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Mercedes ISD

Independent School District · Hidalgo County · Edinburg area (Region 1)

4,393
Students
12
Campuses
C 74/100
TEA Rating (2024-25)
Ms Maria Chavez View 26–27 Calendar
Superintendent

Boundary map

Boundary from TEA · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors

Schools in this district (12)

  • Mercedes High School Grades 09-12 895 students
  • Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle Grades 06-08 587 students
  • Travis Elementary Grades EE-05 494 students
  • Ruben Hinojosa Elementary Grades EE-05 487 students
  • Taylor Elementary Grades EE-05 426 students
  • John F Kennedy Elementary Grades EE-05 414 students
  • Sgt William G Harrell Middle Grades 06-08 388 students
  • Mercedes Early College Academy Grades 09-12 349 students
  • Mercedes Early Literacy Program Grades PK 205 students
  • Mercedes Academic Academy Grades 09-12 148 students

Official Texas Education Agency

Texas School Report Card

2024-25 accountability data for Mercedes ISD · updated 06/01/2026

A–F · txschools.gov
C 74
Acceptable
Overall score 74 / 100
4,207Students
11Campuses
14.2Students / Teacher
Dr Alicia NoyolaSuperintendent
★ Postsecondary Readiness

Student Population

Economically Disadvantaged90.4%
Special Education15.3%
Emergent Bilingual / English Learners29.5%

Student Outcomes

91.0%
Attendance Rate
31.1%
Chronic Absenteeism
16%
Grade 8 Algebra I EOC
34.2%
Postsecondary Outcomes

Staff

14.2Students per Teacher
296.2Full-time Teachers
678.3Full-time Staff
$57,887Avg. Teacher Salary

Original report card

The complete official TEA report card page (2024-25). Click to enlarge or download the high-resolution image.

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U.S. Census · NCES ACS-ED

Community & Demographics

American Community Survey estimates (2019-23) for the Mercedes ISD area

ACS-ED Dashboard
22,359Total population
$37,949Median household income
6,288Total households
76.9%Broadband internet

Race & ethnicity

White4%Hispanic / Latino96%

Housing type

House 75.9%Apartments / other 24%

Homes by year built

2000 & after 31.2%1970–1999 46.6%Before 1970 22.2%

NCES Demographic Dashboard (2019-23)

Full ACS-ED report from the National Center for Education Statistics — includes language, labor-force and educational-attainment charts.

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