📍 405 N 3rd St, Mertzon, Irion County, 76941
Irion el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mertzon, Irion County. The school has 211 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jessica Parker. It is part of the Irion County Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths.
Irion el enrolls 211 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 1.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 143 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
75 of the school's 211 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 62 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Irion el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 28, state house district 72.
Irion el is one of 2 schools in IRION COUNTY ISD, based in MERTZON, Texas. The district serves 334 students district-wide and employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 211 students, Irion el is larger than the district average of about 167 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant