📍 1551 S Georgia Ave, Mercedes, Hidalgo County, 78570
Travis el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mercedes, Hidalgo County. The school has 506 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elva Rivera. It is part of the Mercedes Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Travis el enrolls 506 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino, <1% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 499 | 99% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
460 of the school's 506 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 441 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Travis 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.
Travis 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 506 students, Travis el is larger than the district average of about 382 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large