Agnew Middle

Summary:

Agnew Middle is a public middle school located in Mesquite, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 1,132. It is part of the Mesquite Independent School District, which is ranked 601 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Agnew Middle generally performs better than the Mesquite ISD and Texas state averages on STAAR tests, particularly in 6th grade reading and 8th grade math. However, they struggle in 7th grade math. The school's Asian and Hispanic students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 50% of Texas middle schools, but their special education and male student populations rank in the bottom 25%. Agnew Middle has maintained a low dropout rate, ranging from 0.2% to 0.3% over the past 5 years, which is lower than the district and state averages. With over 75% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, Agnew Middle has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

Compared to nearby schools, Agnew Middle outperforms other Mesquite ISD middle schools, but the School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove, which is part of the Dallas Independent School District, significantly outperforms Agnew Middle across all metrics, ranking in the top 15 middle schools in Texas. Agnew Middle's spending per student has decreased from $8,317 in 2019-2020 to $7,348 in 2020-2021, which is lower than the spending at some of the nearby schools, but the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15:1.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 729 Wilkinson Dr
       Mesquite, TX  75149-5199


(972) 882-5750

District: Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1244th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,348 Help


Students who attend Agnew Middle usually attend:

High:    Mesquite High School

Feeder schools for Agnew Middle:

Elementary:    Black Elementary
    Moss Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  15.0 Help
Number of students:  1,132

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
59.1%
African American:
23.4%
White:
12.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  81.7% Help


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Compare Details Agnew Middle ranks worse than 52.7% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks 2nd among 10 ranked middle schools in the Mesquite Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.81. (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 Student population at Agnew Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (59.1%), African American (23.4%), White (12.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 81.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Agnew Middle is 15. 6 middle schools in the Mesquite Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Agnew Middle is $7,348, which is the lowest among 10 middle schools in the Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)!
Schooldigger Rankings:

Agnew Middle was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Agnew Middle 1244th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Agnew Middle in the ranking list.)

Mesquite Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Mesquite Independent School District (Isd) 601st of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Agnew Middle

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Rank History for all students at Agnew Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 43.81 1043rd 1573 33.7%
2005 47.98 921st 1582 41.8%
2006 46.42 972nd 1585 38.7%
2007 48.46 995th 1684 40.9%
2008 51.37 952nd 1718 44.6%
2009 56.90 842nd 1763 52.2%
2010 57.69 833rd 1803 53.8%
2011 59.28 797th 1895 57.9%
2012 55.64 885th 1951 54.6%
2013 59.11 794th 1973 59.8%
2014 50.73 1038th 1987 47.8%
2015 51.43 1056th 2043 48.3%
2016 51.91 1016th 1987 48.9%
2017 35.41 1319th 2027 34.9%
2018 34.27 1403rd 2080 32.5%
2019 32.04 1543rd 2193 29.6%
2021 41.60 1255th 2252 44.3%
2022 40.71 1311th 2254 41.8%
2023 35.70 1544th 2330 33.7%
2024 44.81 1244th 2361 47.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Agnew Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.96 670th 720 6.9%
2019 18.89 682nd 753 9.4%
2021 44.40 395th 743 46.8%
2022 36.49 551st 813 32.2%
2023 46.61 430th 817 47.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Agnew Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.56 968th 1376 29.7%
2019 45.37 675th 1445 53.3%
2021 53.57 528th 1592 66.8%
2022 49.79 656th 1643 60.1%
2023 51.64 683rd 1720 60.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Agnew Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.96 1537th 1597 3.8%
2019 30.10 1245th 1626 23.4%
2021 26.18 1481st 1712 13.5%
2022 41.70 912th 1757 48.1%
2023 32.54 1315th 1815 27.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Agnew Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.16 1314th 2039 35.6%
2019 39.55 1304th 2073 37.1%
2021 48.60 1020th 2172 53.0%
2022 48.04 1050th 2220 52.7%
2023 42.20 1299th 2251 42.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Agnew Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.84 1381st 2008 31.2%
2019 34.30 1429th 2047 30.2%
2021 43.14 1178th 2151 45.2%
2022 42.52 1232nd 2221 44.5%
2023 42.07 1294th 2241 42.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Agnew Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.48 784th 1430 45.2%
2019 60.21 679th 1446 53.0%
2021 60.36 695th 1501 53.7%
2022 55.31 810th 1488 45.6%
2023 59.83 749th 1481 49.4%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Agnew Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.90 1585th 2008 21.1%
2019 32.04 1521st 2058 26.1%
2021 53.62 747th 2118 64.7%
2022 52.32 811th 2182 62.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Agnew Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.15 1439th 2030 29.1%
2019 30.08 1526th 2069 26.2%
2021 41.44 1211th 2168 44.1%
2022 39.29 1336th 2228 40.0%
2023 29.05 1672nd 2245 25.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Agnew Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.87 329th 587 44.0%
2019 18.80 534th 594 10.1%
2021 60.01 223rd 589 62.1%
2023 32.29 491st 616 20.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Agnew Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.83 599th 1167 48.7%
2019 30.43 877th 1193 26.5%
2021 43.93 605th 1213 50.1%
2022 40.49 696th 1251 44.4%
2023 35.43 816th 1273 35.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Agnew Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.69 1092nd 1895 42.4%
2019 44.71 1018th 1935 47.4%
2021 51.64 834th 2043 59.2%
2022 50.81 893rd 2077 57.0%
2023 43.82 1155th 2116 45.4%
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Rank History for White students at Agnew Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.41 1346th 1673 19.5%
2019 27.30 1363rd 1684 19.1%
2021 36.05 1176th 1700 30.8%
2022 40.41 1084th 1723 37.1%
2023 38.09 1175th 1749 32.8%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, 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.

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Enrollment information for Agnew Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 621 20 8 46 1 n/a n/a 0 696
1989 610 25 8 46 2 n/a n/a 0 691
1990 615 37 7 52 1 n/a n/a 0 712
1991 634 51 10 68 2 n/a n/a 0 765
1992 748 50 14 74 3 n/a n/a 0 889
1993 807 55 24 87 6 n/a n/a 0 979
1994 817 94 29 89 3 n/a n/a 0 1032
1995 829 112 34 119 1 n/a n/a 0 1095
1996 829 112 34 119 1 n/a n/a 0 1095
1997 824 153 42 113 0 n/a n/a 0 1132
1998 400 105 24 70 1 n/a n/a 0 600
1999 437 120 17 89 3 n/a n/a 0 666
2000 510 161 21 123 3 n/a n/a 0 818
2001 550 205 28 155 3 n/a n/a 0 941
2002 573 238 28 239 12 n/a n/a 0 1090
2003 573 238 28 239 12 n/a n/a 0 1090
2004 531 238 34 271 11 n/a n/a 0 1085
2005 406 260 37 230 9 n/a n/a 0 942
2006 331 293 25 218 6 n/a n/a 0 873
2007 291 279 24 206 3 n/a n/a 0 803
2008 255 291 39 237 2 n/a n/a 0 824
2009 221 303 37 308 4 n/a n/a 0 873
2010 216 270 26 351 6 n/a n/a 0 869
2011 190 242 21 334 3 1 18 0 809
2012 179 231 17 356 5 0 20 0 808
2013 168 226 19 395 4 1 15 0 828
2014 168 238 21 404 3 0 12 0 846
2015 146 194 13 376 3 0 13 0 745
2016 139 189 12 369 3 0 19 0 731
2017 132 221 16 401 5 2 20 0 797
2018 136 233 16 419 5 1 21 0 831
2019 214 340 26 631 4 1 27 0 1243
2020 197 322 18 667 7 1 27 0 1239
2021 188 288 21 700 7 0 20 0 1224
2022 144 298 13 685 4 0 16 0 1160
2023 143 265 15 669 12 0 28 0 1132

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 Agnew Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 696 30.0 23.2 n/a
1989 691 n/a n/a n/a
1990 712 38.0 18.7 n/a
1991 765 38.4 19.9 n/a
1992 889 44.0 20.2 10.7
1993 979 44.0 22.3 15.9
1994 1032 46.6 22.1 8.5
1995 1095 59.0 18.6 11.4
1996 1095 59.0 18.6 11.4
1997 1132 62.2 18.2 10.1
1998 600 40.0 15.0 15.3
1999 666 41.4 16.1 23.7
2000 818 48.4 16.9 29.7
2001 941 54.5 17.3 30
2002 1090 65.6 16.6 39.4
2003 1090 65.6 16.6 39.4
2004 1085 64.7 16.8 41.4
2005 942 60.4 15.6 45.9
2006 873 57.0 15.3 44.4
2007 803 52.3 15.4 43.1
2008 824 53.4 15.4 42.5
2009 873 52.1 16.7 47.4
2010 869 53.0 16.3 56.5
2011 809 51.2 15.7 62.1
2012 808 49.1 16.4 67.9
2013 828 49.0 16.8 68.2
2014 846 49.7 17.0 68.9
2015 745 49.0 15.2 69.9
2016 731 49.0 14.9 74.7
2017 797 51.3 15.5 75.7
2018 831 51.1 16.2 72.3
2019 1243 74.8 16.6 78.4
2020 1239 74.9 16.5 76.7
2021 1224 73.8 16.5 75.3
2022 1160 75.0 15.4 76.5
2023 1132 75.3 15.0 81.7

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 Agnew Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 696 30.0 23.2 n/a
1989 691 n/a n/a n/a
1990 712 38.0 18.7 n/a
1991 765 38.4 19.9 n/a
1992 889 44.0 20.2 10.7
1993 979 44.0 22.3 15.9
1994 1032 46.6 22.1 8.5
1995 1095 59.0 18.6 11.4
1996 1095 59.0 18.6 11.4
1997 1132 62.2 18.2 10.1
1998 600 40.0 15.0 15.3
1999 666 41.4 16.1 23.7
2000 818 48.4 16.9 29.7
2001 941 54.5 17.3 30
2002 1090 65.6 16.6 39.4
2003 1090 65.6 16.6 39.4
2004 1085 64.7 16.8 41.4
2005 942 60.4 15.6 45.9
2006 873 57.0 15.3 44.4
2007 803 52.3 15.4 43.1
2008 824 53.4 15.4 42.5
2009 873 52.1 16.7 47.4
2010 869 53.0 16.3 56.5
2011 809 51.2 15.7 62.1
2012 808 49.1 16.4 67.9
2013 828 49.0 16.8 68.2
2014 846 49.7 17.0 68.9
2015 745 49.0 15.2 69.9
2016 731 49.0 14.9 74.7
2017 797 51.3 15.5 75.7
2018 831 51.1 16.2 72.3
2019 1243 74.8 16.6 78.4
2020 1239 74.9 16.5 76.7
2021 1224 73.8 16.5 75.3
2022 1160 75.0 15.4 76.5
2023 1132 75.3 15.0 81.7

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Agnew Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $953 (12.0%) $7,021 (88.0%) $7,974
2020 $1,140 (13.7%) $7,177 (86.3%) $8,317
2021 $815 (11.1%) $6,533 (88.9%) $7,348

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Agnew Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1543rd of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1544th of 2330 Middle schools
 4.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Agnew Middle)2337
 14%
   6th Grade Reading (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))2634
 8%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Agnew Middle)4139
 2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))3836
 2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Agnew Middle)3638
 2%
   7th Grade Reading (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))3639
 3%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Agnew Middle)1815
 3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))2112
 9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Agnew Middle)3540
 5%
   8th Grade Reading (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))3942
 3%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Agnew Middle)5347
 6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))5448
 6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Agnew Middle)4443
 1%
   8th Grade Science (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))4746
 1%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Agnew Middle)1715
 2%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))2519
 6%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Agnew Middle)10084
 16%
   End of Course Algebra I (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))6556
 9%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students12431132
 8.9%
African American340265
 22.1%
American Indian412
 200%
Asian2615
 42.3%
Hispanic631669
 6%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White214143
 33.2%
Two or More Races2728
 3.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients78.4%81.7%
 3.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Agnew Middle

Students who attend Agnew Middle usually go on to attend Mesquite High School

Agnew Middle ranks 1244th of 2361 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Agnew Middle are 59% Hispanic, 23% African American, 13% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,132 students attended Agnew Middle.


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