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Dr Don Woolley Middle

Public Grades 6-8

1752^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 25% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Dr Don Woolley Middle in Mesquite, TX, serves 1,037 students in grades 6-8 within the Mesquite Independent School District (Isd), and is located in an area where a high percentage of students (79-85%) qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school presents a fascinating "two schools" dynamic. On one hand, its Algebra I program is a standout success, with proficiency rates (81% in 2025-2026) that far exceed the district and state averages, and even outperform many nearby schools, including the much more affluent Sunnyvale Middle. On the other hand, 7th-grade math scores are critically low, hovering around just 2-6% proficient over the last three years—the lowest among its Mesquite ISD peers like Agnew Middle and Lanny Frasier Middle. This suggests that while the school excels at accelerating its top math students, there may be a significant gap in instruction for the general 7th-grade math population.

Despite its overall low ranking (25th percentile), the school shows notable strengths in serving specific student groups. It performs exceptionally well for its English Language Learner students (69th percentile) and African American students (52nd percentile), outperforming the school's overall rank. Additionally, the school maintains a very low dropout rate (0.2-0.8%), indicating it is effective at keeping students engaged. However, the school's overall trajectory has been stagnant compared to some local peers like Agnew Middle and Lanny Frasier Middle, which have shown more improvement in recent years. This mix of high-level success in advanced math and significant challenges in core grade-level subjects makes Dr. Don Woolley a school of stark contrasts.

1,037

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,890

Per pupil spending ?

79.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3200 Blue Sky Rd
Mesquite, TX 75181

(972) 882-7390

District: Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.5%

African American:

22.7%

White:

6.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2021 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Texas avg47%

1,752^nd of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 3 pts since 2021

From bottom 28% (2021) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

694^th of 951Mesquite 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
2026	29.2	1752 of 2335	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	1791 of 2344	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1791 of 2372	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	1597 of 2330	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1640 of 2254	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	1612 of 2252	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	625 of 1295	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.0	419 of 997	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	533 of 1280	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	532 of 1273	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	568 of 1251	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	516 of 1213	57.5%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	43.3	1143 of 2182	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	1212 of 2118	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	427 of 1390	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.0	1028 of 1428	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1241 of 1770	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	1097 of 1720	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	1295 of 1643	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	1069 of 1592	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	1606 of 2240	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	1401 of 1825	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1904 of 2242	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	1528 of 2241	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	1527 of 2221	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	1406 of 2151	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	862 of 1497	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.5	526 of 1230	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	823 of 1481	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	1041 of 1488	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	907 of 1501	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	1601 of 2141	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	1377 of 1731	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	1644 of 2119	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	1308 of 2116	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	1402 of 2077	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	1399 of 2043	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	1550 of 2253	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.4	1355 of 1820	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	1628 of 2235	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	1409 of 2251	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	1416 of 2220	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	1422 of 2172	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	1784 of 2253	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	1526 of 1818	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1606 of 2246	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	1533 of 2245	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1706 of 2228	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	1702 of 2168	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.0	276 of 806	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	24.2	583 of 676	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	680 of 813	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	1555 of 1956	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.9	815 of 1568	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	838 of 1891	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	965 of 1815	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	1136 of 1757	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	945 of 1712	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	1201 of 1731	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.0	1155 of 1439	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	1244 of 1733	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	1143 of 1749	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	1153 of 1723	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	1085 of 1700	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)69th percentile+44 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)66th percentile+41 vs school

African American (2026)52nd percentile+27 vs school

At Risk (2022)48th percentile+20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)42nd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile~ school

Male (2026)21st percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I81%+27 vs state

Reading46%-9 vs state

Mathematics24%-16 vs state

Social Studies19%-13 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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%)	29.2	1752^nd of 2335 public middle schools	25.0%		28.2	1791^st of 2344 public middle schools	23.6%	39		81.3					44.6	43.7	50.0		31.0	6.0	23.6	18.7	$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%)	28.6	1768^th of 2335 public middle schools	24.3%		31.7	1677^th of 2344 public middle schools	28.5%	91		56.0					37.6	44.8	44.6		30.5	0.8	39.7	15.9	$9,238
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%)	25	1892^nd of 2335 public middle schools	19.0%		34.8	1564^th of 2344 public middle schools	33.3%	328		86.3					38.7	44.0	47.2		35.9	1.9	27.1	5.1	$10,141
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%)	17.9	2095^th of 2335 public middle schools	10.3%		30.2	1725^th of 2344 public middle schools	26.4%	370		50.5					32.7	30.5	45.0		22.9	2.5	19.9	15.2	$10,837
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%)	37.4	1479^th of 2335 public middle schools	36.7%		38.4	1444^th of 2344 public middle schools	38.4%	35		88.3					42.4	45.7	52.0		38.1	10.5	40.3	23.9	$8,959
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%)	33.5	1616^th of 2335 public middle schools	30.8%		25.8	1870^th of 2344 public middle schools	20.2%	254		86.6					38.3	34.7	49.0		29.2		41.2	24.7	$9,723
Warren Middle	Public	7-8	811 S Bois D'Arc	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4250	738	46	15.9	38.9%	252 (34.1%)	186 (25.2%)	261 (35.4%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.5%)	64.4	640^th of 2335 public middle schools	72.6%		64.4	675^th of 2344 public middle schools	71.2%	35		100.0						54.7	66.7			12.0	65.8	39.9	$8,366
Jones Intermediate School	Public	5-6	811 S Bois D'Arc St	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 762-4340	758	47	16.0	43.7%	185 (24.4%)	211 (27.8%)	315 (41.6%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.2%)								(n/a)	21.4					50.5	48.9			36.3	37.4				$00
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%)	48.1	1101^st of 2335 public middle schools	52.8%		43	1298^th of 2344 public middle schools	44.6%	197		79.4	82.6	68.0	58.8		47.3	44.8	62.9		37.2		48.6	24.8	$10,384
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%)	90.6	141^st of 2335 public middle schools	94.0%		92.6	102^nd of 2344 public middle schools	95.6%	39		100.0					81.6	81.9	83.3		67.8	23.5	77.4	64.0	$8,556

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What district is Dr Don Woolley Middle in?

Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)

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Dr Don Woolley Middle ranks in the bottom 25.0% of Texas middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dr Don Woolley Middle?

Students at Dr Don Woolley Middle are 68% Hispanic, 23% African American, 7% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Dr Don Woolley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,037 students attended Dr Don Woolley Middle.

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