Poteet High School

Poteet High School opened in 1986 as the fourth high school in Mesquite ISD. As the smallest high school in Mesquite ISD, serving 1,800 students from grades 9 to 12, Poteet offers a close-knit and supportive environment where students know they belong. With only one middle school feeding into the campus, students benefit from strong relationships and a deep sense of community that continues throughout their high school years.

Poteet provides a wide variety of academic and extracurricular opportunities, encouraging students to seek new experiences, discover their strengths, and pursue excellence in their own way. Here, every Pirate is empowered to grow, lead, and represent what it means to be Poteet Strong.

Our Namesake

Dr. Ralph Harris Poteet was born on July 12, 1926, in Desdemona, Texas. He attended public schools in Stephenville, where he excelled in football. He went to Southwestern University in Georgetown on a football scholarship in 1944, but entered the Army after his freshman year. He returned to Southwestern in 1947 as a World War II veteran, and graduated with his Bachelor's degree in 1949. He came to Mesquite ISD as the head football coach at Mesquite High School in 1955. Poteet was appointed business manager in 1960, assistant superintendent in 1961 and named superintendent of schools in 1964.

In 1961, he earned his master's degree from East Texas State University (now Texas A&M Commerce) where he also completed his doctoral degree in 1968.

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