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Terry Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

2351 Edwards Church Rd, Mesquite, TX 75181 · (972) 882-5650 · Part of Mesquite Independent School District

Mesquite’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
780
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Terry Middle

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 44% of Texas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 26.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Mesquite kids: 6 high schools

On the path

Where Mesquite kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–528 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Terry MiddleYou are here
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2351 Edwards Church Rd, Mesquite

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6249
Grade 7254
Grade 8277
Enrollment over time
1,056’20
1,068’21
1,049’22
866’23
780’24

Down 26.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 57%Hispanic 34%White 5%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Terry Middle from Mesquite families.

Other schools in Mesquite Independent School District

The district →
Dr. Linda Henrie El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
C+
891 students15:1
Cross El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mesquite
803 students16:1
Rutherford El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mesquite
B
803 students16:1
Hanby El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mesquite
C+
768 students16:1
Tisinger El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mesquite
C
739 students16:1
Tosch El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mesquite
C−
625 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Mesquite’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.