Merkel Elementary Primary School
1602 South 5th
Merkel TX, 79536, Taylor County
Phone: 325-928-4795
Ranking:
(1,619 out of 6,018, top 27%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 2
School District: Merkel 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: | 25 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | |||||||
Total Students: | 340 | 353 | 338 | 302 | 268 | 273 | 276 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 53 | 15.6% | 67 | 19.0% | 56 | 16.6% | 55 | 18.2% | 60 | 22.4% | 63 | 23.1% | 59 | 21.4% |
Kindergarten: | 92 | 27.1% | 91 | 25.8% | 79 | 23.4% | 71 | 23.5% | 67 | 25.0% | 56 | 20.5% | 55 | 19.9% |
Grade 1: | 99 | 29.1% | 91 | 25.8% | 76 | 22.5% | 78 | 25.8% | 55 | 20.5% | 46 | 16.8% | 43 | 15.6% |
Grade 2: | 96 | 28.2% | 104 | 29.5% | 67 | 19.8% | 56 | 18.5% | 41 | 15.3% | 46 | 16.8% | 68 | 24.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 160 | 47.1% | 171 | 48.4% | 148 | 43.8% | 142 | 47.0% | 123 | 45.9% | 128 | 46.9% | 130 | 47.1% |
Female: | 180 | 52.9% | 182 | 51.6% | 190 | 56.2% | 160 | 53.0% | 137 | 51.1% | 137 | 50.2% | 142 | 51.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 80 | 23.5% | 81 | 22.9% | 64 | 18.9% | 65 | 21.5% | 59 | 22.0% | 58 | 21.2% | 60 | 21.7% |
Black: | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.3% | 7 | 2.6% | 8 | 2.9% | 10 | 3.6% |
White: | 245 | 72.1% | 259 | 73.4% | 263 | 77.8% | 223 | 73.8% | 202 | 75.4% | 207 | 75.8% | 206 | 74.6% |
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: | 10 | 2.9% | 7 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.8% | 9 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 185 | 54.4% | 180 | 51.0% | 146 | 43.2% | 143 | 47.4% | 121 | 45.1% | 126 | 46.2% | 128 | 46.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 8.8% | 27 | 7.6% | 42 | 12.4% | 31 | 10.3% | 37 | 13.8% | 34 | 12.5% | 33 | 12.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.39 | 13.53 | 15.19 | 14.21 | 13.11 | 12.60 | 12.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 68% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 76% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 99% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 97% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 84% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 92% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 94% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 98% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 97% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 94% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 97% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 90.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 90.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,458.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,732.0 |
* Merkel Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.