John Horn High School
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| John Horn High School | |
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 Logo of John Horn High School | |
| Location | |
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3300 East Cartwright Road 75181 United States | |
| Coordinates | 32°43′55″N 96°33′25″W / 32.73194°N 96.556864°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Free public |
| Established | 2000 |
| School district | Mesquite Independent School District |
| Principal | Deeadra Brown |
| Teaching staff | 185.41 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,874 (2023-2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.50[1] |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Colors | Red, Black and White |
| Mascot | Jaguar |
| Website | hornhighschool |
Dr. John D. Horn High School is a secondary school in Mesquite, Texas, United States. The school serves the southern portion of Mesquite and the Mesquite ISD portion of Seagoville.[2][3]
John Horn High School, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Mesquite Independent School District. The school is under the UIL AAAAAA (or 6A) division. The Jaguar is the school mascot, and the school colors are red, black and white.
John Horn High School is the newest high school opened in the Mesquite Independent School District. It is named after the former superintendent Dr. John D. Horn.
The school opened in 2000 with only 9th and 10th grade classes. The enrollment in that first school year was approximately 550. In the 2006-2007 school year its enrollment was over 2,000 students. Ronnie Pardun was the first principal of the school, succeeded by Bruce Perkins.[4]
For the 1st time, Horn’s marching band advanced to the UIL State Marching Contest in 2018, in which they placed 22nd, making it the 2nd school in Mesquite to participate in the UIL State Marching competition.[5]
Standard dress
All students at Horn are required to dress according to a standardized dress code (similar to a school uniform). As of 2005 the code is at all Mesquite ISD middle and high schools.[6]
