Taylor Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Mercedes ISD
  • Mercedes, TX
  • Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Mercedes ISD: N/A

Total students

426

Avg. teacher experience

15.6 years

Mercedes ISD: 12.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Mercedes ISD: 90.6%

Statewide: 90.3%

Taylor Elementary School is an elementary school in Mercedes, TX, in the Mercedes ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 426 students. 66.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 23.5% 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 $58,076, which is $4,398 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 15.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.misdtx.net

Address

900 N Missouri Ave
Mercedes, TX 78570-2329

Office phone number

(956) 514-2388

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Taylor 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

426

African American

0 (0%)

Mercedes ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Mercedes ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.2%)

Mercedes ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

422 (99.1%)

Mercedes ISD: 97.7%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Mercedes ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

2 (0.5%)

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%

Asian

0.2%

Hispanic

99.1%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0.5%

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

66.4 %

Mercedes ISD: 75.1%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

95.8 %

Mercedes ISD: 91.9%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

26.5 %

Mercedes ISD: 31.2%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

66.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

95.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

26.5%

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

23.5 %

Mercedes ISD: 28.3%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

7.5 %

Mercedes ISD: 12.2%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

18.8 %

Mercedes ISD: 13.8%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

23.5%

Gifted and talented

7.5%

Special education

18.8%

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

23.2 %

Mercedes ISD: 28.7%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

Masked

Mercedes ISD: 20%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Mercedes ISD: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Mercedes ISD: Masked

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

23.1 %

Mercedes ISD: 28.9%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Mercedes ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

Masked

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

31.8

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

31.8 (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

28.8 (90.6%)

Mercedes ISD: 86%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

3 (9.4%)

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

15.6 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

$58,076

Mercedes ISD: $57,730

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$51,800

Mercedes ISD: $51,754

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$52,837

Mercedes ISD: $53,939

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$55,350

Mercedes ISD: $55,566

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$58,546

Mercedes ISD: $58,830

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$61,588

Mercedes ISD: $63,233

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$66,068

Mercedes ISD: $68,557

Statewide: $74,014

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