Merkel Junior High School
302 Ash
Merkel TX, 79536, Taylor County
Phone: 325-928-5521
Ranking: (3,638 out of 6,018, bottom 40%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
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: | 15 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 164 | 178 | 263 | 236 | 241 | 225 | 243 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 70 | 42.7% | 102 | 57.3% | 73 | 27.8% | 96 | 40.7% | 73 | 30.3% | 77 | 34.2% | 84 | 34.6% |
Grade 8: | 94 | 57.3% | 76 | 42.7% | 92 | 35.0% | 69 | 29.2% | 82 | 34.0% | 75 | 33.3% | 86 | 35.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 85 | 51.8% | 84 | 47.2% | 124 | 47.1% | 116 | 49.2% | 115 | 47.7% | 113 | 50.2% | 113 | 46.5% |
Female: | 79 | 48.2% | 94 | 52.8% | 139 | 52.9% | 120 | 50.8% | 118 | 49.0% | 104 | 46.2% | 126 | 51.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 38 | 23.2% | 43 | 24.2% | 51 | 19.4% | 40 | 16.9% | 39 | 16.2% | 45 | 20.0% | 29 | 11.9% |
Black: | 4 | 2.4% | 2 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.7% | 6 | 2.7% | 4 | 1.6% |
White: | 118 | 72.0% | 123 | 69.1% | 199 | 75.7% | 188 | 79.7% | 196 | 81.3% | 174 | 77.3% | 210 | 86.4% |
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: | 2 | 1.2% | 7 | 3.9% | 7 | 2.7% | 2 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 80 | 48.8% | 83 | 46.6% | 109 | 41.4% | 104 | 44.1% | 99 | 41.1% | 99 | 44.0% | 103 | 42.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 14.0% | 24 | 13.5% | 40 | 15.2% | 24 | 10.2% | 25 | 10.4% | 21 | 9.3% | 16 | 6.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.75 | 10.98 | 12.17 | 10.19 | 9.82 | 8.60 | 9.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 77% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 75% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 71% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 77% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 70% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 76% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 77% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 80% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 84% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 70% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 75% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 59% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 63% |
STAAR EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94% | 88% | 83% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 84.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 15.8% |
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: | 89.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,229.0 |
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: | $42,585.0 |
* Merkel Junior High School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.