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Mercedes Early College Academy

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

950 W 6th St, Mercedes, TX 78570 · (956) 514-5180 · Part of Mercedes Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
355
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Mercedes Early College Academy

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 14.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 41.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

950 W 6th St, Mercedes

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 984
Grade 1092
Grade 1194
Grade 1285
Enrollment over time
416’20
384’21
354’22
349’23
355’24

Down 14.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 98%White 1%Black <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mercedes Early College Academy from Mercedes families.

Other schools in Mercedes Independent School District

The district →
Travis El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mercedes
D
478 students14:1
Ruben Hinojosa El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mercedes
D
468 students13:1
Taylor El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mercedes
D
406 students13:1
John F Kennedy El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mercedes
D
399 students14:1
Mercedes Early Literacy Program
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Mercedes
189 students
SGT Manuel Chacon Middle
Middle · Grades 6–9 · Mercedes
C−
518 students14:1

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.