Mary Garbett - Merkel Elementary School

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1602 Sth 5th, Merkel, TX, 79536

School Rating:

Average

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Merkel Elementary School is located at 1602 STH 5TH, MERKEL, TX, 79536. The school is part of MERKEL ISD.

To contact the school, call (325) 928-4795 ext:1400.

Teachers

Merkel Elementary School employs 38 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 7 years. The teachers average 11 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 526 students with a student to teacher ratio of 13.80 S/T. The special education division has 4 teachers assisting it. Merkel Elementary School also employs 17 education aids.

School Summary

Public School

Grade Span

EE-05

Enrollment

531

Is Charter

Address

1602 STH 5TH, MERKEL, TX, 79536

Principal

DANIEL KOTARA

School District

MERKEL ISD

Phone

(325) 928-4795 ext:1400

County

Taylor County

Website

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Accountability Ratings & Designations

of Merkel Elementary School

Accountability Ratings

Average

Texas edu board’s ratings

Scaled Score
Student Achievement	74
Student Progress	77
Closing Performance Gaps	74
Overall	76

Distinction Designations

Read/ELA

Mathematics

Science

Social Studies

Post-Secondary

Comparative Academic Growth

Comparative Closing the Gaps

Merkel Elementary School Student / Staff Statistics

Student Statistics

Racial/Ethnic Group
Racial/Ethnic Group	Number	Percent
African American	6	1.14%
Hispanic	143	27.19%
White	365	69.39%
Asian	0	0.00%
Native American	2	0.38%
Two or More Races	10	1.90%
Total Students	526	100.00%
Eco Disadvantaged	292	55.51%
Limited English Proficiency	20	3.80%

Program/Count/Percent
Program	Count	Percent
Bilingual	20	3.80%
Gifted & Talented	15	2.85%
Special Education	124	23.57%
Teacher Student Ratio		13.80 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience	Count	Percent
Over 30 years	0	0.00%
20 - 30 years	7	18.42%
10 - 20 years	10	26.32%
6 - 10 years	4	10.53%
1- 5 years	13	34.21%
Beginning Teacher	4	10.53%
Teacher Experience Average	10.80 yrs
Teacher Tenure Average	7.00 yrs

Teacher Type	Number	Percent
Total Teachers	38	100%
Female Teachers	36	94.74 %
Male Teachers	2	5.26 %
School Admin	3
School Support	2
Edu Aids	17
Special Education	4

Merkel Elementary School 2022 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group	All Subjects	Read/ELA	Math	Science	Soc Studies
ALL	71%	74%	68%	74%	.%
African American	86%	*%	*%	*%	.%
Hispanic	63%	63%	61%	70%	.%
White	76%	79%	72%	78%	.%
Asian	.%	.%	.%	.%	.%
Two or More Races	50%	60%	40%	*%	.%
Economically Disadvantaged	63%	66%	61%	61%	.%
Male Students	78%	79%	74%	91%	.%
Female Students	66%	70%	62%	66%	.%
Special Education	49%	52%	47%	50%	.%
Limited English Proficiency	46%	50%	50%	*%	.%