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Sgt William G Harrell Elementary

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Sgt William G Harrell Elementary ranks 3153 rd of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3153^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Taylor Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Mercedes, TX, serving 406 students within the Mercedes Independent School District (Isd), a district that ranks in the 15th percentile statewide. The school itself has shown a strong upward trend, improving from a 3rd percentile ranking in 2020-2021 to a 32nd percentile ranking in 2025-2026, earning a 2-star rating. Over 93% of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1, spending about $12,219 per student.

Taylor Elementary’s most notable strength is its mathematics performance, where it consistently outperforms both its district and all other Mercedes ISD elementary schools at every grade level tested. For example, in 4th grade math, 55.38% of Taylor students were proficient, compared to just 37.3% for the district and 20.99% at Travis Elementary. However, reading scores remain a significant challenge, with proficiency rates (22-38%) lagging behind the state (51-58%). The school also has a history of exceptional performance with Special Education students, ranking in the 79th percentile statewide in 2024-2025, though this dropped to the 43rd percentile in the most recent year.

When compared to schools in the higher-performing Weslaco Independent School District (Isd), a clear performance gap emerges. Schools like Sam Houston Elementary (75th percentile) and Airport Elementary (65th percentile) achieve proficiency rates 15-25 percentage points higher in both reading and math. Interestingly, Taylor spends more per student ($12,219) and has a lower student-teacher ratio (12.6:1) than Sam Houston ($10,358, 20:1), yet still lags in overall performance. This suggests that while the school has found a successful formula for math instruction and is on a positive trajectory, it faces significant challenges in reading and in consistently serving all its high-need student populations.

406

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,042

Per pupil spending ?

93.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2825 N Fm 491
Mercedes, TX 78570-2329

(956) 825-5140

District: Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

100.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 22 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg36%

Texas avg50%

3,153^rd of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)

796^th of 947Mercedes 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	34.2	3153 of 4643	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	43.2	2548 of 4588	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	66.4	1010 of 3080	67.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	39.8	2797 of 4425	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	46.5	2390 of 4535	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	25.4	3759 of 4597	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	40.6	2436 of 4308	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)67th percentile+35 vs school

Migrant (2019)53rd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2026)43rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+5 vs school

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

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

Male (2026)18th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics46%~ state avg

Reading32%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 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	Total
Sgt William G Harrell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2825 N Fm 491	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 825-5140	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%)	34.2	3153^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	32.1%		22.7	3868^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.8%	715	26.1	36.4	23.1				22.2	32.1	38.2	35.8	55.4	48.2	$11,042
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%)	30.1	3429^th of 4643 public elementary schools	26.1%		42.5	2607^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.9%	822	41.7	16.7	50.0				42.9	45.5	48.3	24.7	38.7	35.1	$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%)	14.8	4318^th of 4643 public elementary schools	7.0%		29.6	3458^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.7%	860							33.3	35.0	37.5	20.0	21.0	31.8	$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%)	49.1	2176^th of 4643 public elementary schools	53.1%		43.1	2563^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	44.9%	387							54.4	36.5	57.8	40.4	50.5	50.0	$9,469
Idea Weslaco Academy	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%)	35.4	3071^st of 4643 public elementary schools	33.9%		38.8	2861^st of 4651 public elementary schools	38.5%	210							41.8	34.2	54.7	28.2	53.0	37.6	$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%)	59.4	1642^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	64.6%		34.7	3151^st of 4651 public elementary schools	32.3%	1509							52.9	55.9	63.9	41.9	57.8	44.6	$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%)	27.8	3589^th of 4643 public elementary schools	22.7%		52.7	1981^st of 4651 public elementary schools	57.4%	1608							33.3	36.0	60.3	27.4	34.8	34.2	$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%)	51.1	2065^th of 4643 public elementary schools	55.5%		48.4	2234^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.0%	169							48.9	49.7	53.8	43.6	43.8	57.2	$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%)	69.2	1177^th of 4643 public elementary schools	74.7%		71.7	1062^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	77.2%	115							56.3	48.7	62.7	59.8	58.3	67.0	$9,893
Pfc Mario Ybarra Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 E Mile 10 N	Weslaco	78599	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6587	503	28	17.8	88.3%	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	491 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.5	2422^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	47.8%		40.3	2753^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	40.8%	331							50.7	41.1	49.3	49.3	49.3	38.2	$11,459

Frequently Asked Questions about Sgt William G Harrell Elementary

What schools do graduates of Sgt William G Harrell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sgt William G Harrell Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Mercedes High School

Is Sgt William G Harrell Elementary a good school?

Sgt William G Harrell Elementary ranks 3153^rd of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Sgt William G Harrell Elementary in?

Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Sgt William G Harrell Elementary?

Students at Sgt William G Harrell Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

How many students attend Sgt William G Harrell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended Sgt William G Harrell Elementary.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 30, 2026

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

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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