Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Mercedes ISD
  • Mercedes, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2018-2019)

D

Mercedes ISD: B

Total students

612

Avg. teacher experience

10.9 years

Mercedes ISD: 13.5 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Mercedes ISD: 94.4%

Statewide: 90.3%

Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Mercedes, TX, in the Mercedes ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 612 students. 65% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 26.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of D for the 2018-2019 school year.

As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $53,710, which is $3,931 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.misdtx.net

Address

P O Box 419
Mercedes, TX 78570-0419

Office phone number

(956) 514-2200

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

612

African American

2 (0.3%)

Mercedes ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 12.7%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Mercedes ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.3%)

Mercedes ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 4.7%

Hispanic

599 (97.9%)

Mercedes ISD: 98.6%

Statewide: 52.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Mercedes ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

6 (1%)

Mercedes ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 26.5%

Two or more races

3 (0.5%)

Mercedes ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 2.7%

African American

0.3%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

0.3%

Hispanic

97.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

1.0%

Two or more races

0.5%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

65 %

Mercedes ISD: 71.1%

Statewide: 49.2%

Economically disadvantaged

90.4 %

Mercedes ISD: 91.2%

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

27.3 %

Mercedes ISD: 28.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

At-risk students

65.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

90.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

27.3%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

26.1 %

Mercedes ISD: 27.1%

Statewide: 21%

Gifted and Talented

21.7 %

Mercedes ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 8.3%

Special Education

10.5 %

Mercedes ISD: 10.2%

Statewide: 11.1%

Bilingual/ESL

26.1%

Gifted and talented

21.7%

Special education

10.5%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.

Overall (2018-2019)

D

Mercedes ISD: B

Student achievement (2018-2019)

C

Mercedes ISD: B

School progress (2018-2019)

B

Mercedes ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2018-2019)

F

Mercedes ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2021 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

11.3 %

Mercedes ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 6.7%

American Indian

N/A

Mercedes ISD: Masked

Statewide: 7.8%

African American

Masked

Mercedes ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 8.9%

Asian

Masked

Mercedes ISD: Masked

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

11.4 %

Mercedes ISD: 9.3%

Statewide: 7.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Mercedes ISD: N/A

Statewide: 7.2%

White

10 %

Mercedes ISD: 15.2%

Statewide: 5.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Mercedes ISD: 0%

Statewide: 6.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

45.5

African American

0 (0%)

Mercedes ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.1%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Mercedes ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Mercedes ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

42.4 (93.3%)

Mercedes ISD: 93.9%

Statewide: 28.4%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Mercedes ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

3 (6.7%)

Mercedes ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 56.9%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Mercedes ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Mercedes ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 1.2%

Bachelor's

44.5 (97.8%)

Mercedes ISD: 86.6%

Statewide: 73%

Master's

1 (2.2%)

Mercedes ISD: 10.6%

Statewide: 25%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Mercedes ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.7%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.

Students per teacher

13.5

Mercedes ISD: 14.4

Statewide: 14.5

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2020-2021 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

10.9 years

Mercedes ISD: 13.5 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$53,710

Mercedes ISD: $55,603

Statewide: $57,641

Beginner

$49,401

Mercedes ISD: $52,188

Statewide: $50,849

1 to 5 years

$49,495

Mercedes ISD: $51,104

Statewide: $53,288

6 to 10 years

$51,711

Mercedes ISD: $52,143

Statewide: $56,282

11 to 20 years

$55,735

Mercedes ISD: $56,401

Statewide: $59,900

21 to 30 years

$61,322

Mercedes ISD: $61,941

Statewide: $64,637

30+ years

N/A

Mercedes ISD: $62,604

Statewide: $69,974

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