Recent movement
Overall score rose 8 points
85 to 93 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 93 is 7.4 points above the 85.6 average among 1,219 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
Traditional public school campus
Merkel HS
Taylor County · Region 14: Abilene · 298 students
Official school websiteSchool information and family resources
- Current score
- 93/1002025-26
- Change
- +18 ptssince 2021-22
- Score vs similar economic context
- +7.4 ptsvs 85.6 average · 1,219 rated schools serving a similar economic context
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
- 131 of 1,219tied with 57 others
- Score vs region
- +12.5 ptsvs 80.5 average · 122 rated schools in Region 14: Abilene
- Region 14: Abilene placement
- 14 of 122tied with 1 other
- Score vs county
- +13.2 ptsvs 79.8 average · 37 rated schools in Taylor County
- Taylor County placement
- 3 of 37among reporting schools
- Score vs similar-size group
- +12.5 ptsvs 80.5 average · 2,683 similarly sized rated schools
- Similar size placement
- 219 of 2,683tied with 65 others
- Score vs state
- +11.7 ptsvs 81.3 average · 7,646 rated Texas schools
- Texas placement
- 588 of 7,646tied with 249 others
A93
At a glance
Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 82 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 85.6 average for 1,219 rated schools serving a similar economic context.The current score is above the 80.5 average for 122 rated schools in Region 14: Abilene.The current score is above the 79.8 average for 37 rated schools in Taylor County.The current score is above the 80.5 average for 2,683 similarly sized rated schools.The current score is above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools.
Evidence worth noticing
Strengths and momentum
Recent domain gain
Academic Growth rose 18 points
65 to 83 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 83 is 4.1 points above the 78.9 average among 1,165 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
STAAR result
Math above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 64%vs 54.5% avg · +9.5 pts
- Masters
- 33%vs 24.2% avg · +8.8 pts
Among 1,184 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measureRecent movement
Overall score rose 8 points
85 to 93 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 93 is 12.5 points above the 80.5 average among 122 schools in Region 14: Abilene reporting this measure.
Recent domain gain
Academic Growth rose 18 points
65 to 83 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 83 is 10.6 points above the 72.4 average among 107 schools in Region 14: Abilene reporting this measure.
Top placement
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit
4.7% 2nd of 47 schools in Region 14: Abilene reporting this measure · 2025-26
See the full measureRecent movement
Overall score rose 8 points
85 to 93 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 93 is 13.2 points above the 79.8 average among 37 schools in Taylor County reporting this measure.
- 3rd of 37 schools in Taylor County reporting this measure.
Recent domain gain
Academic Growth rose 18 points
65 to 83 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 83 is 9.8 points above the 73.2 average among 31 schools in Taylor County reporting this measure.
Current strength
Closing the Gaps above the Taylor County average
94 +17.2 pts vs 76.8
- 94 is 17.2 points above the 76.8 average among 34 schools in Taylor County reporting this measure.
- 3rd of 34 schools in Taylor County reporting this measure.
Recent movement
Overall score rose 8 points
85 to 93 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 93 is 12.5 points above the 80.5 average among 2,683 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
Recent domain gain
Academic Growth rose 18 points
65 to 83 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 83 is 7.9 points above the 75.1 average among 2,403 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
STAAR result
Math above similar-size averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 64%vs 45.4% avg · +18.6 pts
- Masters
- 33%vs 18.2% avg · +14.8 pts
Among 2,440 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureRecent movement
Overall score rose 8 points
85 to 93 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 93 is 11.7 points above the 81.3 average among 7,646 Texas schools reporting this measure.
Recent domain gain
Academic Growth rose 18 points
65 to 83 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 83 is 7.3 points above the 75.7 average among 7,090 Texas schools reporting this measure.
STAAR result
Math above Texas averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 64%vs 46.3% avg · +17.7 pts
- Masters
- 33%vs 19.7% avg · +13.3 pts
Among 7,227 Texas schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureSelected 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
Merkel HS is rated A by TEA, scoring 93 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 85.6 average for 1,219 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 18 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 131st of 1,219 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 57 others).
Merkel HS is rated A by TEA, scoring 93 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 80.5 average for 122 rated schools in Region 14: Abilene. It is up 18 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 14th of 122 rated schools in Region 14: Abilene (tied with 1 other).
Merkel HS is rated A by TEA, scoring 93 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 79.8 average for 37 rated schools in Taylor County. It is up 18 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 3rd of 37 rated schools in Taylor County.
Merkel HS is rated A by TEA, scoring 93 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 80.5 average for 2,683 similarly sized rated schools. It is up 18 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 219th of 2,683 similarly sized rated schools (tied with 65 others).
Merkel HS is rated A by TEA, scoring 93 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools. It is up 18 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 588th of 7,646 rated Texas schools (tied with 249 others).
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- Overview
- 5 years of ratings
- Where the score comes from
- Student outcomes
- After high school: the following fall
- Who this school serves
- Student counts behind the percentages
- Enrollment over time
- Discipline and removal from class
- Spending per student
- Teachers and actual class size
- Where this school ranks best
- Where this comes from
5 years of ratings
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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 B with 82 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
| Year | Rating | Score | Selected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rate | StateTexas average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A | 93 | 85.6 1,219 reporting | 81.3 7,646 reporting |
| 2024-25 | B | 85 | 85.6 1,194 reporting | 81.2 7,554 reporting |
| 2023-24 | B | 80 | 84.0 1,177 reporting | 78.9 7,466 reporting |
| 2022-23 | B | 81 | 84.4 1,163 reporting | 79.1 7,377 reporting |
| 2021-22 | C | 75 | 86.2 1,148 reporting | 83.7 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.
- Merkel HS
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,219 in cohort)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 92 | A | — |
| School Progress | 90 | A | — |
| Closing the Gaps | 94 | A | — |
| Academic Growth | 83 | B | 7 |
| Relative Performance | 90 | A | — |
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 Student Achievement (92), so School Progress (90) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 92.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,219 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.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 95.8%+2.4 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 347 rated schools reporting
- Five-Year
- 98.9%+5.8 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 346 rated schools reporting
- Six-Year
- 97.6%+5.1 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 347 rated schools reporting
- Dropout Rate
- 0.3%±0.0 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 347 rated schools reporting
These measures use TEA's standard-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
- 97.0%+7.7 pts vs similar economic context
| Criterion | This school% of graduates | Averagesimilar economic context | Differencepercentage points | Reportingselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 97.0% | 89.3% | +7.7 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 348 rated schools reporting |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 73.4% | 63.0% | +10.4 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 348 rated schools reporting |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 31.3% | 38.2% | −6.9 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 348 rated schools reporting |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 0.0% | 16.2% | −16.2 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 348 rated schools reporting |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 45.3% | 37.5% | +7.8 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 348 rated schools reporting |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 32.8% | 36.3% | −3.5 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 348 rated schools reporting |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 0.0% | 1.0% | −1.0 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 348 rated schools reporting |
| Earned an associate degree | 0.0% | 4.4% | −4.4 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 348 rated schools reporting |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 4.7% | 6.0% | −1.3 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 348 rated schools reporting |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 9.4% | 2.7% | +6.7 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 348 rated schools reporting |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 15.6% | 7.1% | +8.5 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 348 rated schools reporting |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 1.6% | 3.2% | −1.6 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 348 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
- 96
Class of 2023–24
- Enrolled in Texas public higher education
- 44
45.8% of graduates
- Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
- 52
54.2% of graduates
- Not trackable
- 0
Fall 2024
Graduates in the report
- This school
- 96
- Selected comparison
- 258.9
Enrolled in Texas public higher education
- This school
- 44
- Selected comparison
- 124.1
Texas-public enrollment rate
- This school
- 45.8%
- Selected comparison
- 49.0%
Not-found rate
- This school
- 54.2%
- Selected comparison
- 45.9%
Not-trackable rate
- This school
- 0.0%
- Selected comparison
- 5.1%
Most common named Texas public destinations
- CISCO COLLEGE (003553)11
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (003644)7
- ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (003541)5
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
- 298
- Economically disadvantaged
- 36.2%−0.8 pts vs similar economic context
- English learners
- 2.3%−8.4 pts vs similar economic context
- Special education
- 22.5%+4.7 pts vs similar economic context
- Attendance
- 94.8%−0.2 pts vs similar economic context
- Chronically absent
- 17.3%+5.5 pts vs similar economic context
Student demographics
Merkel HS
- African American 1.3%
- Hispanic 27.5%
- White 65.8%
- American Indian 1.3%
- Two or More Races 4%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,219 reporting for every category shown · 1,219 in full cohort
- African American 9.1%
- Hispanic 32.8%
- White 47.4%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 5.6%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 4.6%
Selected comparison average For Region 14: Abilene · 122 reporting for every category shown · 122 in full cohort
- African American 4.1%
- Hispanic 36.9%
- White 54.4%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 0.8%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.4%
Selected comparison average For Taylor County · 37 reporting for every category shown · 37 in full cohort
- African American 9.3%
- Hispanic 36.4%
- White 47.3%
- American Indian 0.4%
- Asian 1.5%
- Pacific Islander 0.2%
- Two or More Races 5%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 2,683 reporting for every category shown · 2,683 in full cohort
- African American 10.8%
- Hispanic 52.6%
- White 30.8%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 2.1%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.2%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- African American 11.5%
- Hispanic 52.6%
- White 27.8%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 4.2%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.4%
Student counts behind the percentages
Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.
- Students in this TEA accountability summary
- 298
- Economically disadvantaged students
- 108
- Emergent bilingual students
- 7
- Special education students
- 67
Early college pathways
- Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH)
- 76
TEA-published share: 25.5%
Campus mobility · 2024–25
- Mobile students
- 45
- Students in TEA mobility denominator
- 303
- TEA-published mobility rate
- 14.9%
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 reported 298 students in 2025–26, an increase of 17 (6.0%) from 2024–25.
- Latest enrollment
- 298
2025–26
- Change from 2024–25
- +17
Increase · +6.0%
- Change since 2021–22
- −29
Decrease · −8.9%
Enrollment in 2025–26
- This school
- 298
- Selected comparison
- 738.8
| School year | Students enrolledMerkel HS | Change from previous school year | Average enrollmentselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | 327 | First available year | 750.2 |
| 2022–23 | 327 | No change | 751.8 |
| 2023–24 | 295 | Decrease of 32 (9.8%) | 752.2 |
| 2024–25 | 281 | Decrease of 14 (4.7%) | 747 |
| 2025–26 | 298 | Increase of 17 (6.0%) | 738.8 |
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
- 31
10.2% of cumulative year-end enrollment
- Disciplinary actions
- 54
17.82 per 100 students
- Cumulative year-end enrollment
- 303
2024–25
Share of students · 2024–25
- This school
- 10.2%
- Selected comparison
- 10.1%
Actions per 100 students · 2024–25
- This school
- 17.82
- Selected comparison
- 21.5
| School year | Cumulative enrollment | Studentsall discipline | Students% of enrollment | Actionsall discipline | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | 367 | 46 | 12.5% | 81 | 22.07 | 8.3% | 15.5 |
| 2021–22 | 358 | 81 | 22.6% | 171 | 47.77 | 10.3% | 21.6 |
| 2022–23 | 365 | 87 | 23.8% | 209 | 57.26 | 10.7% | 22.8 |
| 2023–24 | 325 | 48 | 14.8% | 106 | 32.62 | 10.4% | 23 |
| 2024–25 | 303 | 31 | 10.2% | 54 | 17.82 | 10.1% | 21.5 |
See 2024–25 discipline categories
| Category | Students | Students% of enrollment | Actions | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All discipline | 31 | 10.2% | 54 | 17.82 | 10.1% | 21.5 |
| In-school suspensions | 22 | 7.3% | 30 | 9.90 | 9.0% | 16.5 |
| Out-of-school suspensions | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| DAEP placements | 12 | 4.0% | 14 | 4.62 | 3.7% | 4.3 |
| Mandatory DAEP placements | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| Discretionary DAEP placements | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| JJAEP placements | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| Mandatory JJAEP placements | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| Discretionary JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Expulsions | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| Mandatory expulsions | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| 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.
- Merkel HS
- Parent district: Merkel ISD
- Texas average
- Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate
Spending per student · 2025
- This school
- $15,065
- Selected comparison
- $11,893
For 2025, TEA reported $15,065 per student for this campus, $15,086 per student for its parent district, Merkel ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.
Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.
View yearly spending figures
| Year | Merkel HS | Parent district: Merkel ISD | Texas average | Selected comparison average | Reportingselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $9,773 | $10,785 | $13,054 | $7,681 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,091 rated schools reporting |
| 2019 | $9,782 | $13,483 | $13,108 | $7,818 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,108 rated schools reporting |
| 2020 | $9,526 | $11,510 | $14,058 | $8,153 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,115 rated schools reporting |
| 2021 | $10,056 | $12,193 | $14,797 | $8,626 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,130 rated schools reporting |
| 2022 | $10,905 | $13,995 | $15,708 | $9,808 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,147 rated schools reporting |
| 2023 | $12,721 | $13,855 | $16,792 | $10,443 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,164 rated schools reporting |
| 2024 | $15,387 | $16,315 | $18,125 | $11,577 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,177 rated schools reporting |
| 2025 | $15,065 | $15,086 | $18,972 | $11,893 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,194 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
- $70,432+$2,684 vs similar economic context
- Teachers
- 30−19.0 vs similar economic context
- Students per staff member
- 10−4.2 vs similar economic context
Teaching experience
Merkel HS
- Beginning 6%
- 1 to 5 years 26.2%
- 6 to 10 years 15.8%
- 11 to 20 years 34.6%
- 21 to 30 years 9.1%
- Over 30 years 8.7%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,219 reporting for every category shown · 1,219 in full cohort
- Beginning 5.2%
- 1 to 5 years 22.9%
- 6 to 10 years 19.5%
- 11 to 20 years 31.5%
- 21 to 30 years 17.2%
- Over 30 years 3.5%
Selected comparison average For Region 14: Abilene · 122 reporting for every category shown · 122 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.7%
- 1 to 5 years 25.9%
- 6 to 10 years 16.7%
- 11 to 20 years 27.4%
- 21 to 30 years 16.6%
- Over 30 years 5.9%
Selected comparison average For Taylor County · 37 reporting for every category shown · 37 in full cohort
- Beginning 5.2%
- 1 to 5 years 27.1%
- 6 to 10 years 20.2%
- 11 to 20 years 31%
- 21 to 30 years 13.4%
- Over 30 years 3.2%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 2,683 reporting for every category shown · 2,683 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.2%
- 1 to 5 years 25%
- 6 to 10 years 18.4%
- 11 to 20 years 28.8%
- 21 to 30 years 17%
- Over 30 years 4.2%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- Beginning 6.2%
- 1 to 5 years 25.6%
- 6 to 10 years 19.2%
- 11 to 20 years 28.7%
- 21 to 30 years 15.9%
- Over 30 years 3.7%
Average students in a class
| Grade or subject | Average students per classMerkel HS · 2024–25 | Average students per classselected comparison |
|---|---|---|
| Secondary English | 16.3 | 16.1 |
| Secondary languages other than English | 13.7 | 18.4 |
| Secondary math | 17 | 17.1 |
| Secondary science | 13.2 | 18.5 |
| Secondary social studies | 13.3 | 18.5 |
These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 5 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 184 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
7 measures
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2of 47
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit
Region 14: Abilene · of the 47 that report this measure
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3of 37
Overall score
Taylor County · of the 37 that report this measure
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3of 34
Student Achievement
Taylor County · of the 34 that report this measure · tied with 2
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3of 34
School Progress
Taylor County · of the 34 that report this measure · tied with 1
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3of 34
Closing the Gaps
Taylor County · of the 34 that report this measure
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3of 34
Relative Performance
Taylor County · of the 34 that report this measure
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3of 34
Math — Masters
Taylor County · of the 34 that report this measure · tied with 1
#4–10 rankings
Fourth- through tenth-place results
11 measures
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4of 30
Science — Approaches
Taylor County · of the 30 that report this measure · tied with 1
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4of 16
Social Studies — Meets
Taylor County · of the 16 that report this measure · tied with 1
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5of 37
Per-student spending
Taylor County · of the 37 that report this measure
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5of 34
Math — Approaches
Taylor County · of the 34 that report this measure
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5of 16
Social Studies — Masters
Taylor County · of the 16 that report this measure
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6of 47
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness
Region 14: Abilene · of the 47 that report this measure
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6of 31
Academic Growth
Taylor County · of the 31 that report this measure
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6of 30
Science — Meets
Taylor County · of the 30 that report this measure
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6of 16
Social Studies — Approaches
Taylor County · of the 16 that report this measure
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7of 34
Math — Meets
Taylor County · of the 34 that report this measure · tied with 1
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8of 34
All Subjects — Approaches
Taylor County · of the 34 that report this measure · tied with 2
Other top-5% rankings
High placements in larger reporting groups
1 measure
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19of 348
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student
Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 348 that report this measure
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
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