Mesquite Hills IDEA is a great school. This school has truly helped my child in ways other schools couldn't. The staff is supportive, patient, and genuinely cares about each student's success. We saw real improvement not only academically, but also in confidence and behavior. Communication with teachers has been great, and they take the time to understand what each child needs instead of using a one-size-fits-all approach. I'm very grateful for the dedication and effort they put into helping my child succeed. I highly recommend Mesquite Hills IDEA to parents looking for a school that truly supports their students. read more

The previous review is pretty spot on with the only changes being that homework happens in class now. I thought this would be better for my kids since their motto is "Everyone deserves to go to college" but it really should be "We only cater to those with money" If you don't drive a Porsche and deck your kids out in name brand then expect this to be an actual hell experience for you and your child. read more

After getting the run around trying to register my child in this school, I opted to register my child in a different public school. Here's why I made that decision: 1) This schools online registration process was a mess for me. I signed up online, received a notification that the application was received, no one called me, and when I called the school, they initially said that they did not see my application. How's that for security of one's personal data?; 2) I had to play phone tag with four different people when I had the simple question of 'what is that status of my application'; 3) This school does not have recess time for its Pre-K program. As I was told, they are laser-focused on academics. Huh? Boiler plate academics for Pre-K? I opted for Parkland Pre-K Center, and I must say that thus far it is a much better fit for what I want for my child. Parkland Pre-K Center focuses on emotional/social learning. To sum things up, I can't say that I can honestly recommend IDEA Public Schools Mesquite Hills to others. read more

This is my first time leaving a Yelp review because I can't post a review anywhere else, but parents need to know how horrible this school really is. On Google they have a 4.2 out 5, which I don't know how that's possible but you can't leave any reviews. We were so excited to have my son in IDEA. After being in EPISD for two years, we were happy for something new. But it's been nothing but problems. 1. My son had an incident where another student had physically assaulted him. His teacher did inform me as she should but the next day the kid was still messing with my son. I spoke to assistant principal, she said she would resolve the situation and get back to me. No one got back to me and turns out the mother of the student works there. 2. For about two months they had the assistant principal make sure the students were leaving with the parents after school. The kids had a ID tag on there backpack and the parents had a matching pass and you would show it to the assistant principal and would release the student to the parent. After about two months that stopped, there was teachers outside that would escort the students but were always on the phone so basically anyone could go and pick up students. 3. They have no recess, which is absurd. Instead of recess they make the students do laps around the school. 4. The school is under staffed so in a classroom you had 30 plus kids and if a couple of students were talking they'd all get in trouble. "There team and family". 5. The nurse is always at full capacity. 6. Teachers always being on there phone. Even during class hours. 7. Too much homework for the kids. Just over all not a good school. The last straw was when another student (not the first one that I mentioned) also got physical with my son and again no one informed me. The teachers solution was just to separate the students and that it's. I also feel like they pass all the students to get a better rating. All the parents I've spoke too, say the same things that I've mentioned but like that there kids are "doing well in school". read more

This school definitely is what Nicole K. Mentioned. The teachers are overwhelmed and yes it's so much homework for my 1st grader and the instructions can be unclear or do not match what is on the assignment. I'm not allowing my kids to return to that school. I hope that they are not very far behind when going to another school. They do not handle situations like they are serious, only for some kids apparently, and also I'm never told the full story and I've even been lied to about administration pulling my student out of class multiple times without documentation or me being notified. They've also held meetings with him to tell him about his performance but failed to contact me and the principal told me that every thing was fine and that my student was not into trouble. BUT he was taken out of instructional time to be scolded? The principal Mr. Gomez picks on students and not only has he signaled out my student but I've had other parents of brown students who also feel that Mr. Gomez is racist and has those he treats unfairly. A lot of students are not returning for high school. I hope the school improves. read more