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Mercedes Early Childhood Center Primary School
950 West Sixth St
Mercedes TX, 78570, Hidalgo County
Phone: 956-514-2344
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Kindergarten
School District: Mercedes Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 36 | 35 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 759 | 745 | 732 | 726 | 750 | 762 | 765 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 298 | 39.3% | 315 | 42.3% | 297 | 40.6% | 302 | 41.6% | 299 | 39.9% | 357 | 46.9% | 348 | 45.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 461 | 60.7% | 430 | 57.7% | 435 | 59.4% | 424 | 58.4% | 451 | 60.1% | 405 | 53.1% | 417 | 54.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 363 | 47.8% | 393 | 52.8% | 401 | 54.8% | 404 | 55.6% | 390 | 52.0% | 387 | 50.8% | 386 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 396 | 52.2% | 352 | 47.2% | 331 | 45.2% | 322 | 44.4% | 352 | 46.9% | 367 | 48.2% | 375 | 49.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 744 | 98.0% | 734 | 98.5% | 712 | 97.3% | 719 | 99.0% | 745 | 99.3% | 756 | 99.2% | 761 | 99.5% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% |
| White: | 8 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 15 | 2.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 725 | 95.5% | 700 | 94.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.95 | 21.20 | 22.68 | 21.35 | 21.19 | 22.20 | 23.80 | |||||||
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 93.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 36.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 63.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $44,521.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,462.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,554.0 |