Triumph Public High Schools-MercedesCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

111

Avg. teacher experience

3.3 years

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 3.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

83.3 %

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 81.5%

Statewide: 90%

Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes is a charter high school in Mercedes, TX, in the Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 111 students. 100% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 22.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 83.3% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $35,918, which is $22,969 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 3.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.triumphpublicschools.org

Address

103 E 2nd St
Mercedes, TX 78570

Office phone number

(956) 565-5417

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

111

African American

0 (0%)

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 0%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 0%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

108 (97.3%)

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 98.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

3 (2.7%)

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 1.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 0%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

97.3%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

2.7%

Two or more races

0%

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

100 %

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 99.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

95.5 %

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 91.7%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

22.5 %

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 22.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

100.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

95.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

22.5%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

22.5 %

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 22.3%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

13.5 %

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 10.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

22.5%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

13.5%

Academics

Accountability ratings

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

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: A

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: B

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

83.3 %

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 81.5%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

83.3 %

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 82.1%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: Masked

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

83.3%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

N/A

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0 %

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 0.5%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 0.5%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

Masked

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

36.7 %

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 39.2%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

37.4 %

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 39.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 12.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

0 %

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: Masked

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: Masked

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

22.5 %

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 10.3%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

10 %

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 8.5%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

10 %

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 4.8%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

22.5%

Math

10.0%

Reading + Math

10.0%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

8.3

African American

0.1 (0.9%)

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 3.5%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

7.2 (87.1%)

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 86.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

1 (12%)

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 10.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 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%)

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

8.3 (100%)

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 93%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

0 (0%)

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

13.4

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 16.9

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

3.3 years

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: 3.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 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

$35,918

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: $38,044

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$30,963

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: $35,328

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$38,071

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: $39,514

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: $43,002

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: $27,043

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

N/A

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: N/A

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$49,752

Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley: $49,752

Statewide: $71,111

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