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Mercedes Academic Academy School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
720 S Mile 1 E
Mercedes, TX 78570
Phone
(956) 514-5076
District
MERCEDES ISD
County
HIDALGO COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
94
Classroom Teachers
6

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

1

(10 is best)

Better than 0.8% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Mercedes Academic Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
2%
46%
4%
54%
0%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 13 13.8%
Grade 10 26 27.7%
Grade 11 23 24.5%
Grade 12 32 34.0%
Total 94 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.1% 1.5% 26.7%
Black 0.0% 0.2% 13.3%
Hispanic 97.9% 98.1% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 98.9% 91.6% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 97.9% 88.9% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.1% 2.7% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 22,708 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 505.5 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.4% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 26.3% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.2% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 16.9% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 13.2% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,417 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 12.0% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 65.2% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 13.7% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.5% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.7% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 5.9% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.8% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.3% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.4% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 19.4% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,379 $32,886,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $748 $3,332,000 5.3%
Staff $616 $2,747,000 4.4%
General Administration $126 $563,000 0.9%
School Administration $674 $3,004,000 4.8%
Operation $1,560 $6,952,000 11.1%
Transportation $395 $1,760,000 2.8%
Other $671 $2,992,000 4.8%
Total Support $4,790 $21,350,000 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,899 $8,465,000 13.5%
Total Expenditures $14,068 $62,701,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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