📍 837 S Ohio, Mercedes, Hidalgo County, 78570
Mercedes Early College Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Mercedes, Hidalgo County. The school has 354 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Armando Martinez. It is part of the Mercedes Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mercedes Early College Academy enrolls 354 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 345 | 97% |
| White | 6 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
290 of the school's 354 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 274 qualify for free lunch and 16 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 Early College 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 Early College 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 354 students, Mercedes Early College Academy 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
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