📍 1602 Sth 5th, Merkel, Taylor County, 79536
Merkel el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Merkel, Taylor County. The school has 565 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Renee Carey. It is part of the Merkel Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Merkel el enrolls 565 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 391 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 151 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
339 of the school's 565 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 327 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Merkel el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 28, state house district 71.
Merkel el is one of 3 schools in MERKEL ISD, based in MERKEL, Texas. The district serves 1,090 students district-wide and employs 99 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 565 students, Merkel el is larger than the district average of about 363 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant