📍 720 S Mile 1 e, Mercedes, Hidalgo County, 78570
Mercedes Academic Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Mercedes, Hidalgo County. The school has 94 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rodolfo Canales. It is part of the Mercedes Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 5.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mercedes Academic Academy enrolls 94 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 5.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 98% |
| White | 2 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
93 of the school's 94 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 92 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mercedes Academic Academy 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.
Mercedes Academic Academy 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 94 students, Mercedes Academic Academy is smaller than the district average of about 382 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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