John F Kennedy Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Mercedes ISD
  • Mercedes, TX
  • Early education - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Mercedes ISD: N/A

Total students

414

Avg. teacher experience

12.2 years

Mercedes ISD: 12.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Mercedes ISD: 90.6%

Statewide: 90.3%

John F Kennedy Elementary School is an elementary school in Mercedes, TX, in the Mercedes ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 414 students. 75.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 37% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,295, which is $5,179 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.misdtx.net

Address

801 Hidalgo St
Mercedes, TX 78570-0419

Office phone number

(956) 514-2300

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in John F Kennedy Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

414

African American

0 (0%)

Mercedes ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Mercedes ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Mercedes ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

406 (98.1%)

Mercedes ISD: 97.7%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Mercedes ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

6 (1.4%)

Mercedes ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

1 (0.2%)

Mercedes ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

0%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

98.1%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.4%

Two or more races

0.2%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

75.4 %

Mercedes ISD: 75.1%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

94.4 %

Mercedes ISD: 91.9%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

41.3 %

Mercedes ISD: 31.2%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

75.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

94.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

41.3%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

37 %

Mercedes ISD: 28.3%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

3.4 %

Mercedes ISD: 12.2%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

21.3 %

Mercedes ISD: 13.8%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

37.0%

Gifted and talented

3.4%

Special education

21.3%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Mercedes ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Mercedes ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Mercedes ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Mercedes ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

25.3 %

Mercedes ISD: 28.7%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

Masked

Mercedes ISD: 20%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Mercedes ISD: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

Mercedes ISD: Masked

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

25.6 %

Mercedes ISD: 28.9%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Mercedes ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

20 %

Mercedes ISD: 25.4%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

Masked

Mercedes ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

30.9

African American

0 (0%)

Mercedes ISD: 0%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Mercedes ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Mercedes ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

30.9 (100%)

Mercedes ISD: 95.6%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Mercedes ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

0 (0%)

Mercedes ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Mercedes ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Mercedes ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

29.9 (96.8%)

Mercedes ISD: 86%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

1 (3.2%)

Mercedes ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Mercedes ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

13.4

Mercedes ISD: 13.7

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

12.2 years

Mercedes ISD: 12.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$57,295

Mercedes ISD: $57,730

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$54,000

Mercedes ISD: $51,754

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$52,400

Mercedes ISD: $53,939

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$54,345

Mercedes ISD: $55,566

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$57,964

Mercedes ISD: $58,830

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$63,829

Mercedes ISD: $63,233

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Mercedes ISD: $68,557

Statewide: $74,014

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