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Of the 256 students at Lawrence Elementary School in Mesquite, 192 (75%) weren’t on the academic track to qualify for college in the 2023-24 school year, according to SE Dallas News’ analysis of test scores from the Texas Education Agency (TEA).

Of the 287 students at Austin Elementary School in Mesquite, 220 (77%) weren’t on the academic track to qualify for college in the 2023-24 school year, according to SE Dallas News’ analysis of test scores from the Texas Education Agency (TEA).

Of the 1,591 students at Vanguard High School in Mesquite, 1,240 (78%) weren’t on the academic track to qualify for college in the 2023-24 school year, according to SE Dallas News’ analysis of test scores from the Texas Education Agency (TEA).