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Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1825^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 8% of Texas high schools

Summary

Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes is a public charter high school located in Mercedes, Texas, serving 101 students in grades 9-12. Despite being part of the Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley district, which is ranked 907 out of 961 districts in Texas, the school has consistently performed in the bottom 10% of Texas high schools over the past decade, maintaining a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes struggles to meet the academic needs of its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 25% of Texas high schools for female, male, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Economically Disadvantaged students. The school's performance for English Language Learners and Special Education students is particularly concerning, with rankings in the bottom 30% of Texas high schools. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 71.9% to 93.6%, which is below the state average.

The stark contrast between Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes and nearby high-performing public schools, such as the South Texas Independent School District (ISD) Science Academy and Health Professions schools, which rank in the top 10% and 20% of Texas high schools, respectively, highlights the significant academic gap in the region. Other nearby schools, such as Weslaco East High School and Mercedes High School, also outperform Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes on key metrics like graduation rates and test scores.

109

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,098

Per pupil spending ?

95.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

103 E 2nd St
Mercedes, TX 78570

(956) 565-5417

District: Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.1%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (20% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Biology scores 46 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg28%

Texas avg56%

1,825^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High Schools in the Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley

907^th of 961Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	1825 of 1974	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	1872 of 1990	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1849 of 1961	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1713 of 1876	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	1777 of 1861	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1671 of 1857	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	1653 of 1797	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.7	1705 of 1777	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.1	1686 of 1762	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.0	1667 of 1743	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.9	1677 of 1734	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.1	1587 of 1652	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.6	1546 of 1603	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.3	1654 of 1672	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.6	1553 of 1568	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	23.3	1357 of 1539	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.1	1424 of 1510	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.5	1459 of 1497	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.7	1377 of 1430	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.2	1339 of 1429	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.3	1307 of 1427	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	22.5	1525 of 1837	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	1738 of 1829	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	1656 of 1810	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	1668 of 1784	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	880 of 1153	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	1269 of 1437	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	1227 of 1371	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	1157 of 1278	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	933 of 1195	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	1023 of 1136	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1035 of 1113	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	1324 of 1504	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	1833 of 1880	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	1808 of 1891	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	1697 of 1841	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.1	1792 of 1815	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1649 of 1798	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	1666 of 1781	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	1302 of 1453	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	1714 of 1805	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	1703 of 1820	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	1586 of 1762	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	1671 of 1743	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	1579 of 1714	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	1571 of 1691	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	1378 of 1513	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	1797 of 1884	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	1761 of 1897	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1687 of 1847	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	1753 of 1848	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1664 of 1818	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1675 of 1794	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	1432 of 1515	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1705 of 1891	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	1782 of 1913	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1673 of 1853	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	1723 of 1840	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1681 of 1824	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	1711 of 1803	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	1231 of 1299	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	1434 of 1548	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	1335 of 1382	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	1272 of 1347	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile+16 vs school

At Risk (2022)17th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I32%-15 vs state

U.S. History31%-37 vs state

English II Reading16%-40 vs state

Biology16%-46 vs state

English I Reading8%-43 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)		STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes	Public, Charter	9-12	103 E 2nd St	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 565-5417	109	5	22.1		1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.2	1825^th of 1974 public high schools	7.5%		5.8	1872^nd of 1990 public high schools	5.9%	47	32.1	15.6	7.9	15.9	31.0								$13,098
Mercedes Early College Academy	Public	9-12	950 W 6th St	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-5180	355	22	15.9	80.0%	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	348 (98.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.7	607^th of 1974 public high schools	69.3%		56.4	781^st of 1990 public high schools	60.8%	174	38.6	68.4	65.5	73.6	68.8								$8,738
Mercedes High School	Public	9-12	1200 S Florida	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-2100	903	61	14.8	92.0%	15 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	882 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	11.3	1760^th of 1974 public high schools	10.8%		9.2	1805^th of 1990 public high schools	9.3%	45	8.0	28.5	24.1	35.2	32.3								$13,666
Mercedes Academic Academy	Public	9-12	720 S Mile 1 E	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-5076	100	9	10.7	96.0%	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.4	1945^th of 1974 public high schools	1.5%		3.2	1931^st of 1990 public high schools	3.0%	14	0.0	9.1	6.3	5.0	8.0								$7,158
South Texas Independent School District (Isd) Science Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	900 Med High Dr	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	South Texas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 565-4620	840	65	12.8	54.8%	69 (8.2%)	14 (1.7%)	696 (82.9%)	54 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	85.9	124^th of 1974 public high schools	93.7%		91.2	42^nd of 1990 public high schools	97.9%	82	32.4	76.3	80.9	85.8	91.4								$14,808
South Texas Independent School District (Isd) Health Professions	Public, Magnet	9-12	700 Med High Dr	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	South Texas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 565-2237	781	54	14.5	64.1%	44 (5.6%)	11 (1.4%)	667 (85.4%)	55 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	81	209^th of 1974 public high schools	89.4%		82.9	169^th of 1990 public high schools	91.5%	40	41.5	74.1	81.4	79.5	82.4								$16,697
South Texas Independent School District (Isd) Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	100 Med High Dr	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	South Texas Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(956) 514-4201	212	16	13.6	63.7%	41 (19.3%)	2 (0.9%)	165 (77.8%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)	47.2	76.3	67.9	80.9	69.2	73.1	71.4	76.2	42.3	26.8	27.9	42.9	$13,736
South Palm Gardens High School	Public	9-12	2607 Camino Real Viejo	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 565-0404	72	5	14.8	93.1%	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			25.0	16.7	26.1								$20,809
Weslaco East High School	Public	9-12	810 S Pleasantview Dr	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6950	2,066	127	16.2	86.0%	11 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	2,050 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.4	1487^th of 1974 public high schools	24.7%		23.9	1551^st of 1990 public high schools	22.1%	64	35.3	37.4	28.2	44.6	57.8								$11,589
Premier H S Of Weslaco	Public, Charter	9-12	2419 Haggar Ave	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 781-8800	112	4	25.3	95.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.3	1608^th of 1974 public high schools	18.5%		18.9	1640^th of 1990 public high schools	17.6%	32	44.4	35.3	33.3	42.9	9.1								$8,780

Frequently Asked Questions about Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes

What district is Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes in?

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley

Is Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes a good school?

Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Texas high schools.

How many students attend Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes?

In the 2024-25 school year, 109 students attended Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes.

What is the racial makeup of Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes?

Students at Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes are 99% Hispanic.

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