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Dr. Don Woolley Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

3200 Blue Sky Rd, Mesquite, TX 75181 · (972) 882-7390 · Part of Mesquite Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
1,037
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Dr. Don Woolley Middle

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 14.1% 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
6–8Dr. Don Woolley MiddleYou are here
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts27%
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 ↗

3200 Blue Sky Rd, Mesquite

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6334
Grade 7343
Grade 8360
Enrollment over time
909’20
896’21
916’22
1,050’23
1,037’24

Up 14.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 68%Black 23%White 7%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dr. Don Woolley 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.