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John F Kennedy El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

801 Hidalgo St, Mercedes, TX 78570 · (956) 514-2300 · Part of Mercedes Independent School District

Mercedes’ School Grade C better than 28% of Texas school districts

Students
399
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
95%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about John F Kennedy El

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 10.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Mercedes kids: 2 schools

On the path

Where Mercedes kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5John F Kennedy ElYou are here
6–92 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

801 Hidalgo St, Mercedes

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K24
Kindergarten63
Grade 151
Grade 260
Grade 363
Grade 465
Grade 573
Enrollment over time
445’20
408’21
462’22
414’23
399’24

Down 10.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 99%White <1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about John F Kennedy El from Mercedes families.

Other schools in Mercedes Independent School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Mercedes’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.