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Taylor Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3868^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Taylor Elementary is an elementary school located in Mercedes, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 426 students. The school is part of the Mercedes Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 832 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Taylor Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with performance on STAAR tests significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students proficient or better in STAAR Reading is 26.09%, 20%, and 35.59%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 52.02%, 53.73%, and 57.83%. The school's performance is particularly low in STAAR Science, with only 14.71% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 29.57%. However, the school's special education students and English Language Learners perform relatively better compared to the overall student population.

While the nearby schools within the Mercedes ISD, such as Travis Elementary, Ruben Hinojosa Elementary, and John F. Kennedy Elementary, generally perform better than Taylor Elementary on STAAR tests, the overall challenges faced by the district suggest that systemic issues may be at play. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive approach involving the school, district, and community stakeholders to ensure that all students at Taylor Elementary have the opportunity to succeed.

406

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,042

Per pupil spending ?

93.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 N Missouri Ave
Mercedes, TX 78570-2329

(956) 514-2388

District: Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Taylor Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sgt William G Harrell Middle
High:	Mercedes High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

100.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (29% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Reading scores 27 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg32%

Texas avg47%

3,868^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)

832^nd of 961Mercedes 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
2025	22.7	3868 of 4651	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	3765 of 4710	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	3364 of 4647	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	3802 of 4581	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	4441 of 4578	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	2919 of 4479	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.5	3781 of 4359	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.2	3920 of 4329	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.6	3748 of 4286	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.2	3915 of 4320	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	22.9	3704 of 4260	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.1	3569 of 4221	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.9	3330 of 4206	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.3	3430 of 4095	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.5	3758 of 3937	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	29.3	3225 of 3884	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.6	3414 of 3768	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	30.7	3044 of 3724	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.5	3409 of 3476	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.9	3269 of 3475	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.6	3333 of 3465	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	3476 of 4461	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	4057 of 4331	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	2111 of 4295	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.7	3128 of 4240	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	2116 of 2918	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	2557 of 3668	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	2423 of 3556	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	3017 of 3487	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	3162 of 3446	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	1583 of 3333	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.9	1975 of 3226	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	2520 of 3744	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	3400 of 4658	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	3236 of 4588	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	4184 of 4561	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	3909 of 4499	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	2619 of 4348	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.0	3777 of 4306	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	2084 of 2619	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	2275 of 2980	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	2372 of 2958	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.3	2963 of 3006	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	2885 of 3184	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	3011 of 3106	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	2643 of 3644	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	3241 of 4465	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	3184 of 4401	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	3645 of 4376	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	4191 of 4329	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	2473 of 4188	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	3506 of 4168	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	2483 of 3705	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	3074 of 4594	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	3095 of 4521	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	3573 of 4477	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	4284 of 4451	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	2423 of 4309	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	3507 of 4264	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	3150 of 3739	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	3495 of 4647	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	3464 of 4585	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	3432 of 4563	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	4477 of 4498	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	3182 of 4357	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	3683 of 4319	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	51.7	44 of 93	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	759 of 3549	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	1507 of 4292	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	1459 of 4086	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.0	2068 of 3952	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	2496 of 3558	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+62 vs school

Migrant (2019)53rd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+11 vs school

At Risk (2022)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics36%-10 vs state

Reading28%-27 vs state

Science15%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 N Missouri Ave	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-2388	406	32	12.6	93.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	406 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.7	3868^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.8%		25.2	3765^th of 4710 public elementary schools	20.1%	103	29.4	33.3	33.3	26.1	20.0	35.6	30.2	44.1	33.8	14.7	$11,042
John F Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Hidalgo St	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-2300	399	29	13.8	95.0%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	396 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9.5	4501^st of 4651 public elementary schools	3.2%		14.4	4348^th of 4710 public elementary schools	7.7%	153				24.6	28.8	34.3	17.2	22.0	11.1	8.3	$10,832
Ruben Hinojosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 S Rio Rico Rd	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 512-2227	468	36	13.1	82.9%	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	454 (97.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42.5	2607^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.9%		37.1	3014^th of 4710 public elementary schools	36.0%	407	14.3	45.5		44.1	41.5	54.3	34.7	29.7	48.6	37.7	$10,686
Travis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1551 S Georgia Ave	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-2322	478	34	14.0	90.0%	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	464 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	29.6	3458^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.7%		20.6	4036^th of 4710 public elementary schools	14.3%	578				31.3	40.7	50.8	20.3	35.8	40.3	23.4	$10,498
A N Rico Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2202 N International Blvd	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6815	780	38	20.5	89.4%	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	768 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	43.1	2563^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	44.9%		49	2231^st of 4710 public elementary schools	52.6%	332				41.0	46.7	62.7	38.5	43.0	37.6	22.9	$9,469
Idea Academy Weslaco	Public, Charter	K-5	2931 E Sugar Cane Dr	Weslaco	78599	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 351-4100	649	29	22.5	88.6%	25 (3.9%)	4 (0.6%)	619 (95.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.8	2861^st of 4651 public elementary schools	38.5%		39.1	2888^th of 4710 public elementary schools	38.7%	27				37.8	48.0	53.5	28.0	46.3	40.4	23.7	$9,096
Airport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	410 N Airport Dr	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6770	786	44	18.0	86.3%	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	769 (97.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	34.7	3151^st of 4651 public elementary schools	32.3%		48.1	2294^th of 4710 public elementary schools	51.3%	857				50.4	42.7	48.7	40.0	39.6	32.5	10.3	$10,346
Idea Weslaco Pike Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1000 E Pike Blvd	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 351-4850	734	34	21.8	91.8%	28 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	702 (95.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.7	1981^st of 4651 public elementary schools	57.4%		61	1550^th of 4710 public elementary schools	67.1%	431				40.7	58.8	62.6	33.3	48.7	37.6	42.4	$9,909
Dr R E Margo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 S Bridge Ave	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6800	1,085	50	21.5	88.6%	19 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1,060 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	48.4	2234^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.0%		37.2	3011^th of 4710 public elementary schools	36.1%	777				45.2	48.7	51.1	42.5	46.8	49.7	27.3	$9,266
Sam Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	608 N Cantu	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6740	761	38	20.0	85.3%	13 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	744 (97.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.7	1062^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	77.2%		68.8	1181^st of 4710 public elementary schools	74.9%	119				51.8	55.4	70.5	45.5	56.6	63.6	57.1	$9,893

Frequently Asked Questions about Taylor Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Taylor Elementary?

Students at Taylor Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Taylor Elementary attend?

Students who attend Taylor Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sgt William G Harrell Middle
High : Mercedes High School

How many students attend Taylor Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended Taylor Elementary.

What district is Taylor Elementary in?

Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)

Is Taylor Elementary a good school?

Taylor Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.8% of Texas elementary schools.

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