Travis 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
494
Avg. teacher experience
10.7 years
Mercedes ISD: 12.6 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Mercedes ISD: 90.6%
Statewide: 90.3%
Travis Elementary School is an elementary school in Mercedes, TX, in the Mercedes ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 494 students. 71.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 28.1% 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 $56,225, which is $6,249 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.7 years of experience.
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Website
Address
1551 S Georgia AveMercedes, TX 78570-4103
Office phone number
Principal
- Elva Rivera
- elva.rivera@misdtx.net
- (956) 514-2322
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Travis 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
494
African American
0 (0%)
Mercedes ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Mercedes ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Mercedes ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
488 (98.8%)
Mercedes ISD: 97.7%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Mercedes ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
5 (1%)
Mercedes ISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
1 (0.2%)
Mercedes ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 3.1%
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
71.1 %
Mercedes ISD: 75.1%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
90.7 %
Mercedes ISD: 91.9%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
31 %
Mercedes ISD: 31.2%
Statewide: 24.4%
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
28.1 %
Mercedes ISD: 28.3%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
12.1 %
Mercedes ISD: 12.2%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
16.2 %
Mercedes ISD: 13.8%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
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
28.7 %
Mercedes ISD: 28.7%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
N/A
Mercedes ISD: 20%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Mercedes ISD: Masked
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Mercedes ISD: Masked
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
28.6 %
Mercedes ISD: 28.9%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Mercedes ISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
40 %
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
37.1
African American
0 (0%)
Mercedes ISD: 0%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Mercedes ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (2.7%)
Mercedes ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
35.1 (94.6%)
Mercedes ISD: 95.6%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Mercedes ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
1 (2.7%)
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
1 (2.7%)
Mercedes ISD: 2.7%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
32 (86.3%)
Mercedes ISD: 86%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
4.1 (11%)
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
13.3
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
10.7 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
$56,225
Mercedes ISD: $57,730
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$52,100
Mercedes ISD: $51,754
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$52,318
Mercedes ISD: $53,939
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$55,267
Mercedes ISD: $55,566
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$58,146
Mercedes ISD: $58,830
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$62,172
Mercedes ISD: $63,233
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$67,997
Mercedes ISD: $68,557
Statewide: $74,014