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Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle

Public Grades 6-9

2144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle in Mercedes, TX, is a public school serving 518 students in grades 6 through 9 within the Mercedes Independent School District (Isd), where about 86% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school has a unique "two-tiered" academic profile that sets it apart from nearby schools. While most students struggle with standard grade-level tests—for example, only about 9% of 6th and 7th graders were proficient in math in 2024-2025—the school achieves near-perfect results in advanced high school courses. In the same year, 92.86% of students were proficient in Algebra I and 100% were proficient in English I Reading, far exceeding state averages. This success is likely due to its 6-9 grade configuration, which allows it to offer high school credit courses on campus. No other nearby school, including high-performing Central Middle in the Weslaco Independent School District (Isd), can match this perfect record in English I. Additionally, the school has a notable strength in serving its Special Education students, who ranked in the 77th percentile statewide in 2023-2024, a bright spot compared to most schools.

Despite low overall test scores that place the school in the bottom 10-20% of Texas middle schools, Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle maintains a 0.0% dropout rate, showing it keeps students engaged. However, the school has experienced a sharp decline from its peak in the 2017-2018 school year, when it ranked in the 35th percentile. Compared to its district peer, Sgt William G Harrell Middle, Chacon has a clear edge in advanced coursework, reinforcing its unique focus on preparing a select group of students for high school-level success.

518

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,786

Per pupil spending ?

85.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 S Mile 1 E
Mercedes, TX 78570-3599

(956) 514-2200

District: Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle usually attend:

High:

Mercedes High School

Feeder schools for Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle:

Elementary:	Ruben Hinojosa Elementary
	Travis Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.5%

White:

2.1%

African American:

0.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (23% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

Texas avg45%

2,144^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

805^th of 951Mercedes Independent School District (Isd) 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	15.8	2144 of 2335	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	2126 of 2344	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1978 of 2372	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	1840 of 2330	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	1878 of 2254	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	2004 of 2252	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1663 of 2193	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	1342 of 2080	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.9	1435 of 2027	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.3	1458 of 1987	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.8	1629 of 2043	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.5	1697 of 1987	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.8	1577 of 1973	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.6	1716 of 1951	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.8	1778 of 1895	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	23.1	1620 of 1803	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.1	1609 of 1763	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	29.9	1429 of 1718	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.0	1403 of 1684	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.2	1388 of 1585	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.7	1331 of 1582	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.9	1280 of 1573	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	28.4	1762 of 2182	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	1704 of 2118	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	1295 of 2058	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	1196 of 2008	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	1255 of 1390	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	1275 of 1428	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1450 of 1770	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1221 of 1720	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1457 of 1643	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	1412 of 1592	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1122 of 1445	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	733 of 1376	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	2074 of 2240	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	1703 of 1825	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1927 of 2242	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1820 of 2241	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1839 of 2221	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	1748 of 2151	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1559 of 2047	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	1337 of 2008	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.3	1482 of 1497	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.8	1173 of 1230	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1344 of 1481	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	1420 of 1488	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	1449 of 1501	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	1349 of 1446	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	1149 of 1430	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	1966 of 2141	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	1530 of 1731	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1718 of 2119	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	1547 of 2116	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1663 of 2077	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1808 of 2043	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1342 of 1935	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	1057 of 1895	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	2057 of 2253	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.2	1657 of 1820	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1876 of 2235	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1756 of 2251	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1828 of 2220	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	1939 of 2172	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	1527 of 2073	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.0	1136 of 2039	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	2093 of 2253	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	1635 of 1818	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	1942 of 2246	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	1743 of 2245	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1876 of 2228	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	2074 of 2168	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1646 of 2069	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	1299 of 2030	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	47.3	57 of 108	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	103 of 125	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	1528 of 1956	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.1	656 of 1568	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	429 of 1891	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	23.0	1643 of 1815	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1722 of 1757	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1240 of 1626	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	1064 of 1597	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	5.2	1716 of 1733	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.5	1677 of 1684	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2019)47th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile+14 vs school

At Risk (2022)19th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)1st percentile-7 vs school

White (2024)1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading32%-24 vs state

Mathematics18%-22 vs state

Social Studies13%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (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 English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle	Public	6-9	801 S Mile 1 E	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-2200	518	37	14.1	85.9%	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	505 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15.8	2144^th of 2335 public middle schools	8.2%		16	2126^th of 2344 public middle schools	9.3%	18			24.2	30.7	39.4	8.2	3.3	33.8	13.2	$9,786
Sgt William G Harrell Middle	Public	6-8	2825 N Fm 491	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-2300	390	31	12.4	97.7%	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	378 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$14,089
Noemi Dominguez Elementary	Public	5-6	600 Pancho Maples Dr	La Feria	78559	Cameron County	La Feria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 797-8430	387	24	16.4	87.3%	17 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	366 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$8,245
W B Green J H	Public	7-8	501 N Canal St	La Feria	78559	Cameron County	La Feria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 797-8400	391	34	11.6	80.1%	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	380 (97.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28	1792^nd of 2335 public middle schools	23.3%		30.8	1705^th of 2344 public middle schools	27.3%	87	63.5		47.6	45.7	45.1	25.5	9.9	24.1	16.9	$11,251
Mary Hoge Middle	Public	6-8	2302 N International Blvd	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6730	830	52	16.0	90.8%	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	822 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	32.4	1646^th of 2335 public middle schools	29.5%		32.9	1627^th of 2344 public middle schools	30.6%	19	96.7	100.0	48.4	46.5	42.6	16.1	11.1	50.9	11.3	$10,659
Dorothy Thompson Middle	Public	6-8	108 Business Fm 1015	Progreso	78579	Hidalgo County	Progreso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 565-6539	281	27	10.3	100.0%	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	277 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.9	1664^th of 2335 public middle schools	28.7%		41.1	1366^th of 2344 public middle schools	41.7%	298	88.6		36.8	46.2	51.1	31.2	26.1	14.0	17.0	$11,918
Armando Cuellar Middle	Public	6-8	1201 S Bridge St	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6720	634	40	15.9	84.7%	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	625 (98.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41.4	1356^th of 2335 public middle schools	41.9%		38.9	1425^th of 2344 public middle schools	39.2%	69	100.0	100.0	44.8	47.5	43.9	31.8	13.4	59.6	26.3	$12,106
Santa Maria Middle	Public	6-8	11142 Military Rd	Santa Maria	78592	Cameron County	Santa Maria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 565-5348	123	13	9.7	98.4%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	122 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.8	1637^th of 2335 public middle schools	29.9%		27.7	1807^th of 2344 public middle schools	22.9%	170	93.3		56.5	33.3	40.0	39.1	36.1	32.0	7.5	$15,130
Central Middle	Public	6-8	506 E 6th St	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6710	1,060	56	18.9	65.6%	28 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1,026 (96.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	69.3	528^th of 2335 public middle schools	77.4%		67.9	580^th of 2344 public middle schools	75.3%	52	100.0	100.0	61.4	66.6	54.2	55.1	33.3	72.5	30.5	$9,579
Beatriz G Garza Middle	Public	6-8	1111 W Sugar Cane Dr	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6774	919	52	17.6	78.6%	19 (2.1%)	4 (0.4%)	894 (97.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.2	1453^rd of 2335 public middle schools	37.8%		50.6	1058^th of 2344 public middle schools	54.9%	395	96.4	100.0	50.2	53.8	44.7	29.0	10.1	47.1	14.9	$10,443

Frequently Asked Questions about Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle

How many students attend Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 518 students attended Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle?

Students at Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

Is Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle a good school?

Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle ranks in the bottom 8.2% of Texas middle schools.

What district is Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle in?

Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)

What high school do graduates of Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle attend?

Students who attend Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle usually go on to attend Mercedes High School

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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