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Berry Middle

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Berry Middle ranks 1564 th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1564^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 33% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Berry Middle is a public middle school located in Mesquite, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 596 students. It is part of the Mesquite Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 622 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Berry Middle faces significant challenges in academic achievement, with declining test scores and a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students. The school's performance is generally lower than the state and district averages, and it lags behind the nearby high-performing Forney ISD's Warren Middle and the exceptional Sunnyvale Middle in the Sunnyvale ISD. The school's diverse student population and the varying performance of different subgroups suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to address the specific needs of different student groups.

The increasing dropout rate at Berry Middle is also a concern that requires further investigation and targeted strategies to improve student retention and success. Overall, the school faces significant challenges in improving its academic performance and addressing the needs of its diverse student population. Targeted interventions, resource allocation, and collaboration with the district and neighboring high-performing schools could be crucial in driving improvements at the school.

599

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,141

Per pupil spending ?

74.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2675 Bear Dr
Mesquite, TX 75181-1619

(972) 882-5850

District: Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Berry Middle usually attend:

High:

Horn High School

Feeder schools for Berry Middle:

Elementary:	Rutherford Elementary
	Smith Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.3%

Hispanic:

35.7%

White:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg38%

Texas avg45%

1,564^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 10Middle Schools in the Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)

622^nd of 961Mesquite Independent School District (Isd) 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	1564 of 2344	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	1367 of 2372	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	1563 of 2330	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	1007 of 2254	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	827 of 2252	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	988 of 2193	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	1261 of 2080	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.7	1129 of 2027	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.4	1109 of 1987	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.5	1051 of 2043	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.5	1075 of 1987	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.0	1058 of 1973	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.5	993 of 1951	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.1	851 of 1895	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.3	939 of 1803	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	65.8	553 of 1763	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.0	441 of 1718	74.3%	★★★★☆
2007	57.5	778 of 1684	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.7	580 of 1585	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.1	343 of 1582	78.3%	★★★★☆
2004	74.9	245 of 1573	84.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	684 of 997	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	718 of 1280	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	794 of 1273	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	543 of 1251	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.3	277 of 1213	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	351 of 1193	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	44.8	586 of 1167	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	11.1	575 of 606	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	60.1	248 of 594	58.2%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	61.0	572 of 2182	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	489 of 2118	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	45.4	1021 of 2058	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.5	1561 of 2008	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	578 of 1428	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.3	358 of 1770	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	58.0	522 of 1720	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	306 of 1643	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	153 of 1592	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	54.2	470 of 1445	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.9	797 of 1376	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	1255 of 1825	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	1295 of 2242	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	1338 of 2241	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.6	786 of 2221	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	784 of 2151	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	853 of 2047	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	1241 of 2008	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	802 of 1230	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.1	809 of 1481	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.4	644 of 1488	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.6	670 of 1501	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	597 of 1446	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	635 of 1430	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	694 of 1731	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	505 of 2119	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	57.0	749 of 2116	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.9	369 of 2077	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	401 of 2043	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.6	662 of 1935	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	938 of 1895	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	1278 of 1820	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.9	1042 of 2235	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	1469 of 2251	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.5	938 of 2220	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	557 of 2172	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	55.4	749 of 2073	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	1065 of 2039	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	1278 of 1818	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	1270 of 2246	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1645 of 2245	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.1	1273 of 2228	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.5	892 of 2168	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	1082 of 2069	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	1241 of 2030	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	65.3	225 of 818	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	53.3	344 of 817	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	387 of 813	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.4	532 of 743	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	409 of 753	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	396 of 720	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	589 of 1568	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	614 of 1891	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	750 of 1815	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	971 of 1757	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	890 of 1712	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	948 of 1626	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1310 of 1597	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1182 of 1439	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	1295 of 1733	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	1326 of 1749	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.3	683 of 1723	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.1	563 of 1700	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	871 of 1684	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	1126 of 1673	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)74th percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)72nd percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+26 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)35th percentile~ school

African American (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2022)5th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I66%+19 vs state

Reading42%-12 vs state

Science41%-5 vs state

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

Social Studies17%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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Berry Middle	Public	6-8	2675 Bear Dr	Mesquite	75181	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5850	599	44	13.7	74.3%	51 (8.5%)	301 (50.3%)	214 (35.7%)	11 (1.8%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	34.8	1564^th of 2344 public middle schools	33.3%		41	1367^th of 2372 public middle schools	42.4%	197	66.0				42.2	37.1	46.8	29.9	2.7	48.5	41.5	16.9	$10,141
Dr Don Woolley Middle	Public	6-8	3200 Blue Sky Rd	Mesquite	75181	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7390	1,037	64	16.2	79.5%	72 (6.9%)	235 (22.7%)	700 (67.5%)	6 (0.6%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.5%)	28.2	1791^st of 2344 public middle schools	23.6%		28.1	1791^st of 2372 public middle schools	24.5%		79.7				35.2	33.3	44.3	30.0	2.0	35.8	39.2	17.4	$7,890
Terry Middle	Public	6-8	2351 Edwards Church Rd	Mesquite	75181	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5650	780	55	14.1	83.7%	40 (5.1%)	441 (56.5%)	263 (33.7%)	11 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.6%)	31.7	1677^th of 2344 public middle schools	28.5%		33.1	1635^th of 2372 public middle schools	31.1%	42	77.9				42.8	39.8	38.0	41.2	4.7	39.0	35.9	14.9	$9,238
Agnew Middle	Public	6-8	729 Wilkinson Dr	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5750	1,070	73	14.6	78.2%	148 (13.8%)	228 (21.3%)	625 (58.4%)	16 (1.5%)	16 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.3%)	38.4	1444^th of 2344 public middle schools	38.4%		44.8	1249^th of 2372 public middle schools	47.3%	195	88.8				44.0	43.4	43.2	37.1	11.6	45.1	44.3	19.0	$8,959
New Middle	Public	6-8	3700 S Beltline Rd	Mesquite	75181	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5600	670	54	12.3	87.3%	35 (5.2%)	104 (15.5%)	512 (76.4%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	30.2	1725^th of 2344 public middle schools	26.4%		41.8	1344^th of 2372 public middle schools	43.3%	381	81.5				36.8	40.4	41.6	33.2	3.4	45.1	35.1	12.5	$10,837
Sunnyvale Middle	Public	6-8	216 N Collins Rd	Sunnyvale	75182	Dallas County	Sunnyvale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 226-2922	556	38	14.5	16.5%	235 (42.3%)	56 (10.1%)	104 (18.7%)	131 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	92.6	102^nd of 2344 public middle schools	95.6%		92.4	108^th of 2372 public middle schools	95.4%	6	100.0				80.0	77.3	84.7	64.0	41.7	85.7	79.0	67.2	$8,556
Lanny Frasier Middle	Public	6-8	2250 W Scyene Rd	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 288-6411	959	68	14.1	84.7%	81 (8.4%)	160 (16.7%)	683 (71.2%)	11 (1.1%)	15 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.8%)	42.1	1326^th of 2344 public middle schools	43.4%		44.8	1250^th of 2372 public middle schools	47.3%	76	81.9				35.8	48.2	50.0	38.2	11.2	45.1	55.1	16.4	$9,483
Seagoville Middle	Public	6-8	950 Woody Rd	Dallas	75253	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 892-7100	1,063	71	14.9	92.6%	59 (5.6%)	213 (20.0%)	768 (72.2%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.2%)	25.8	1870^th of 2344 public middle schools	20.2%		23.2	1946^th of 2372 public middle schools	18.0%	76	66.8				28.4	36.2	36.4	19.1		35.5	32.8	17.1	$9,723
Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl	Public	6-9	710 Cheyenne Rd	Balch Springs	75180	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 892-5800	751	49	15.3	95.9%	18 (2.4%)	92 (12.3%)	631 (84.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	43	1298^th of 2344 public middle schools	44.6%		38.6	1449^th of 2372 public middle schools	38.9%	151	66.4	53.6	28.6	85.7	42.8	54.6	55.7	31.8	6.6	51.9	30.6	27.6	$10,384
Wilkinson Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Crest Park Dr	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5950	655	53	12.4	91.5%	52 (7.9%)	157 (24.0%)	415 (63.4%)	5 (0.8%)	16 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	35.1	1556^th of 2344 public middle schools	33.6%		40.7	1374^th of 2372 public middle schools	42.1%	182	68.5				37.3	40.9	46.7	24.3	9.0	35.3	60.6	17.4	$11,341

Frequently Asked Questions about Berry Middle

What is the racial makeup of Berry Middle?

Students at Berry Middle are 50% African American, 36% Hispanic, 9% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Berry Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 599 students attended Berry Middle.

What high school do graduates of Berry Middle attend?

Students who attend Berry Middle usually go on to attend Horn High School

What district is Berry Middle in?

Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)

Is Berry Middle a good school?

Berry Middle ranks 1564^th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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