📍 900 N Missouri Ave, Mercedes, Hidalgo County, 78570
Taylor el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mercedes, Hidalgo County. The school has 410 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cecilia Sarmiento. It is part of the Mercedes Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Taylor el enrolls 410 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, <1% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 403 | 98% |
| White | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
388 of the school's 410 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 381 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Taylor el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 39.
Taylor el is one of 11 schools in MERCEDES ISD, based in MERCEDES, Texas. The district serves 4,207 students district-wide and employs 315 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 410 students, Taylor el is close to the district average of about 382 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large