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Taylor Elementary Primary School
900 North Missouri Ave
Mercedes TX, 78570, Hidalgo County
Phone: 956-514-2388
Ranking:
(5,406 out of 6,018, bottom 10%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 5
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 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 545 | 564 | 547 | 570 | 554 | 590 | 551 | |||||||
Grade 1: | 112 | 20.6% | 116 | 20.6% | 110 | 20.1% | 125 | 21.9% | 105 | 19.0% | 172 | 29.2% | 159 | 28.9% |
Grade 2: | 127 | 23.3% | 111 | 19.7% | 111 | 20.3% | 101 | 17.7% | 132 | 23.8% | 148 | 25.1% | 164 | 29.8% |
Grade 3: | 106 | 19.4% | 110 | 19.5% | 94 | 17.2% | 118 | 20.7% | 90 | 16.2% | 158 | 26.8% | 117 | 21.2% |
Grade 4: | 106 | 19.4% | 97 | 17.2% | 128 | 23.4% | 95 | 16.7% | 121 | 21.8% | 112 | 19.0% | 111 | 20.1% |
Grade 5: | 94 | 17.2% | 130 | 23.0% | 104 | 19.0% | 131 | 23.0% | 106 | 19.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 308 | 56.5% | 296 | 52.5% | 285 | 52.1% | 292 | 51.2% | 273 | 49.3% | 308 | 52.2% | 305 | 55.4% |
Female: | 237 | 43.5% | 268 | 47.5% | 262 | 47.9% | 278 | 48.8% | 273 | 49.3% | 274 | 46.4% | 242 | 43.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 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% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 542 | 99.4% | 559 | 99.1% | 539 | 98.5% | 567 | 99.5% | 551 | 99.5% | 589 | 99.8% | 547 | 99.3% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% |
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 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 532 | 97.6% | 540 | 95.7% | 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 | 16.76 | 14.70 | 14.24 | 14.75 | 16.00 | 15.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 57% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 65% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 66% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 62% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 57% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 61% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 53% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 55% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 70% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 59% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 62% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 60% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 67% | 73% |
STAAR Spanish | ||||||
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 53% | 65% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 47% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 35% | 60% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 35% | 50% | 57% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 40% | 64% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 35% | 56% | 59% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 76% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 64% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 59% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 73% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 76% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 78% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 88% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 80% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 85% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 72% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 72% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 75% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 74% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 80% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 77% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 68% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 72% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 75% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 69% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 77% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 75% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 86% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 84% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 86% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 78% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 73% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 77% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 100.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 0.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 7.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 61.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 38.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,294.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $38,094.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,195.0 |
* Taylor Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.