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Sgt William G Harrell Middle

Q: How many students attend Sgt William G Harrell Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Sgt William G Harrell Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Sgt William G Harrell Middle?

Students at Sgt William G Harrell Middle are 97% Hispanic, 3% White.

Q: What high school do graduates of Sgt William G Harrell Middle attend?

Students who attend Sgt William G Harrell Middle usually go on to attend Mercedes High School

Public Grades 6-8

Summary

Sgt William G Harrell Middle is a public middle school located in Mercedes, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 388 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.

Sgt William G Harrell Middle consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 2059 and 2200 out of around 2,300 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. However, the school's special education students perform relatively better, with the school ranking in the top half of Texas middle schools for this subgroup in recent years. Additionally, the school's students perform better on the STAAR EOC (End-of-Course) exams for Algebra I and English I, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When compared to other nearby middle schools, such as Beatriz G Garza Middle and Central Middle, both part of the Weslaco ISD, Sgt William G Harrell Middle generally performs worse academically. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio suggests that class sizes are not the primary driver of the poor academic outcomes, and other factors, such as curriculum, instruction, and school leadership, may be more significant contributors.

390

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,089

Per pupil spending ?

97.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2825 N Fm 491
Mercedes, TX 78570-3504

(956) 514-2300

District: Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Sgt William G Harrell Middle usually attend:

High:

Mercedes High School

Feeder schools for Sgt William G Harrell Middle:

Elementary:	John F Kennedy Elementary
	Taylor Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.9%

White:

2.6%

African American:

0.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (24% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Science scores 26 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg23%

Texas avg46%

Not ranked this year

Sgt William G Harrell Middle did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2025	14.5	2161 of 2344	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	2201 of 2372	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	2120 of 2330	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	2059 of 2254	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	2200 of 2252	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	1776 of 2193	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1761 of 2080	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.8	1709 of 2027	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.2	1756 of 1987	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	25.2	1855 of 2182	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	2019 of 2118	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	1444 of 2058	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1642 of 2008	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1221 of 1428	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	1631 of 1770	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1468 of 1720	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1276 of 1643	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	1540 of 1592	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	1031 of 1445	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1074 of 1376	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	1683 of 1825	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	2203 of 2242	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	2140 of 2241	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	2028 of 2221	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	2097 of 2151	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1655 of 2047	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	1788 of 2008	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	1179 of 1230	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	1435 of 1481	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	1477 of 1488	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.2	1499 of 1501	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	1330 of 1446	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	1374 of 1430	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	1540 of 1731	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1968 of 2119	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1891 of 2116	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	1883 of 2077	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	1994 of 2043	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1476 of 1935	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1556 of 1895	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	1550 of 1820	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	2050 of 2235	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	2001 of 2251	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	2012 of 2220	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	2130 of 2172	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	1528 of 2073	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	1520 of 2039	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	1633 of 1818	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	1979 of 2246	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1914 of 2245	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	2054 of 2228	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	2128 of 2168	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	1711 of 2069	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	1629 of 2030	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	24.1	50 of 58	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	76 of 76	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	41.0	43 of 70	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	65 of 108	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	51 of 125	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	537 of 1568	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	852 of 1891	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	714 of 1815	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.3	995 of 1757	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.5	1688 of 1712	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	899 of 1626	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	1106 of 1597	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	1.0	1748 of 1749	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)66th percentile+58 vs school

At Risk (2022)15th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile+7 vs school

Migrant (2024)14th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

White (2023)<1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I83%+36 vs state

English I Reading79%+28 vs state

Reading30%-24 vs state

Science20%-26 vs state

Mathematics15%-24 vs state

Social Studies8%-22 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Jo Nelson Middle	Public	6-8	102 S Main	Santa Rosa	78593	Cameron County	Santa Rosa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 636-9850	206	20	10.3	89.3%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	205 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.5	1304^th of 2335 public middle schools	44.2%		39	1423^rd of 2344 public middle schools	39.3%	119	100.0		51.0	41.3	59.3	26.5	45.3	33.8	21.0	$13,020

Frequently Asked Questions about Sgt William G Harrell Middle

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

Students at Sgt William G Harrell Middle are 97% Hispanic, 3% White.

What high school do graduates of Sgt William G Harrell Middle attend?

Students who attend Sgt William G Harrell Middle usually go on to attend Mercedes High School

How many students attend Sgt William G Harrell Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Sgt William G Harrell Middle.

What district is Sgt William G Harrell Middle in?

Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)

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