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Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1882^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 6% of Texas high schools

Summary

Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes is a small public charter high school in downtown Mercedes, TX, serving 109 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley district.

This school presents a unique paradox for parents to consider. On one hand, its academic performance on STAAR End-of-Course exams is among the lowest in the state, with proficiency rates less than half the state average in every subject—for example, only 13.3% of students are proficient in English I Reading compared to 55.4% statewide. The school ranks in the 6th percentile of Texas high schools and has a high student-to-teacher ratio of 22.1:1, which is much higher than nearby Mercedes High School (14.8:1) or the high-performing South Texas ISD Science Academy (12.8:1). On the other hand, the school has achieved a remarkable 0.0% dropout rate for four consecutive years, an exceptional feat that suggests it is highly effective at keeping at-risk students engaged and enrolled, even if they are not yet achieving high test scores. This "holding power" is a stark contrast to nearby alternative schools like Mercedes Academic Academy (14.9% dropout rate) and Premier H S Of Weslaco (5.6%).

Parents should also note that the school's graduation rate is volatile, swinging from 62.1% to 93.6% in recent years, and its per-student spending of $9,598 is below the state average and significantly less than Mercedes High School ($13,860). However, the school shows a relative strength with English Language Learner students, who rank in the 24th percentile statewide—the school's highest subgroup ranking. Overall, Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes appears to prioritize student persistence and a supportive environment over high-stakes test performance, making it a potential fit for families seeking a school that focuses on keeping students in school above all else.

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 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (21% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!English II Reading scores 49 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg31%

Texas avg62%

1,882^nd of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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

898^th of 951Triumph 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
2026	5.1	1882 of 2009	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	19.9	1054 of 1195	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	4.7	1820 of 1936	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	5.7	1750 of 1860	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	6.9	1815 of 1937	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	5.2	1838 of 1954	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.2	1480 of 1581	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

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

English Language Learner (2026)12th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology34%-36 vs state

Algebra I27%-27 vs state

U.S. History27%-44 vs state

English I Reading13%-42 vs state

English II Reading11%-49 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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%)	5.1	1882^nd of 2009 public high schools	6.3%		7.2	1825^th of 1974 public high schools	7.5%	57	26.9	34.5	13.3	11.4	26.5							$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%)	55.5	807^th of 2009 public high schools	59.8%		62.7	607^th of 1974 public high schools	69.3%	200	44.2	68.1	40.8	73.9	73.6							$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%)	16.3	1707^th of 2009 public high schools	15.0%		11.3	1760^th of 1974 public high schools	10.8%	53	23.9	38.1	21.0	48.2	44.8							$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%)	9.1	1809^th of 2009 public high schools	10.0%		2.4	1945^th of 1974 public high schools	1.5%	136	6.3	27.3	13.6	28.1	47.8							$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%)	84	137^th of 2009 public high schools	93.2%		85.9	124^th of 1974 public high schools	93.7%	13	41.2	81.6	83.0	83.7	91.8							$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%)	78.8	236^th of 2009 public high schools	88.3%		81	209^th of 1974 public high schools	89.4%	27	57.1	80.0	83.9	85.1	76.4							$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%)	62.3	614^th of 2009 public high schools	69.4%					(n/a)	47.8	63.0	71.4	79.4	94.9	76.2	63.6	59.1	47.6	42.2	29.6	$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%)	16.5	1702^nd of 2009 public high schools	15.3%					(n/a)			33.3	30.8	47.6							$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%)	34.9	1364^th of 2009 public high schools	32.1%		26.4	1487^th of 1974 public high schools	24.7%	123	56.9	59.8	35.8	47.5	60.4							$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%)	36.2	1331^st of 2009 public high schools	33.7%		20.3	1608^th of 1974 public high schools	18.5%	277	64.7	43.8	40.0	50.0	61.5							$8,780

Frequently Asked Questions about Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes

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Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes ranks in the bottom 6.3% of Texas high schools.

What district is Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes in?

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley

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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