% |
| Vanston Middle | 728 | 12.1 | 83.4% |
| New Middle | 670 | 12.3 | 86.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about New Middle
- Berry MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.2 miles away: 599 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Dr Don Woolley MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.3 miles away: 1,037 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- Compare New Middle with Berry MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Mesquite ISD spends per student$12,223 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,223
- The largest public schools in TexasNew Middle is the number 791 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#791 of 1,691
- Texas schools by students per teacher12.3 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.12.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about New Middle
How many students attend New Middle?
670 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 731 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Mesquite, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at New Middle?
12.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is New Middle a Title I school?
New Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at New Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at New Middle scored proficient or above: 37-41% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is New Middle in?
Mesquite ISD, NCES district ID 4830390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 483039006449 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.