T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y Page 1
District Name: MERCEDES ISD Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 108907 1991-92 District Performance
District Group: 10
Indicator:
__________ Region District African Economic
State I Group District American Hispanic White Disadv.
_____ ______ _____ ________ ________ ________ _____ _______
Spanish TAAS Grd. 3 (91/92)
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Reading % Passing 55.7% 55.1% 52.6% 40.0% - 40.0% - 38.8%
% Mastery 27.8% 27.8% 16.7% 14.0% - 14.0% - 14.3%
Writing % Passing 42.0% 45.6% 38.2% 42.0% - 42.0% - 42.9%
% Mastery 17.9% 19.3% 16.7% 20.0% - 20.0% - 20.4%
Math % Passing 72.0% 73.4% 65.4% 63.3% - 63.3% - 62.5%
% Mastery 13.9% 17.1% 7.9% 10.2% - 10.2% - 10.4%
Spanish TAAS Grd. 3 (90/91)
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Reading % Passing 60.5% 54.7% 46.9% 34.0% - 34.0% - 34.0%
% Mastery 27.4% 25.1% 17.3% 18.9% - 18.9% - 18.9%
Writing % Passing 38.9% 37.3% 25.0% 24.1% - 24.1% - 24.1%
% Mastery 18.3% 17.2% 8.3% 5.6% - 5.6% - 5.6%
Math % Passing 65.0% 64.4% 63.9% 66.7% - 66.7% - 66.7%
% Mastery 15.8% 16.3% 11.2% 13.0% - 13.0% - 13.0%
TAAS Grd. 3 Current Year (91/92)
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Reading % Passing {90%} 80.6% 73.1% 78.5% 76.5% (-) * 76.5% (-) 70.0% (-) 73.3% (-)
% Mastery 53.7% 40.8% 48.5% 40.5% * 39.7% 60.0% 35.3%
Writing % Passing {90%} 62.6% 57.7% 61.4% 66.4% (-) * 66.5% (-) 60.0% (-) 62.5% (-)
% Mastery 18.4% 14.2% 16.5% 17.3% * 16.5% 30.0% 13.4%
Math % Passing {90%} 85.3% 81.9% 82.9% 86.6% (-) * 87.5% (-) 70.0% (-) 84.6% (-)
% Mastery 34.8% 31.7% 30.9% 41.4% * 40.3% 60.0% 37.2%
TAAS Grd. 3 Prior Year (90/91)
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Reading % Passing 80.2% 71.3% 76.9% 82.0% - 81.6% 90.0% 79.9%
% Mastery 47.5% 36.1% 43.8% 41.4% - 40.8% 60.0% 38.4%
Writing % Passing 67.0% 61.6% 61.8% 74.7% - 74.4% 80.0% 72.5%
% Mastery 23.1% 18.8% 17.8% 27.5% - 27.2% 40.0% 24.8%
Math % Passing 81.7% 77.4% 76.7% 84.6% - 83.9% 100.0% 83.9%
% Mastery 33.8% 26.1% 25.4% 27.1% - 25.9% 60.0% 24.6%
TAAS Grd. 5 Current Year (91/92)
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Reading % Passing {90%} 62.5% 50.0% 58.8% 51.4% (-) * 50.0% (-) 81.8% (-) 45.8% (-)
% Mastery 19.2% 11.7% 15.8% 10.0% * 8.4% 45.5% 5.7%
Writing % Passing {90%} 77.2% 69.3% 75.5% 73.2% (-) * 72.1% (-) 100.0% (+) 70.8% (-)
% Mastery 21.9% 16.6% 18.4% 18.4% * 16.9% 54.5% 14.0%
Math % Passing {90%} 57.7% 48.8% 54.9% 52.9% (-) * 51.3% (-) 90.9% (+) 49.2% (-)
% Mastery 15.9% 11.3% 13.0% 13.6% * 12.3% 36.4% 10.5%
TAAS Grd. 5 Prior Year (90/91)
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Reading % Passing 62.7% 49.5% 55.4% 60.1% * 58.1% 88.9% 55.7%
% Mastery 18.7% 10.9% 14.2% 14.2% * 13.4% 27.8% 10.7%
Writing % Passing 74.9% 67.1% 69.1% 70.8% * 69.2% 94.4% 68.3%
% Mastery 24.4% 19.2% 17.3% 21.5% * 19.7% 44.4% 15.4%
Math % Passing 55.9% 45.5% 45.8% 57.9% * 56.8% 72.2% 51.8%
% Mastery 15.0% 9.3% 9.4% 17.8% * 17.3% 22.2% 13.9%
T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y Page 2
District Name: MERCEDES ISD Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 108907 1991-92 District Performance
District Group: 10
Indicator:
__________ Region District African Economic
State I Group District American Hispanic White Disadv.
_____ ______ _____ ________ ________ ________ _____ _______
TAAS Grd. 7 Current Year (91/92)
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Reading % Passing {90%} 50.1% 34.7% 43.5% 41.1% (-) - 41.2% (-) 33.3% (-) 35.7% (-)
% Mastery 9.4% 4.8% 6.8% 3.2% - 3.0% 16.7% 1.8%
Writing % Passing {90%} 59.6% 46.7% 51.9% 61.4% (-) - 61.3% (-) 66.7% (-) 56.9% (-)
% Mastery 19.4% 12.6% 13.6% 19.9% - 19.6% 33.3% 16.1%
Math % Passing {90%} 50.9% 37.1% 44.3% 48.8% (-) - 48.5% (-) 66.7% (-) 43.7% (-)
% Mastery 10.0% 4.6% 6.4% 5.9% - 5.7% 16.7% 4.3%
TAAS Grd. 7 Prior Year (90/91)
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Reading % Passing 44.2% 28.8% 35.6% 28.9% - 28.1% 55.6% 23.9%
% Mastery 9.4% 4.8% 6.1% 3.4% - 3.5% 0.0% 2.4%
Writing % Passing 61.9% 50.5% 53.8% 59.6% - 59.3% 66.7% 56.3%
% Mastery 19.5% 12.5% 13.3% 14.9% - 14.2% 33.3% 15.0%
Math % Passing 50.3% 36.1% 41.9% 41.9% - 41.3% 55.6% 41.8%
% Mastery 12.1% 6.0% 8.5% 7.8% - 6.9% 33.3% 7.0%
TAAS Grd. 9 Current Year (91/92)
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Reading % Passing {90%} 59.5% 40.9% 54.5% 42.6% (-) - 42.2% (-) 55.6% (-) 38.6% (-)
% Mastery 24.6% 12.5% 21.1% 10.3% - 10.5% 0.0% 9.3%
Writing % Passing {90%} 62.4% 46.9% 57.2% 49.9% (-) - 48.9% (-) 80.0% (-) 45.7% (-)
% Mastery 13.5% 7.6% 11.8% 6.3% - 6.2% 10.0% 5.0%
Math % Passing {90%} 43.8% 27.4% 38.5% 28.2% (-) - 28.0% (-) 40.0% (-) 23.0% (-)
% Mastery 10.5% 4.7% 8.3% 3.1% - 3.0% 10.0% 2.1%
TAAS Grd. 9 Prior Year (90/91)
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Reading % Passing 62.5% 44.7% 55.3% 49.6% - 49.2% 83.3% 44.9%
% Mastery 25.4% 13.4% 20.1% 15.1% - 14.9% 33.3% 11.2%
Writing % Passing 58.4% 46.6% 51.0% 44.7% - 44.4% 66.7% 42.3%
% Mastery 14.5% 8.5% 11.4% 6.4% - 6.2% 16.7% 4.7%
Math % Passing 44.2% 28.1% 34.8% 33.2% - 33.3% 33.3% 29.5%
% Mastery 11.1% 5.2% 7.8% 7.1% - 7.3% 0.0% 5.0%
TAAS Exit Current Year (91/92)
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All Tests % Passing {90%} 48.6% 34.5% 42.6% 36.6% (-) - 36.0% (-) * 30.0% (-)
% Mastery 6.4% 3.2% 4.7% 1.9% - 1.9% * 1.9%
Reading % Passing {90%} 72.0% 55.8% 66.6% 57.5% (-) - 57.1% (-) * 49.1% (-)
% Mastery 26.7% 15.5% 21.4% 13.7% - 13.8% * 6.9%
Writing % Passing {90%} 78.2% 68.0% 74.6% 73.5% (-) - 73.2% (-) * 65.8% (-)
% Mastery 21.6% 13.8% 18.8% 10.9% - 11.0% * 8.9%
Math % Passing {90%} 56.6% 44.9% 50.9% 48.1% (-) - 47.6% (-) * 44.0% (-)
% Mastery 15.8% 9.2% 10.7% 8.0% - 7.6% * 6.3%
TAAS Exit Prior Year (90/91)
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All Tests % Passing 51.0% 38.2% 40.9% 41.2% - 40.5% 66.7% 33.3%
% Mastery 7.8% 4.6% 5.7% 8.2% - 8.4% 0.0% 4.8%
Reading % Passing 74.4% 57.8% 63.1% 54.7% - 53.6% 100.0% 46.7%
% Mastery 30.6% 18.4% 23.4% 25.1% - 24.5% 50.0% 16.4%
Writing % Passing 75.3% 68.4% 72.1% 74.8% - 74.6% 83.3% 69.5%
% Mastery 23.7% 17.9% 19.8% 24.4% - 24.6% 16.7% 18.3%
Math % Passing 60.7% 50.0% 53.2% 53.5% - 53.2% 66.7% 47.9%
% Mastery 18.6% 12.6% 14.9% 19.3% - 19.0% 33.3% 12.7%
T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y Page 3
District Name: MERCEDES ISD Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 108907 1991-92 District Performance
District Group: 10
Indicator:
__________ Region District African Economic
State I Group District American Hispanic White Disadv.
_____ ______ _____ ________ ________ ________ _____ _______
% Student Attendance
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Current Year (91/92) {97%} 95.1% 95.4% 95.2% 96.6% (-) n/a n/a n/a n/a
Prior Year (90/91) 95.7% 96.1% 95.9% 97.1% n/a n/a n/a n/a
Dropout Rate
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Current Year (90/91) { 1%} 3.9% 5.5% 3.4% 1.9% (-) - 1.9% (-) 0.0% (+) 2.5% (-)
Prior Year (89/90) 5.1% 8.7% 4.6% 2.0% - 2.0% 0.0% n/a
% Advanced Courses
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Current Year (91/92) 3.3% 3.2% 2.5% 2.5% n/a n/a n/a n/a
Prior Year (90/91) 3.4% 3.6% 2.8% 4.0% n/a n/a n/a n/a
Graduation Rate (90/91) {99%}
_______________ 95.7% 96.6% 95.7% 99.0% (+) - 91.3% (-) * 90.1% (-)
% Graduates with Advanced
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Seal on Transcript (90/91)
__________________ 32.4% 31.5% 32.7% 32.2% - 35.1% - 25.2%
College Admissions Tests
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% At or Above Criterion
Current Year (90/91) {35%} 14.5% 3.9% 8.2% 1.0% (-) - 1.1% (-) - n/a
% Tested
Current Year (90/91) {70%} 62.3% 50.0% 53.9% 48.3% (-) - 50.0% (-) - n/a
Average SAT Total Score
Current Year (90/91) 873 806 836 769 - 769 - n/a
Prior Year (89/90) 872 804 845 871 - 878 * n/a
Average ACT Composite Score
Current Year (90/91) 19.9 17.2 19.4 16.3 - 16.2 * n/a
Prior Year (89/90) 19.8 17.3 18.8 16.9 - 16.9 18.4 n/a
T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y Page 4
District Name: MERCEDES ISD Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 108907 1991-92 District Performance
District Group: 10
Indicator:
__________ ESL/ Special
District Male Female Overage Chapter I Bilingual LEP Education
________ ____ ______ _______ _________ _________ ___ _________
Spanish TAAS Grd. 3 (91/92)
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Reading % Passing 40.0% 31.8% 46.4% 34.8% 52.6% 40.0% 40.0% -
% Mastery 14.0% 9.1% 17.9% 17.4% 21.1% 14.0% 14.0% -
Writing % Passing 42.0% 18.2% 60.7% 30.4% 52.6% 42.0% 42.0% -
% Mastery 20.0% 4.5% 32.1% 4.3% 26.3% 20.0% 20.0% -
Math % Passing 63.3% 61.9% 64.3% 60.9% 63.2% 63.3% 63.3% -
% Mastery 10.2% 0.0% 17.9% 17.4% 10.5% 10.2% 10.2% -
Spanish TAAS Grd. 3 (90/91)
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Reading % Passing 34.0% 26.9% 42.3% 42.9% 18.5% 35.3% 34.0% *
% Mastery 18.9% 19.2% 19.2% 23.8% 11.1% 19.6% 18.9% *
Writing % Passing 24.1% 11.1% 34.6% 23.8% 21.4% 25.0% 24.1% *
% Mastery 5.6% 3.7% 7.7% 0.0% 7.1% 5.8% 5.6% *
Math % Passing 66.7% 59.3% 73.1% 76.2% 60.7% 65.4% 66.7% *
% Mastery 13.0% 14.8% 11.5% 23.8% 7.1% 11.5% 13.0% *
TAAS Grd. 3 Current Year (91/92)
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Reading % Passing {90%} 76.5% (-) 79.7% (-) 73.6% (-) 48.4% 68.8% 57.6% 55.7% *
% Mastery 40.5% 41.3% 39.6% 14.1% 29.6% 16.9% 16.4% *
Writing % Passing {90%} 66.4% (-) 67.1% (-) 66.0% (-) 38.1% 58.7% 42.4% 40.3% *
% Mastery 17.3% 14.0% 20.8% 3.2% 11.9% 1.7% 1.6% *
Math % Passing {90%} 86.6% (-) 89.6% (-) 84.7% (-) 71.9% 83.5% 80.0% 81.0% *
% Mastery 41.4% 44.4% 38.9% 23.4% 35.4% 25.0% 23.8% *
TAAS Grd. 3 Prior Year (90/91)
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Reading % Passing 82.0% 80.7% 82.6% 66.7% 72.9% 55.6% 42.9% 57.1%
% Mastery 41.4% 40.4% 41.9% 14.8% 33.1% 55.6% 14.3% 42.9%
Writing % Passing 74.7% 71.8% 76.5% 57.7% 66.7% 55.6% 28.6% 42.9%
% Mastery 27.5% 23.6% 30.7% 0.0% 17.1% 11.1% 14.3% 28.6%
Math % Passing 84.6% 79.8% 87.7% 70.4% 75.4% 88.9% 57.1% 71.4%
% Mastery 27.1% 31.2% 24.5% 7.4% 17.8% 22.2% 28.6% 0.0%
TAAS Grd. 5 Current Year (91/92)
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Reading % Passing {90%} 51.4% (-) 51.3% (-) 51.5% (-) 22.6% 25.6% 9.7% 12.1% 50.0%
% Mastery 10.0% 10.8% 9.2% 1.9% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 8.3%
Writing % Passing {90%} 73.2% (-) 69.9% (-) 76.4% (-) 38.5% 56.9% 32.3% 33.3% 63.6%
% Mastery 18.4% 14.7% 21.8% 3.8% 5.4% 0.0% 0.0% 9.1%
Math % Passing {90%} 52.9% (-) 54.1% (-) 51.8% (-) 24.5% 30.2% 25.0% 26.5% 72.7%
% Mastery 13.6% 13.8% 13.4% 3.8% 2.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
TAAS Grd. 5 Prior Year (90/91)
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Reading % Passing 60.1% 55.0% 65.8% 40.0% 44.5% * * *
% Mastery 14.2% 14.8% 13.7% 0.0% 2.5% * * *
Writing % Passing 70.8% 64.2% 77.4% 44.4% 63.4% * * *
% Mastery 21.5% 20.5% 22.6% 6.7% 8.9% * * *
Math % Passing 57.9% 58.4% 57.1% 37.8% 40.0% * * 16.7%
% Mastery 17.8% 15.4% 20.4% 0.0% 3.3% * * 0.0%
T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y Page 5
District Name: MERCEDES ISD Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 108907 1991-92 District Performance
District Group: 10
Indicator:
__________ ESL/ Special
District Male Female Overage Chapter I Bilingual LEP Education
________ ____ ______ _______ _________ _________ ___ _________
TAAS Grd. 7 Current Year (91/92)
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Reading % Passing {90%} 41.1% (-) 35.5% (-) 47.5% (-) 21.1% 15.2% 8.6% 7.7% *
% Mastery 3.2% 3.3% 3.1% 2.2% 1.8% 0.0% 0.0% *
Writing % Passing {90%} 61.4% (-) 53.9% (-) 69.8% (-) 41.4% 38.0% 14.7% 21.1% *
% Mastery 19.9% 15.7% 24.5% 4.6% 3.7% 2.9% 2.6% *
Math % Passing {90%} 48.8% (-) 44.8% (-) 53.5% (-) 25.6% 23.4% 17.1% 20.5% *
% Mastery 5.9% 5.0% 6.9% 2.2% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% *
TAAS Grd. 7 Prior Year (90/91)
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Reading % Passing 28.9% 26.7% 31.1% 13.0% 4.0% 0.0% 0.0% *
% Mastery 3.4% 2.2% 4.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% *
Writing % Passing 59.6% 54.7% 64.4% 45.2% 44.3% 9.7% 10.0% *
% Mastery 14.9% 12.8% 16.9% 3.2% 1.3% 0.0% 0.0% *
Math % Passing 41.9% 40.3% 43.5% 25.5% 21.9% 12.9% 13.3% *
% Mastery 7.8% 8.3% 7.3% 3.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% *
TAAS Grd. 9 Current Year (91/92)
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Reading % Passing {90%} 42.6% (-) 47.3% (-) 37.1% (-) 26.5% 21.8% 0.0% 2.4% *
% Mastery 10.3% 10.7% 9.7% 5.3% 1.9% 0.0% 2.4% *
Writing % Passing {90%} 49.9% (-) 45.9% (-) 54.5% (-) 30.3% 33.1% 0.0% 5.1% *
% Mastery 6.3% 4.9% 7.9% 0.7% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% *
Math % Passing {90%} 28.2% (-) 30.9% (-) 25.1% (-) 15.1% 13.4% 3.7% 4.9% *
% Mastery 3.1% 3.4% 2.8% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% *
TAAS Grd. 9 Prior Year (90/91)
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Reading % Passing 49.6% 53.7% 45.1% 31.9% 6.4% 6.7% - -
% Mastery 15.1% 16.9% 13.2% 4.3% 4.3% 0.0% - -
Writing % Passing 44.7% 41.8% 47.8% 27.0% 8.7% 0.0% - -
% Mastery 6.4% 4.6% 8.3% 1.9% 0.0% 0.0% - -
Math % Passing 33.2% 32.8% 33.7% 11.2% 0.0% 6.3% - -
% Mastery 7.1% 8.0% 6.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% - -
TAAS Exit Current Year (91/92)
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All Tests % Passing {90%} 36.6% (-) 47.4% (-) 24.2% (-) 19.4% 7.1% 0.0% 0.0% -
% Mastery 1.9% 2.6% 1.0% 3.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% -
Reading % Passing {90%} 57.5% (-) 65.8% (-) 48.0% (-) 38.8% 35.7% 10.0% 9.1% -
% Mastery 13.7% 19.3% 7.1% 7.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% -
Writing % Passing {90%} 73.5% (-) 77.0% (-) 69.4% (-) 50.7% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% -
% Mastery 10.9% 12.4% 9.2% 3.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% -
Math % Passing {90%} 48.1% (-) 60.2% (-) 34.3% (-) 33.3% 14.3% 10.0% 9.1% -
% Mastery 8.0% 12.4% 3.0% 6.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% -
TAAS Exit Prior Year (90/91)
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All Tests % Passing 41.2% 39.5% 42.7% 15.6% 0.0% 0.0% - -
% Mastery 8.2% 10.9% 5.6% 3.1% 0.0% 0.0% - -
Reading % Passing 54.7% 53.8% 55.6% 23.4% 3.8% 0.0% - -
% Mastery 25.1% 26.9% 23.4% 10.9% 0.0% 0.0% - -
Writing % Passing 74.8% 66.9% 82.3% 39.1% 38.5% 0.0% - -
% Mastery 24.4% 29.7% 19.4% 7.8% 0.0% 0.0% - -
Math % Passing 53.5% 54.6% 52.4% 31.3% 15.4% 20.0% - -
% Mastery 19.3% 18.5% 20.2% 7.8% 0.0% 0.0% - -
T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y Page 6
District Name: MERCEDES ISD Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 108907 1991-92 District Performance
District Group: 10
Indicator:
__________ ESL/ Special
District Male Female Overage Chapter I Bilingual LEP Education
________ ____ ______ _______ _________ _________ ___ _________
% Student Attendance
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Current Year (91/92) {97%} 96.6% (-) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Prior Year (90/91) 97.1% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Dropout Rate
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Current Year (90/91) { 1%} 1.9% (-) 1.6% (-) 2.2% (-) 3.3% 1.0% 0.0% 0.5% 0.0%
Prior Year (89/90) 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% n/a n/a n/a n/a 3.3%
% Advanced Courses
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Current Year (91/92) 2.5% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Prior Year (90/91) 4.0% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Graduation Rate (90/91) {99%}
_______________ 99.0% (+) 85.4% (-) 95.5% (-) 84.3% 86.3% - * 100.0%
% Graduates with Advanced
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Seal on Transcript (90/91)
__________________ 32.2% 30.5% 38.7% 8.5% 12.7% - * 0.0%
College Admissions Tests
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% At or Above Criterion
Current Year (90/91) {35%} 1.0% (-) 1.2% (-) 0.9% (-) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
% Tested
Current Year (90/91) {70%} 48.3% (-) 56.1% (-) 50.0% (-) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Average SAT Total Score
Current Year (90/91) 769 782 759 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Prior Year (89/90) 871 869 873 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Average ACT Composite Score
Current Year (90/91) 16.3 15.9 16.6 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Prior Year (89/90) 16.9 17.0 16.8 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
District Name: MERCEDES ISD T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y Section II - 1
County Name: HIDALGO Academic Excellence Indicator System Enrollment: 3,000 to 9,999
District: 108907 1991-92 District Profile Wealth: below average
District Group: 10 Economic Disadv.: 40% or over
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STUDENT INFORMATION |------District------| District State
Count Percent Group
Total Enrollment: 4,823 n/a 220,654 3,460,378
Enrollment by Grade Groupings:
Early Childhood Education 12 0.2% 0.5% 0.4%
Pre-Kindergarten 191 4.0% 3.2% 2.5%
Kindergarten 311 6.4% 7.2% 7.5%
Grades 1 - 6 2,263 46.9% 48.1% 49.0%
Grades 7 - 8 777 16.1% 15.3% 15.0%
Grades 9 - 12 1,269 26.3% 25.7% 25.7%
Ethnic Distribution:
White 127 2.6% 32.2% 49.0%
Hispanic 4,684 97.1% 53.7% 34.4%
African American 8 0.2% 13.6% 14.3%
Other 4 0.1% 0.5% 2.3%
Mobility 209 14.0% (a) 20.5% (a) 23.7% (a)
Economically Disadvantaged 3,914 81.2% 58.1% 41.8%
Limited English Proficient (LEP) 1,305 27.1% 15.0% 10.4%
Class Size by Subject Area: |-------Number of Classes-------| |-------Average Class Size------|
District Group State District Group State
Elementary (Grades 1-6): 66 3,639 63,121 21.2 20.7 20.6
Secondary: English 96 4,624 71,406 21.5 18.7 19.7
Foreign Language 9 809 13,453 26.7 21.2 20.4
Mathematics 52 3,019 47,696 24.0 20.4 20.4
Science 63 3,195 50,164 21.4 21.1 20.9
Social Studies 87 3,752 55,890 23.5 21.5 21.3
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION District District State
Taxes: Group
Total Adopted Tax Rate (CED & Local) $1.192 $1.192 $1.198
Standardized Tax Rates (Comptroller Valuation)
Maintenance and Operations (CED) $0.780 $0.754 $0.731
Maintenance and Operations (School District) $0.322 $0.211 $0.282
Interest and Sinking (School District)
______________________________________ $0.000 $0.195 $0.162
Total Rate (sum of above) $1.102 $1.159 $1.175
Standardized Local Tax Base (Comptroller Valuation)
Value $130,707,523 $21,696,430,111 $634,004,283,870
Value Per Pupil (Enrollment) $27,101 $98,328 $183,218
% Value by Category
Business 30.9% 41.8% 40.8%
Residential 54.8% 41.9% 41.6%
Land 13.4% 11.9% 9.6%
Oil and Gas 0.4% 3.7% 7.1%
Other 0.4% 0.6% 0.9%
(a) The denominator for this calculation uses only students who reported mobility information on the TAAS reports.
District Name: MERCEDES ISD T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y Section II - 2
County Name: HIDALGO Academic Excellence Indicator System Enrollment: 3,000 to 9,999
District: 108907 1991-92 District Profile Wealth: below average
District Group: 10 Economic Disadv.: 40% or over
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Continued) District District State
Group
Revenues:
Total Revenues $23,194,885 $960,916,150 $15,324,800,650
Total Revenues per Pupil $4,809 $4,355 $4,429
% Revenues by Source
Local and CED Tax 6.2% 27.3% 45.3%
Other Local & Intermediate 2.6% 4.3% 6.9%
State 74.6% 56.8% 40.5%
Federal 16.7% 11.7% 7.3%
Expenditures:
Total Expenditures $22,466,564 $961,043,198 $15,406,212,375
Total Expenditures per Pupil $4,658 $4,355 $4,452
% Expenditures by Function
Operating
Instruction 52.3% 51.7% 51.5%
Instructional Administration 5.2% 2.3% 2.1%
Campus Administration 2.8% 4.3% 4.8%
Central Administration 3.8% 5.3% 4.9%
Support 5.0% 5.3% 5.2%
Plant Services 8.7% 9.5% 10.0%
Other 11.8% 11.2% 9.9%
Non-Operating
Debt Service - 5.1% 7.6%
Capital Outlay 10.1% 4.9% 3.7%
Community Services 0.2% 0.3% 0.2%
% Expenditures by Object
Operating
Payroll 71.5% 72.7% 72.3%
Other Operating 18.4% 17.3% 16.4%
Non-Operating 10.1% 10.0% 11.3%
Operating Expenditures $20,142,959 $861,926,512 $13,630,352,707
Operating Expenditures per Pupil $4,176 $3,906 $3,939
Instructional Operating Expenditures $11,744,892 $497,209,771 $7,941,370,265
Instructional Operating Expenditures
per Pupil $2,435 $2,253 $2,295
Exclusions:
Total Capital Projects Fund
Revenues $0 $944,300 $70,771,353
Expenditures $0 $19,184,117 $1,575,117,856
Tuition Transfers $0 $545,933 $10,117,561
Adult Basic Education $0 $169,634 $5,426,787
District Name: MERCEDES ISD T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y Section II - 3
County Name: HIDALGO Academic Excellence Indicator System Enrollment: 3,000 to 9,999
District: 108907 1991-92 District Profile Wealth: below average
District Group: 10 Economic Disadv.: 40% or over
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Group
STAFF INFORMATION Count Percent
Professional Staff: 350.9 55.0% 58.9% 62.7%
Teachers 279.2 43.7% 49.7% 52.8%
Professional Support 46.7 7.3% 5.2% 5.7%
Campus Administration 15.0 2.4% 2.4% 2.6%
Central Administration 10.0 1.6% 1.6% 1.6%
Educational Aides: 96.6 15.1% 11.6% 8.4%
Auxiliary Staff: 190.7 29.9% 29.6% 28.9%
Total Staff by Ethnicity and Sex: 638.3 n/a 27,377.8 402,547.2
White Male 21.0 3.3% 11.3% 14.6%
White Female 48.0 7.5% 40.0% 52.2%
Hispanic Male 165.0 25.9% 12.2% 6.5%
Hispanic Female 402.2 63.0% 27.8% 15.1%
African American Male 0.0 - 2.3% 2.9%
African American Female 1.0 0.2% 6.3% 8.3%
Other Male 0.0 - - 0.2%
Other Female 1.0 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Teachers by Highest Degree Held:
No Degree 6.0 2.1% 1.6% 1.0%
Bachelors 217.1 77.7% 71.0% 68.6%
Masters 55.2 19.8% 27.2% 30.0%
Doctorate 1.0 0.4% 0.2% 0.4%
Teachers by Years of Experience:
Beginning Teachers 22.0 7.9% 7.2% 6.3%
1-5 Years Experience 62.0 22.2% 23.8% 24.1%
6-10 Years Experience 53.0 19.0% 21.3% 20.6%
11-20 Years Experience 111.7 40.0% 32.7% 33.4%
Over 20 Years Experience 30.6 10.9% 15.0% 15.5%
Student/Teacher Ratio n/a 17.3 16.2 16.3
District Name: MERCEDES ISD T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y Section II - 4
County Name: HIDALGO Academic Excellence Indicator System Enrollment: 3,000 to 9,999
District: 108907 1991-92 District Profile Wealth: below average
District Group: 10 Economic Disadv.: 40% or over
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STAFF INFORMATION (Continued) District District State
Group
Average Experience of Teachers: 11.0 11.2 11.3
Average Experience of Teachers with District: 8.8 7.7 7.7
Average Teacher Salary by Years of Experience:
Beginning Teachers $21,143 $19,261 $20,712
1-5 Years Experience $24,143 $22,233 $22,833
6-10 Years Experience $27,745 $26,193 $26,180
11-20 Years Experience $30,579 $28,977 $29,989
Over 20 Years Experience $33,392 $32,145 $34,258
Average Actual Salaries:
Teachers $28,177 $26,553 $27,557
Professional Support $32,340 $31,931 $33,491
Campus Administration $42,163 $41,627 $43,933
Central Administration $51,741 $47,152 $49,356
Teaching Permits by Type:
Temporary 1 90 1,555
Emergency 12 301 2,674
Other 5 379 4,630
Distribution of Teacher Appraisal Scores:
0.1 - 135.9 15 614 7,176
136.0 - 159.9 200 5,373 71,973
160.0 - 184.0 39 5,786 106,252
Teacher Career Ladder Status:
Teachers at Level II 159 4,766 72,044
Teachers at Level III 22 2,978 55,795
Turnover Rate for Teachers: 10.2% 12.6% 11.8%
? Indicates that the data for this item fell outside a reasonable range.
District Name: MERCEDES ISD T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y Section II - 5
County Name: HIDALGO Academic Excellence Indicator System Enrollment: 3,000 to 9,999
District: 108907 1991-92 District Profile Wealth: below average
District Group: 10 Economic Disadv.: 40% or over
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PROGRAM INFORMATION |------District------| District State
Count Percent Group
Student Enrollment by Program:
Special Education 400 8.3% 9.7% 9.9%
Vocational Education 709 14.7% 13.7% 13.0%
Bilingual/ESL Education 1,145 23.7% 12.5% 8.9%
Gifted and Talented Education 275 5.7% 6.7% 7.4%
Teachers by Program (Population Served):
Regular Education 192.0 68.8% 69.2% 71.5%
Special Education 14.6 5.2% 8.8% 9.0%
Compensatory Education 18.6 6.6% 6.4% 5.4%
Vocational Education 12.6 4.5% 4.6% 4.0%
Bilingual/ESL Education 19.2 6.9% 8.0% 6.1%
Gifted and Talented Education 7.8 2.8% 1.6% 2.2%
Other 14.5 5.2% 1.5% 1.8%
Instructional Operating Expenditures by Program:
Regular Education $8,178,426 69.6% 65.9% 69.9%
Special Education $527,875 4.5% 10.4% 10.7%
Compensatory Education $2,028,103 17.3% 15.1% 10.7%
Vocational Education $545,246 4.6% 4.7% 4.1%
Bilingual/ESL Education $208,643 1.8% 2.5% 2.7%
Gifted and Talented Education $256,599 2.2% 1.3% 1.7%
Other $0 - 0.1% 0.2%
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COOPERATIVE INFORMATION District District State
Group
Staff:
Professional Staff 0.0 15.8 625.7
Educational Aides 0.0 0.0 223.4
Auxiliary Staff 13.7 35.5 505.1
Financial:
Total Revenues by Source $215,076 $3,011,566 $81,926,816
Local $0 $595,940 $10,104,710
State $0 $1,247,198 $37,986,518
Federal $215,076 $1,168,428 $33,835,588
Total Expenditures by Object $744,666 $4,904,009 $100,731,059
Operating $704,880 $4,811,181 $97,339,319
Non-Operating $39,786 $92,828 $3,391,740
Instructional Operating Expenditures $207,756 $2,192,370 $55,490,309
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