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Mercedes Academic Academy

Hidalgo County · Region 01: Edinburg · 131 students

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Current score
91/1002025-26
Change
+7 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+13.3 ptsvs 77.7 average · 1,598 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
84 of 1,598tied with 79 others
A91

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 91 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 77.7 average for 1,598 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent movement

Overall score rose 11 points

80 to 91 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 91 is 13.3 points above the 77.7 average among 1,598 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Recent domain gain

Closing the Gaps rose 18 points

75 to 93 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 93 is 17.9 points above the 75.1 average among 1,473 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measure

Current strength

School Progress above the similar-context average

90 +11.1 pts vs 78.9

  • 90 is 11.1 points above the 78.9 average among 1,482 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measure

Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

Mercedes Academic Academy is rated A by TEA, scoring 91 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 77.7 average for 1,598 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 7 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 84th of 1,598 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 79 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. After high school: the following fall
  6. Who this school serves
  7. Student counts behind the percentages
  8. Enrollment over time
  9. Discipline and removal from class
  10. Spending per student
  11. Teachers and actual class size
  12. Where this school ranks best
  13. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
90807060 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageMercedes Academic Academy 8480888091 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated A with 91 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26A9177.7 1,598 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25B8077.4 1,581 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24B8873.8 1,565 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23B8073.2 1,562 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22B8481.9 1,546 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement87 B+16.9 vs similar economic context · 1,485 reporting
  • School Progress90 A+11.1 vs similar economic context · 1,482 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps93 A+17.9 vs similar economic context · 1,473 reporting
  • Academic Growth75 C+1.5 vs similar economic context · 1,461 reporting
  • Relative Performance90 A+13.2 vs similar economic context · 1,481 reporting
  • Mercedes Academic Academy
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,598 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement87B3
School Progress90A—
Closing the Gaps93A—
Academic Growth75C5
Relative Performance90A—

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (90), so Student Achievement (87) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 90.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level68%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,485 reporting
  • Meets grade level23%−17 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,485 reporting
  • Masters grade level2%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,485 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level53%−15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,485 reporting
  • Meets grade level23%−21 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,485 reporting
  • Masters grade level1%−17 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,485 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level69%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,482 reporting
  • Meets grade level10%−29 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,482 reporting
  • Masters grade level0%−15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,482 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level78%+15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,404 reporting
  • Meets grade level19%−15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,404 reporting
  • Masters grade level0%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,404 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level89%+28 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 463 reporting
  • Meets grade level33%−1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 463 reporting
  • Masters grade level6%−8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 463 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,598 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Completion

Four-Year
90.3%+26.4 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 36 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
87.3%+20.5 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 36 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
83.9%+17.8 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 36 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
3.6%−2.1 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 36 rated schools reporting

These measures use TEA's alternative-education accountability population. Each comparison average includes only schools in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported school rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.

College, career and military readiness

Total credit for CCMR criteria
79.0%−4.7 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria79.0%83.7%−4.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 181 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course0.0%57.4%−57.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 182 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA0.0%19.3%−19.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 182 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)0.0%14.0%−14.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 182 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course69.4%26.2%+43.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 182 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification8.1%32.8%−24.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 182 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%2.9%−2.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 182 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%7.2%−7.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 182 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%6.7%−6.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 182 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness0.0%2.5%−2.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 182 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student11.3%7.3%+4.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 182 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces1.6%2.5%−0.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 182 rated schools reporting

Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported school percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

After high school: the following fall

Where school graduates appeared in Texas public higher-education records the fall after graduation. This is a limited next-step measure, not an eventual college-going or completion rate.

Graduates in the report
65

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
8

12.3% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
54

83.1% of graduates

Not trackable
3

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
65
Selected comparison
251.3

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 170 rated schools reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
8
Selected comparison
89.9

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 170 rated schools reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
12.3%
Selected comparison
34.9%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 170 rated schools reporting

−22.6 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
83.1%
Selected comparison
56.2%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 170 rated schools reporting

+26.9 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
4.6%
Selected comparison
8.8%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 170 rated schools reporting

−4.2 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE (031034)6

Selected comparison counts are neutral cohort scale context. The percentages put differently sized graduating classes on the same basis, but still cover only the limited Texas-public system observed by this report.

Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, high-school graduates enrolled in higher education, fetched 24 August 2026. The report covers graduates who enrolled in a Texas public college or university the following fall and includes only districts or campuses with more than 25 graduates.

“Not found” does not mean a graduate did not continue their education. It can include private or out-of-state college, work, military service, enrollment after the fall term, or another path the Texas public system does not observe.

“Not trackable” is not an outcome. THECB uses it for graduates with a non-standard identifier that could not be matched to higher-education records.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
131
Economically disadvantaged
96.9%+3.9 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
39.7%−3.2 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
14.5%−2.8 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
71.6%−21.3 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
84.7%+61.0 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Mercedes Academic Academy

Hispanic: 96.9%White: 3.1%
  • Hispanic 96.9%
  • White 3.1%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,598 reporting for every category shown · 1,598 in full cohort

African American: 15.1%Hispanic: 77.4%White: 4.5%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 1.2%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 1.4%
  • African American 15.1%
  • Hispanic 77.4%
  • White 4.5%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 1.2%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 1.4%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
131
Economically disadvantaged students
127
Emergent bilingual students
52
Special education students
19

TEA context labels

  • Alternative education campus under AEA procedures
  • Alternative education type: dropout recovery school
  • Rated under AEA procedures

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
100
Students in TEA mobility denominator
169
TEA-published mobility rate
59.2%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA did not publish an enrollment count for 2025–26 in this PEIMS report, so no current year-over-year change is calculated. The latest available PEIMS count is 148 students in 2023–24.

Latest available PEIMS enrollment
148

2023–24

Enrollment in 2023–24

This school
148
Selected comparison
588.6

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,558 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Mercedes Academic Academy
School yearStudents enrolledMercedes Academic AcademyChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 Not reported Not available —
2022–23 94 No adjacent prior year 598.7
2023–24 148 Increase of 54 (57.4%) 588.6
2024–25 Not reported Not available —
2025–26 Not reported Not available —

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
56

33.3% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
170

101.19 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
168

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
33.3%
Selected comparison
13.2%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 912 rated schools reporting

+20.1 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
101.19
Selected comparison
31.5

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 987 rated schools reporting

+69.7 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Mercedes Academic Academy
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 90 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2021–22 95 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2022–23 134 11 8.2% 22 16.42 13.8% 33.1
2023–24 173 34 19.6% 80 46.24 13.9% 33.3
2024–25 168 56 33.3% 170 101.19 13.2% 31.5
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Mercedes Academic Academy in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 56 33.3% 170 101.19 13.2% 31.5
In-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Out-of-school suspensions 55 32.7% 135 80.36 9.8% 16.3
DAEP placements 28 16.7% 35 20.83 5.1% 6.2
Mandatory DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$6k$14k$22k20182020202220242025
  • Mercedes Academic Academy
  • Parent district: Mercedes ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$10,649
Selected comparison
$13,463

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,580 rated schools reporting

−$2,814 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $10,649 per student for this campus, $16,791 per student for its parent district, Mercedes ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearMercedes Academic AcademyParent district: Mercedes ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$20,764$13,040$13,054$8,386 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,511 rated schools reporting
2019$11,514$14,078$13,108$8,375 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,528 rated schools reporting
2020$12,754$13,222$14,058$8,877 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,531 rated schools reporting
2021$13,966$14,655$14,797$9,757 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,533 rated schools reporting
2022$10,178$16,596$15,708$11,230 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,547 rated schools reporting
2023$9,199$16,992$16,792$11,763 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,562 rated schools reporting
2024$7,195$17,106$18,125$12,827 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,569 rated schools reporting
2025$10,649$16,791$18,972$13,463 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,580 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$65,877−$2,764 vs similar economic context
Teachers
10−28.8 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
12.8−2.0 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Mercedes Academic Academy

1 to 5 years: 13.7%6 to 10 years: 13.7%11 to 20 years: 58.8%21 to 30 years: 10.8%Over 30 years: 3.9%
  • 1 to 5 years 13.7%
  • 6 to 10 years 13.7%
  • 11 to 20 years 58.8%
  • 21 to 30 years 10.8%
  • Over 30 years 3.9%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,598 reporting for every category shown · 1,598 in full cohort

Beginning: 7.7%1 to 5 years: 27.1%6 to 10 years: 18.6%11 to 20 years: 27.1%21 to 30 years: 14.8%Over 30 years: 3.4%
  • Beginning 7.7%
  • 1 to 5 years 27.1%
  • 6 to 10 years 18.6%
  • 11 to 20 years 27.1%
  • 21 to 30 years 14.8%
  • Over 30 years 3.4%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Mercedes Academic Academy in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classMercedes Academic Academy · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Secondary English9.515
Secondary math6.716.7
Secondary science6.717.5
Secondary social studies7.917.5

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 4 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 192 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#2–3 rankings

Second- and third-place results

1 measure

  • 2of 42

    Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student

    Hidalgo County · of the 42 that report this measure

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

1 measure

  • 10of 42

    Earned college credit for a dual credit course

    Hidalgo County · of the 42 that report this measure

Other top-5% rankings

High placements in larger reporting groups

1 measure

  • 29of 1,473

    Closing the Gaps

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 1,473 that report this measure · tied with 13

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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