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2000 S 7th St, Merkel, TX, 79536 Get directions ->

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Merkel High School is located at 2000 S 7TH ST, MERKEL, TX, 79536. The school is part of MERKEL ISD.

To contact the school, call (325) 928-4667 ext:1500.

Teachers

Merkel High School employs 34 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 5 years. The teachers average 14 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 327 students with a student to teacher ratio of 9.60 S/T. The special education division has 2 teachers assisting it. Merkel High School also employs 4 education aids.

School Summary

Public School

Grade Span

09-12

Enrollment

327

Is Charter

Address

2000 S 7TH ST, MERKEL, TX, 79536
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Principal

RENEE CAREY

School District

MERKEL ISD

Phone

(325) 928-4667 ext:1500

County

Taylor County

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Accountability Ratings & Designations

of Merkel High School

Accountability Ratings

Good

Texas edu board’s ratings

Scaled Score
Student Achievement	85
Student Progress	81
Closing Performance Gaps	76
Overall	82

Distinction Designations

Read/ELA

Mathematics

Science

Social Studies

Post-Secondary

Comparative Academic Growth

Comparative Closing the Gaps

Merkel High School Student / Staff Statistics

Student Statistics

Racial/Ethnic Group
Racial/Ethnic Group	Number	Percent
African American	1	0.31%
Hispanic	89	27.22%
White	225	68.81%
Asian	0	0.00%
Native American	4	1.22%
Two or More Races	8	2.45%
Total Students	327	100.00%
Eco Disadvantaged	139	42.51%
Limited English Proficiency	4	1.22%

Program/Count/Percent
Program	Count	Percent
Bilingual	4	1.22%
Gifted & Talented	20	6.12%
Special Education	37	11.31%
Teacher Student Ratio		9.60 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience	Count	Percent
Over 30 years	1	2.92%
20 - 30 years	8	23.68%
10 - 20 years	12	34.50%
6 - 10 years	4	12.87%
1- 5 years	6	16.08%
Beginning Teacher	4	10.23%
Teacher Experience Average	13.60 yrs
Teacher Tenure Average	4.50 yrs

Teacher Type	Number	Percent
Total Teachers	34	100%
Female Teachers	20	57.89 %
Male Teachers	14	41.81 %
School Admin	2
School Support	3
Edu Aids	4
Special Education	2

Merkel High School 2022 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group	All Subjects	Read/ELA	Math	Science	Soc Studies
ALL	69%	58%	65%	86%	89%
African American	*%	*%	*%	*%	.%
Hispanic	76%	64%	74%	96%	90%
White	66%	55%	61%	82%	88%
Asian	.%	.%	.%	.%	.%
Two or More Races	69%	60%	*%	*%	*%
Economically Disadvantaged	61%	45%	58%	80%	85%
Male Students	63%	47%	66%	77%	86%
Female Students	77%	71%	64%	95%	92%
Special Education	40%	37%	30%	55%	57%
Limited English Proficiency	30%	20%	*%	*%	.%

Class of 2021 Graduates

Standardized Test

Class Graduate
Group	% Tested	SAT Avg	ACT Avg	Abv Criteria
ALL	47.7	989	19.5	22
African American	*	*	.	*
Hispanic	40.9	985	18.2	22.2
White	48.3	988	19.8	24.1
Asian	.	.	.	.
Two or More Races	*	*	.	*
Male Students	24.4	1087	20.9	36.4
Female Students	73.2	955	18.9	16.7
Special Education	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Eco Disadvantaged	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Graduation

Class Graduate
Group	Read Ready	Math Ready	Both Ready	Graduated	GED	Cont.	Dropout
ALL	73.3	46.5	44.2	98.8	n/a	n/a	1.2
African American	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Hispanic	72.7	54.5	50	100	n/a	n/a	n/a
White	73.3	43.3	43.3	98.2	n/a	n/a	1.8
Asian	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Two or More Races	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Male Students	71.1	53.3	53.3	97.6	n/a	n/a	2.4
Female Students	75.6	39	34.1	100	n/a	n/a	n/a
Special Education	46.2	38.5	38.5	100	n/a	n/a	n/a
Eco Disadvantaged	62.8	34.9	32.6	97.9	n/a	n/a	2.1