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Mercer & Blumberg Learning Center

Public Grades 9-12
1856th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,974 Texas High Schools
Better than 6% of Texas high schools
Summary

Mercer & Blumberg Learning Center is a public high school located in Seguin, Texas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 73 students. The school is part of the Seguin Independent School District, which is ranked 793 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mercer & Blumberg Learning Center has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas high schools over the past decade, with its highest ranking being 1522 out of 1961 schools in 2022-2023. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 85.1% to 90.4% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average, and it has had dropout rates ranging from 0.6% to 1.8% in recent years, which are higher than the state average. The school's performance on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams is significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas, with many subjects having 0% proficiency rates. Additionally, Mercer & Blumberg Learning Center has a very high percentage of students (over 80%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to other nearby high schools, such as Seguin High School and Canyon High School, Mercer & Blumberg Learning Center significantly underperforms in terms of academic achievement, graduation rates, and test scores. The school's performance on STAAR EOC exams also varies greatly among different student subgroups, with male students generally performing better than female students, and Hispanic and White students having lower proficiency rates than the overall student population. The high spending per student at the Juvenile Detention Center ($42,280) and the low spending per student at Mercer & Blumberg Learning Center ($9,887-$12,999) highlight the disparities in resource allocation within the district.

73
Students ?
10.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,753
Per pupil spending ?
69.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 118 N Bowie St
       Seguin, TX  78155

(830) 401-8690

District: Seguin Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
75.3%
White:
23.3%
Pacific Islander:
1.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2010 → 6th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (17% vs 55% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)
!English I Reading scores 51 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school17%
District avg36%
Texas avg55%
1,856th of 1,974
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 3High Schools in the Seguin Independent School District (Isd)
793rd of 961Seguin 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20255.21856 of 19746.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.61876 of 19905.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.71522 of 196122.4%★☆☆☆☆
20185.21698 of 17975.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201713.71538 of 177713.4%★☆☆☆☆
20163.61677 of 17624.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201511.61567 of 174310.1%★☆☆☆☆
20146.91624 of 17346.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201118.71521 of 16729.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201019.01430 of 15688.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20092.21510 of 15391.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20086.51443 of 15104.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20072.01464 of 14972.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20062.61396 of 14302.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200532.01143 of 142920.0%★☆☆☆☆
200413.21324 of 14277.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202415.41620 of 188013.8%★☆☆☆☆
202319.81542 of 189118.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20247.51708 of 18055.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202325.41400 of 182023.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202412.21718 of 18848.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.31417 of 189725.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20244.01825 of 18913.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202332.91269 of 191333.7%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202419.61380 of 154810.9%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20249.71438 of 15567.6%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Female (2024)14th percentile+8 vs school
Special Education (2024)11th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)9th percentile+3 vs school
White (2024)8th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2024)5th percentile~ school
Male (2024)3rd percentile~ school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
U.S. History37%-31 vs state
English II Reading10%-46 vs state
Algebra I0%-47 vs state
English I Reading0%-51 vs state

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Students at Mercer & Blumberg Learning Center are 75% Hispanic, 23% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

In the 2024-25 school year, 73 students attended Mercer & Blumberg Learning Center.

Mercer & Blumberg Learning Center ranks in the bottom 6.0% of Texas high schools.


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