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Mercedes Junior High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1/2 Mi South Of Hwy 83 On Mi O

Mercedes TX, 78570, Hidalgo County

Phone: 956-514-2200

Ranking:

(5,754 out of 6,018, bottom 4%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 9

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:	60		54		54		63		56		55		59
Total Students:	908		844		756		775		789		765		732
Grade 7:	443	48.8%	473	56.0%	375	49.6%	380	49.0%	405	51.3%	388	50.7%	390	53.3%
Grade 8:	465	51.2%	371	44.0%	381	50.4%	395	51.0%	384	48.7%	377	49.3%	342	46.7%
Grade 9:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	468	51.5%	447	53.0%	388	51.3%	387	49.9%	379	48.0%	372	48.6%	356	48.6%
Female:	440	48.5%	397	47.0%	368	48.7%	388	50.1%	402	51.0%	385	50.3%	372	50.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	895	98.6%	836	99.1%	750	99.2%	774	99.9%	782	99.1%	757	99.0%	727	99.3%
Black:	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	3	0.4%	2	0.3%
White:	8	0.9%	5	0.6%	4	0.5%	1	0.1%	5	0.6%	4	0.5%	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:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	857	94.4%	805	95.4%	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:	15.20		15.63		13.94		12.37		14.08		13.80		12.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	52%	52%	71%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	71%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	76%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66%	66%	77%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	71%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	70%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	76%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	61%	61%	77%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61%	61%	80%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	84%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	70%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	55%	55%	75%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	37%	37%	59%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	45%	45%	63%
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100%	74%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100%	62%	78%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	51%	51%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	48%	48%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	55%	55%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	65%	65%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	66%	66%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	N/A
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66%	66%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66%	66%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	51%	51%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	51%	51%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56%	56%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	66%	66%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	56%	56%	N/A
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	51%	51%	N/A
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	48%	48%	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	46%	46%	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	62%	62%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	94.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	5.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	27.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	72.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,585.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,241.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$47,025.0

* Mercedes Junior High School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.