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Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite

Public, Charter Grades 5-12
472nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,009 Texas High Schools
Better than 77% of Texas high schools
Summary

Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite is a small public charter school in Mesquite, TX, serving 484 students in grades 5-12, and it has rapidly become a standout option in an area where many nearby traditional high schools are struggling.

This school has shown remarkable improvement, climbing from the 42nd percentile statewide five years ago to the 77th percentile today. Its academic performance far outpaces that of nearby schools like West Mesquite High School and North Mesquite High School, both of which rank in the 28th percentile. On state End-of-Course exams, Pioneer Technology students score well above the state average in English I, English II, Biology, and U.S. History. For example, 83.6% of students were proficient in English II, compared to just 47.4% at West Mesquite. The school also boasts a perfect 100% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate for multiple years—a record unmatched by any nearby large high school. Notably, it achieves these results while spending less per student ($7,904) than schools like Skyline High School ($10,054) or Uplift Luna Prep High School ($12,027).

What truly sets Pioneer Technology apart is its exceptional support for all students. The school ranks in the 99th percentile statewide for its effectiveness with Special Education students and in the 93rd percentile for English Language Learners. This is a stark contrast to the challenges many larger schools face in these areas. While the school excels in high school, it does face a challenge in middle school math, with low proficiency rates in 7th and 8th grade. However, for families seeking a high-performing, efficient, and inclusive environment in the Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy district, this school offers a compelling alternative to the larger, lower-performing schools in the Mesquite Independent School District (Isd) and Dallas Independent School District (Isd).

484
Students ?
14.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$6,826
Per pupil spending ?
53.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3200 Oates Dr
       Mesquite, TX  75248

(972) 375-9672

District: Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
78.5%
African American:
11.6%
White:
8.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2021 → 77th in 2026
Strengths
Ranks in the top 23% of Texas high schools
100% graduate within 4 years
Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2021
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Social Studies scores 23 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school50%
District avg49%
Texas avg53%
Middle school
1,526th of 2,335
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 35%▼ down 45 pts since 2019
From top 20% (2019) to bottom 35% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
472nd of 2,009
Texas public high schools ?
Top 23%▲ up 35 pts since 2021
From bottom 42% (2021) to top 23% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2High Schools in the Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy
457th of 951Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy among Texas districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202636.11526 of 233534.6%★★☆☆☆
202535.61538 of 234434.4%★★☆☆☆
202445.31231 of 237248.1%★★☆☆☆
202343.01282 of 233045.0%★★☆☆☆
202241.11295 of 225442.5%★★☆☆☆
202139.91296 of 225242.5%★★☆☆☆
201972.6438 of 219380.0%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202647.0597 of 129553.9%★★★☆☆
202553.7381 of 99761.8%★★★☆☆
202440.3737 of 128042.4%★★☆☆☆
202368.7289 of 127377.3%★★★★☆
202269.1245 of 125180.4%★★★★☆
202170.0238 of 121380.4%★★★★☆
201981.5141 of 119388.2%★★★★☆
201855.3415 of 116764.4%★★★☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202256.2705 of 218267.7%★★★☆☆
202163.6469 of 211877.9%★★★★☆
201990.976 of 205896.3%★★★★★
201867.8347 of 200882.7%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202524.81194 of 142816.4%★☆☆☆☆
202447.8797 of 177055.0%★★★☆☆
202353.3632 of 172063.3%★★★☆☆
202254.4537 of 164367.3%★★★☆☆
202163.4329 of 159279.3%★★★★☆
201986.287 of 144594.0%★★★★★
201859.9319 of 137676.8%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202628.21745 of 224022.1%★☆☆☆☆
202529.21382 of 182524.3%★☆☆☆☆
202437.71420 of 224236.7%★★☆☆☆
202341.51309 of 224141.6%★★☆☆☆
202239.61328 of 222140.2%★★☆☆☆
202136.21379 of 215135.9%★★☆☆☆
201968.7501 of 204775.5%★★★★☆
201840.11221 of 200839.2%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202517.51130 of 12308.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.61413 of 14814.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201940.61053 of 144627.2%★☆☆☆☆
201837.51079 of 143024.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202639.61298 of 214139.4%★★☆☆☆
202535.61166 of 173132.6%★★☆☆☆
202447.61004 of 211952.6%★★★☆☆
202344.81120 of 211647.1%★★☆☆☆
202243.71106 of 207746.8%★★☆☆☆
202146.71007 of 204350.7%★★★☆☆
201977.3279 of 193585.6%★★★★☆
201855.4689 of 189563.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202636.71498 of 225333.5%★★☆☆☆
202535.81226 of 182032.6%★★☆☆☆
202452.4914 of 223559.1%★★★☆☆
202352.5935 of 225158.5%★★★☆☆
202249.01018 of 222054.1%★★★☆☆
202146.11109 of 217248.9%★★☆☆☆
201984.1136 of 207393.4%★★★★★
201860.8584 of 203971.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202646.61117 of 225350.4%★★★☆☆
202531.21310 of 181827.9%★☆☆☆☆
202444.21162 of 224648.3%★★☆☆☆
202343.61223 of 224545.5%★★☆☆☆
202241.61251 of 222843.9%★★☆☆☆
202143.81146 of 216847.1%★★☆☆☆
201974.4378 of 206981.7%★★★★☆
201855.4751 of 203063.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202637.51194 of 195639.0%★★☆☆☆
202525.41320 of 156815.8%★☆☆☆☆
202417.01778 of 18916.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.41694 of 18156.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202225.51534 of 175712.7%★☆☆☆☆
202135.61089 of 171236.4%★★☆☆☆
201965.7284 of 162682.5%★★★★☆
201852.5493 of 159769.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202647.8923 of 173146.7%★★☆☆☆
20256.11417 of 14391.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202452.4788 of 173354.5%★★★☆☆
202342.31063 of 174939.2%★★☆☆☆
202234.01235 of 172328.3%★☆☆☆☆
202126.01408 of 170017.2%★☆☆☆☆
201948.9818 of 168451.4%★★★☆☆
201838.51070 of 167336.0%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202668.2472 of 200976.5%★★★★☆
202573.7331 of 197483.2%★★★★☆
202471.3393 of 199080.3%★★★★☆
202363.0618 of 196168.5%★★★☆☆
202250.4870 of 187653.6%★★★☆☆
202141.71084 of 186141.8%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202654.0391 of 108664.0%★★★☆☆
202567.7164 of 83480.3%★★★★☆
202471.8193 of 106581.9%★★★★☆
202393.550 of 106995.3%★★★★★
202280.4132 of 103187.2%★★★★☆
202161.7284 of 102072.2%★★★★☆
201983.2111 of 102489.2%★★★★☆
201869.0220 of 101378.3%★★★★☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202258.9463 of 183774.8%★★★★☆
202160.6493 of 182973.0%★★★★☆
201985.4104 of 181094.3%★★★★★
201856.9518 of 178471.0%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202585.283 of 115392.8%★★★★★
202477.3172 of 143788.0%★★★★☆
202378.2143 of 137189.6%★★★★☆
202265.0241 of 127881.1%★★★★☆
202173.0150 of 119587.4%★★★★☆
201978.9129 of 113688.6%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202652.3863 of 193655.4%★★★☆☆
202567.5339 of 150477.5%★★★★☆
202463.4522 of 188072.2%★★★★☆
202358.9675 of 189164.3%★★★☆☆
202241.81066 of 184142.1%★★☆☆☆
202136.81172 of 181535.4%★★☆☆☆
201973.0331 of 179881.6%★★★★☆
201829.91332 of 178125.2%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202661.7570 of 120652.7%★★★☆☆
202524.7831 of 96413.8%★☆☆☆☆
201951.3747 of 114534.8%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202673.9266 of 186085.7%★★★★☆
202579.5136 of 145390.6%★★★★★
202470.0318 of 180582.4%★★★★☆
202365.2446 of 182075.5%★★★★☆
202251.9701 of 176260.2%★★★☆☆
202145.9881 of 174349.5%★★☆☆☆
201975.7235 of 171486.3%★★★★☆
201854.2636 of 169162.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202677.1213 of 193789.0%★★★★☆
202583.1103 of 151393.2%★★★★★
202474.6225 of 188488.1%★★★★☆
202365.0424 of 189777.6%★★★★☆
202256.1587 of 184768.2%★★★☆☆
202152.6739 of 184860.0%★★★☆☆
201978.7178 of 181890.2%★★★★★
201871.8261 of 179485.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202674.9306 of 195484.3%★★★★☆
202576.8184 of 151587.9%★★★★☆
202468.1390 of 189179.4%★★★★☆
202364.2542 of 191371.7%★★★★☆
202255.2695 of 185362.5%★★★☆☆
202143.6983 of 184046.6%★★☆☆☆
201973.4306 of 182483.2%★★★★☆
201871.4340 of 180381.1%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202699.718 of 158198.9%★★★★★
202588.063 of 129995.2%★★★★★
202443.8793 of 154848.8%★★☆☆☆
202361.3368 of 147875.1%★★★★☆
202294.547 of 141896.7%★★★★★
202144.2665 of 138251.9%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202691.324 of 158498.5%★★★★★
202576.0148 of 129488.6%★★★★☆
202463.1428 of 155672.5%★★★★☆
202352.0724 of 157654.1%★★★☆☆
202236.41019 of 152533.2%★★☆☆☆
202129.01149 of 151023.9%★☆☆☆☆
201968.6364 of 152676.1%★★★★☆
201866.1394 of 153974.4%★★★★☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Middle school
At Risk (2022)68th percentile+25 vs school
African American (2026)54th percentile+19 vs school
Male (2026)50th percentile+16 vs school
White (2026)47th percentile+12 vs school
Hispanic (2026)39th percentile+5 vs school
Special Education (2026)39th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile~ school
Female (2026)22nd percentile-13 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile-18 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)8th percentile-26 vs school
High school
Special Education (2026)99th percentile+22 vs school
White (2026)98th percentile+22 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)93rd percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile+12 vs school
Hispanic (2026)86th percentile+9 vs school
Male (2026)84th percentile+8 vs school
At Risk (2022)75th percentile+21 vs school
African American (2026)64th percentile-13 vs school
Female (2026)55th percentile-21 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)53rd percentile-24 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
English II Reading84%+24 vs state
U.S. History83%+12 vs state
Biology80%+9 vs state
English I Reading70%+14 vs state
Reading53%-3 vs state
Algebra I47%-7 vs state
Mathematics28%-14 vs state
Social Studies9%-23 vs state

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Students at Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite are 79% Hispanic, 12% African American, 8% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 484 students attended Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite.

Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite ranks 472nd of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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