Mesquite Junior High School

Public 6-8

 130 W Mesquite St
       Gilbert, AZ  85233-6411


(480) 926-1433

District: Gilbert Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
448th of 854 Arizona Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,437 Help


Students who attend Mesquite Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Mesquite High School

Feeder schools for Mesquite Junior High School:

Elementary:    Burk Elementary School
    Gilbert Elementary School
    Harris Elementary School
    Islands Elementary School
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Student/teacher ratio:  19.5 Help
Number of students:  813

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
43.3%
White:
40.5%
African American:
5.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  52.9% Help


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Compare Details Mesquite Junior High School ranks worse than 52.5% of middle schools in Arizona. It also ranks last among 5 ranked middle schools in the Gilbert Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.17. (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 Mesquite Junior High School has the smallest middle school student body size in the Gilbert Unified District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (43.3%), White (40.5%), African American (5.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 52.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Gilbert Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mesquite Junior High School is 19.5, which is the 2nd best among 5 middle schools in the Gilbert Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mesquite Junior High School is $7,437, which is the highest among 5 middle schools in the Gilbert Unified District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Mesquite Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Mesquite Junior High School 448th of 854 Arizona public middle schools. (See Mesquite Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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Gilbert Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Gilbert Unified District 104th of 540 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Mesquite Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Mesquite Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 78.13 124th 663 81.3%
2010 68.93 199th 692 71.2%
2011 66.90 207th 685 69.8%
2012 69.82 212th 772 72.5%
2013 68.01 217th 787 72.4%
2014 74.70 172nd 690 75.1%
2015 53.53 204th 521 60.8%
2016 63.35 201st 677 70.3%
2017 59.56 228th 695 67.2%
2018 47.00 327th 711 54.0%
2019 41.38 311th 605 48.6%
2021 53.88 305th 832 63.3%
2022 36.27 335th 605 44.6%
2023 39.17 448th 854 47.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Mesquite Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.16 37th 43 14.0%
2021 60.41 187th 650 71.2%
2023 13.71 365th 384 4.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mesquite Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.58 8th 31 74.2%
2021 47.74 148th 606 75.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Mesquite Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.20 124th 178 30.3%
2021 51.26 245th 789 68.9%
2023 18.38 330th 363 9.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mesquite Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.92 292nd 503 41.9%
2022 31.35 245th 369 33.6%
2023 38.23 406th 717 43.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Mesquite Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 62.20 35th 257 86.4%
2023 25.14 47th 64 26.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Mesquite Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.99 284th 624 54.5%
2019 33.26 288th 466 38.2%
2021 49.33 332nd 820 59.5%
2022 31.08 330th 494 33.2%
2023 38.99 429th 806 46.8%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Mesquite Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.20 79th 166 52.4%
2023 37.90 27th 37 27.0%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Mesquite Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 70.00 22nd 143 84.6%
2022 32.42 59th 68 13.2%
2023 23.10 98th 110 10.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Mesquite Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.08 301st 617 51.2%
2019 35.19 255th 435 41.4%
2021 58.36 266th 818 67.5%
2022 29.87 320th 476 32.8%
2023 35.32 465th 810 42.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Mesquite Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 43.47 252nd 404 37.6%
2023 19.68 225th 247 8.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Mesquite Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.17 88th 125 29.6%
2021 56.45 157th 573 72.6%
2023 12.82 379th 400 5.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mesquite Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.60 324th 543 40.3%
2019 32.76 242nd 387 37.5%
2021 44.61 354th 802 55.9%
2022 29.73 259th 392 33.9%
2023 38.64 418th 760 45.0%
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Rank History for Native American students at Mesquite Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 43.94 166th 390 57.4%
2023 43.97 75th 159 52.8%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Mesquite Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 38.01 60th 108 44.4%
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Rank History for White students at Mesquite Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.43 267th 436 38.8%
2019 29.24 243rd 337 27.9%
2021 54.04 316th 780 59.5%
2022 26.59 352nd 446 21.1%
2023 29.79 483rd 675 28.4%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, 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 Mesquite Junior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 502 3 11 67 4 n/a n/a -41 546
1989 503 2 7 80 1 n/a n/a 27 620
1990 557 6 6 96 1 n/a n/a 46 712
1991 625 7 11 96 4 n/a n/a 47 790
1992 708 12 11 120 0 n/a n/a 0 851
1993 742 13 18 112 8 n/a n/a 0 893
1994 830 22 17 112 5 n/a n/a 0 986
1997 764 16 23 118 8 n/a n/a 0 929
1998 817 24 22 140 7 n/a n/a 0 1010
1999 760 30 32 148 4 n/a n/a 0 974
2000 767 30 36 151 3 n/a n/a 0 987
2001 762 40 39 157 6 n/a n/a 0 1004
2002 759 42 58 177 8 n/a n/a 0 1044
2003 759 42 58 177 8 n/a n/a 0 1044
2004 757 39 60 171 7 n/a n/a 0 1034
2005 748 33 59 177 8 n/a n/a 0 1025
2006 685 43 46 190 13 n/a n/a 0 977
2007 674 66 64 184 13 n/a n/a 0 1001
2008 660 54 75 197 6 n/a n/a 0 992
2009 579 62 69 183 9 n/a n/a 0 902
2010 558 63 58 210 10 n/a n/a 0 899
2011 569 56 44 210 10 2 4 0 895
2012 495 48 36 202 12 0 4 0 797
2013 485 41 38 190 11 1 9 0 775
2014 467 41 32 190 10 3 15 0 758
2015 421 40 38 193 3 5 15 0 715
2016 380 37 37 187 5 3 17 0 666
2017 324 26 25 202 7 2 20 0 606
2018 481 42 26 369 17 4 41 0 980
2019 467 48 18 366 13 5 38 0 955
2020 414 51 17 360 15 7 57 0 921
2021 308 28 24 280 9 6 38 0 693
2022 369 49 30 362 24 4 53 0 891
2023 329 47 13 352 22 3 47 0 813

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mesquite Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 546 29.0 18.8 n/a
1989 620 33.0 18.7 n/a
1990 712 35.3 20.1 n/a
1991 790 37.5 21.0 n/a
1992 851 41.5 20.5 n/a
1993 893 43.1 20.7 n/a
1994 986 46.1 21.4 n/a
1997 929 46.0 20.2 n/a
1998 1010 52.0 19.4 n/a
1999 974 51.1 19.1 n/a
2000 987 57.0 17.3 n/a
2001 1004 49.0 20.5 n/a
2002 1044 56.6 18.4 14.8
2003 1044 56.6 18.4 14.8
2004 1034 58.1 17.8 10.3
2005 1025 55.8 18.4 8.1
2006 977 53.2 18.4 20.4
2007 1001 55.1 18.2 18.9
2008 992 55.1 18.0 20
2009 902 53.2 17.0 25.6
2010 899 45.3 19.8 29.3
2011 895 44.9 19.8 32.8
2012 797 41.8 19.0 21.2
2013 775 42.2 18.3 0.9
2014 758 41.4 18.3 0.7
2015 715 34.0 21.0 0.6
2016 666 34.0 19.5 1.2
2017 606 35.4 17.0 41.3
2018 980 46.8 20.9 50.9
2019 955 49.0 19.4 46.9
2020 921 52.2 17.6 41.8
2021 693 47.2 14.6 n/a
2022 891 50.0 17.8 20.9
2023 813 41.6 19.5 52.9

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 Mesquite Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 546 29.0 18.8 n/a
1989 620 33.0 18.7 n/a
1990 712 35.3 20.1 n/a
1991 790 37.5 21.0 n/a
1992 851 41.5 20.5 n/a
1993 893 43.1 20.7 n/a
1994 986 46.1 21.4 n/a
1997 929 46.0 20.2 n/a
1998 1010 52.0 19.4 n/a
1999 974 51.1 19.1 n/a
2000 987 57.0 17.3 n/a
2001 1004 49.0 20.5 n/a
2002 1044 56.6 18.4 14.8
2003 1044 56.6 18.4 14.8
2004 1034 58.1 17.8 10.3
2005 1025 55.8 18.4 8.1
2006 977 53.2 18.4 20.4
2007 1001 55.1 18.2 18.9
2008 992 55.1 18.0 20
2009 902 53.2 17.0 25.6
2010 899 45.3 19.8 29.3
2011 895 44.9 19.8 32.8
2012 797 41.8 19.0 21.2
2013 775 42.2 18.3 0.9
2014 758 41.4 18.3 0.7
2015 715 34.0 21.0 0.6
2016 666 34.0 19.5 1.2
2017 606 35.4 17.0 41.3
2018 980 46.8 20.9 50.9
2019 955 49.0 19.4 46.9
2020 921 52.2 17.6 41.8
2021 693 47.2 14.6 n/a
2022 891 50.0 17.8 20.9
2023 813 41.6 19.5 52.9

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Mesquite Junior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $882 (11.7%) $7,008 (93.2%) $7,518
2020 $1,309 (20.0%) $5,767 (88.3%) $6,530
2021 $1,626 (18.6%) $7,711 (88.1%) $8,756
2022 $1,595 (21.4%) $6,403 (86.1%) $7,437

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Mesquite Junior High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 311th of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 448th of 854 Middle schools
 1.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students955813
 14.9%
African American4847
 2.1%
American Indian1322
 69.2%
Asian1813
 27.8%
Hispanic366352
 3.8%
Pacific Islander53
 40%
White467329
 29.6%
Two or More Races3847
 23.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients46.9%52.9%
 6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Mesquite Junior High School

Students who attend Mesquite Junior High School usually go on to attend Mesquite High School

Students at Mesquite Junior High School are 43% Hispanic, 40% White, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 813 students attended Mesquite Junior High School.

Mesquite Junior High School ranks 448th of 854 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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