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Schools in Relampago

Relampago’s public schools

Mercedes Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Relampago. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/7schools above Texas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Texas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▲ 15% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,562 students on the public path
In brief

Relampago’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Relampago’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. SGT Manuel Chacon Middle places highest (better than 17%); Mercedes H S lowest (1%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Relampago, graded from D to D, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Mercedes H S. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Relampago, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD
6–92 schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C−
10–12Mercedes H Sin MercedesD−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mercedes Independent School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Mercedes Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 4,207 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$14,728TX $12,815 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 51.1% · 2524 students tested
Math23%
State average 40.9% · 2603 students tested

Relampago vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Relampago’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Relampago—Mercedes Independent

Every school in Relampago

7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Relampagoin other towns
Travis El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mercedes
D
478 students14:1Rate it →
Ruben Hinojosa El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mercedes
D
468 students13:1Rate it →
Taylor El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mercedes
D
406 students13:1Rate it →
John F Kennedy El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mercedes
D
399 students14:1Rate it →
SGT Manuel Chacon Middle
Middle · Grades 6–9 · Mercedes
C−
518 students14:1Rate it →
SGT William G Harrell Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mercedes
D−
390 students12:1Rate it →
Mercedes H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Mercedes
D−
903 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Relampago’s schools

Are Relampago’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Relampago. Mercedes Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Relampago. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Relampago in?

Mercedes Independent School District.

Where do Relampago kids go to high school?

Mercedes H S.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.