T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y Section I - Page 1
District Name: MERCEDES ISD Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 108907 1992-93 District Performance
District Group: 10
Indicator:
__________ Region District African
State I Group District American Hispanic White Other
_____ ______ _____ ________ ________ ________ _____ _____
Spanish TAAS Grd. 3 (1992/93)
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Reading % Passing 54.4% 55.3% n/a 56.3% - 56.3% - -
% Mastery 26.5% 27.3% n/a 31.3% - 31.3% - -
Writing % Passing 54.3% 56.0% n/a 62.5% - 62.5% - -
% Mastery 20.9% 20.0% n/a 12.5% - 12.5% - -
Math % Passing 72.4% 71.8% n/a 75.0% - 75.0% - -
% Mastery 21.8% 21.8% n/a 25.0% - 25.0% - -
All Tests % Passing 40.2% 41.0% n/a 37.5% - 37.5% - -
% Mastery 7.3% 7.4% n/a 0.0% - 0.0% - -
Spanish TAAS Grd. 3 (1991/92)
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Reading % Passing 55.6% 55.1% n/a 40.0% - 40.0% - -
% Mastery 27.7% 27.8% n/a 14.0% - 14.0% - -
Writing % Passing 42.0% 45.6% n/a 42.0% - 42.0% - -
% Mastery 17.9% 19.3% n/a 20.0% - 20.0% - -
Math % Passing 72.0% 73.4% n/a 63.3% - 63.3% - -
% Mastery 13.8% 17.1% n/a 10.2% - 10.2% - -
All Tests % Passing 33.0% 35.3% n/a 20.0% - 20.0% - -
% Mastery 4.6% 6.2% n/a 0.0% - 0.0% - -
TAAS Grd. 3 (1992/93)
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Reading % Passing {90%} 79.5% 73.2% 74.1% 84.8% (-) - 84.2% (-) 100.0% (+) -
% Mastery 48.7% 37.4% 40.4% 50.7% - 49.0% 76.9% -
Writing % Passing {90%} 68.3% 64.1% 62.3% 84.6% (-) - 84.4% (-) 100.0% (+) -
% Mastery 22.8% 18.3% 18.7% 30.4% - 29.6% 46.2% -
Math % Passing {90%} 84.5% 83.0% 82.5% 90.9% (+) - 90.7% (+) 100.0% (+) -
% Mastery 30.3% 27.8% 25.2% 40.2% - 39.2% 61.5% -
All Tests % Passing {90%} 60.8% 55.0% 54.1% 73.4% (-) - 72.5% (-) 100.0% (+) -
% Mastery 11.6% 8.4% 8.1% 13.5% - 11.6% 46.2% -
TAAS Grd. 3 (1991/92)
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Reading % Passing {90%} 80.6% 73.1% 78.5% 76.5% (-) * 76.5% (-) 70.0% (-) 80.0% (-)
% Mastery 53.6% 40.8% 48.5% 40.5% * 39.7% 60.0% 40.0%
Writing % Passing {90%} 62.5% 57.7% 61.4% 66.4% (-) * 66.5% (-) 60.0% (-) 80.0% (-)
% Mastery 18.3% 14.2% 16.5% 17.3% * 16.5% 30.0% 20.0%
Math % Passing {90%} 85.2% 81.9% 82.9% 86.6% (-) * 87.5% (-) 70.0% (-) 80.0% (-)
% Mastery 34.7% 31.7% 30.9% 41.4% * 40.3% 60.0% 80.0%
All Tests % Passing {90%} 57.0% 50.5% 54.9% 61.2% (-) * 60.9% (-) 60.0% (-) 80.0% (-)
% Mastery 10.8% 8.0% 8.8% 11.0% * 10.2% 30.0% 20.0%
T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y Section I - Page 2
District Name: MERCEDES ISD Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 108907 1992-93 District Performance
District Group: 10
Indicator:
__________ Region District African
State I Group District American Hispanic White Other
_____ ______ _____ ________ ________ ________ _____ _____
TAAS Grd. 7 (1992/93)
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Reading % Passing {90%} 52.7% 34.7% 44.3% 35.4% (-) * 34.4% (-) 55.6% (-) -
% Mastery 10.1% 4.7% 7.7% 4.8% * 3.8% 22.2% -
Writing % Passing {90%} 69.1% 58.7% 64.1% 66.2% (-) * 65.1% (-) 83.3% (-) -
% Mastery 25.8% 18.2% 20.2% 22.4% * 20.9% 44.4% -
Math % Passing {90%} 52.4% 40.9% 44.8% 50.6% (-) * 48.9% (-) 77.8% (-) -
% Mastery 8.8% 4.5% 5.6% 6.1% * 5.9% 11.1% -
All Tests % Passing {90%} 39.6% 25.6% 32.5% 28.7% (-) * 27.7% (-) 47.4% (-) -
% Mastery 3.2% 1.4% 1.7% 3.2% * 2.7% 10.5% -
TAAS Grd. 7 (1991/92)
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Reading % Passing {90%} 50.0% 34.7% 43.5% 41.1% (-) - 41.2% (-) 33.3% (-) -
% Mastery 9.4% 4.8% 6.8% 3.2% - 3.0% 16.7% -
Writing % Passing {90%} 59.5% 46.7% 51.9% 61.4% (-) - 61.3% (-) 66.7% (-) -
% Mastery 19.4% 12.6% 13.6% 19.9% - 19.6% 33.3% -
Math % Passing {90%} 50.8% 37.1% 44.3% 48.8% (-) - 48.5% (-) 66.7% (-) -
% Mastery 10.0% 4.6% 6.4% 5.9% - 5.7% 16.7% -
All Tests % Passing {90%} 36.3% 23.3% 31.1% 33.1% (-) - 33.1% (-) 33.3% (-) -
% Mastery 2.9% 1.2% 1.6% 0.9% - 0.6% 16.7% -
TAAS Exit (1992/93)
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Reading % Passing {90%} 76.4% 63.1% 69.9% 67.8% (-) - 67.7% (-) * -
% Mastery 30.4% 19.8% 22.9% 25.7% - 25.3% * -
Writing % Passing {90%} 83.2% 72.7% 81.2% 81.0% (-) - 81.0% (-) * -
% Mastery 28.6% 18.7% 24.1% 24.6% - 24.7% * -
Math % Passing {90%} 60.7% 46.7% 54.1% 55.0% (-) - 54.8% (-) * -
% Mastery 18.7% 11.0% 13.4% 10.8% - 10.9% * -
All Tests % Passing {90%} 54.4% 38.9% 46.4% 46.4% (-) - 46.1% (-) * -
% Mastery 8.3% 4.4% 5.1% 4.7% - 4.7% * -
TAAS Exit (1991/92)
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Reading % Passing {90%} 72.0% 55.8% 66.6% 57.5% (-) - 57.1% (-) * -
% Mastery 26.7% 15.5% 21.4% 13.7% - 13.8% * -
Writing % Passing {90%} 78.2% 68.0% 74.6% 73.5% (-) - 73.2% (-) * -
% Mastery 21.6% 13.8% 18.8% 10.9% - 11.0% * -
Math % Passing {90%} 56.6% 44.9% 50.9% 48.1% (-) - 47.6% (-) * -
% Mastery 15.8% 9.2% 10.7% 8.0% - 7.6% * -
All Tests % Passing {90%} 48.6% 34.5% 42.6% 36.6% (-) - 36.0% (-) * -
% Mastery 6.4% 3.2% 4.7% 1.9% - 1.9% * -
T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y Section I - Page 3
District Name: MERCEDES ISD Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 108907 1992-93 District Performance
District Group: 10
Indicator:
__________ Region District African
State I Group District American Hispanic White Other
_____ ______ _____ ________ ________ ________ _____ _____
% Student Attendance
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(1991/92) {97%} 95.1% 95.4% 95.2% 96.6% (-) n/a n/a n/a n/a
Retention Rate (1991/92)
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Grade K 1.3% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% * 0.0% 0.0% -
Grade 1 7.6% 8.2% 7.6% 12.7% - 13.0% 0.0% -
Grade 2 2.5% 4.2% 2.6% 4.5% - 4.7% 0.0% -
Grade 3 1.4% 1.7% 1.1% 0.3% * 0.3% 0.0% -
Grade 4 1.2% 1.6% 0.6% 0.0% * 0.0% 0.0% -
Grade 5 1.1% 1.2% 0.5% 0.3% * 0.3% 0.0% -
Grade 6 2.3% 2.2% 0.6% 0.3% * 0.3% 0.0% *
Grade 7 3.1% 3.6% 1.4% 6.8% * 6.9% 5.6% -
Grade 8 2.3% 3.0% 1.1% 5.7% - 5.8% 0.0% -
Annual Dropout Rate
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(1991/92) {1%} 3.8% 5.5% 3.5% 3.2% (-) - 3.3% (-) 0.0% (+) *
(1990/91) {1%} 3.9% 5.5% 3.4% 1.9% (-) * 1.9% (-) 0.0% (+) *
% Advanced Courses
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(1992/93) 3.7% 3.7% 2.9% 2.7% n/a n/a n/a n/a
Graduation Rate
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(Class of 1992) {99%} 92.2% 91.4% 92.7% 85.5% (-) - 84.7% (-) 116.7% (+) -
(Class of 1991) {99%} 95.6% 96.6% 95.5% 98.1% (-) - 98.6% (-) * -
% Graduates with Advanced
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Seal on Transcript
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(Class of 1992) 38.4% 42.5% 39.5% 40.6% - 40.5% 42.9% -
(Class of 1991) 33.2% 32.1% 38.4% 33.3% - 33.3% - -
College Prepared
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(Class of 1993) 16.7% 8.8% 11.1% 6.7% - 6.4% * -
College Admissions Tests
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% At or Above Criterion
(Class of 1992) {35%} 16.1% 5.1% 8.9% 3.4% (-) - 3.5% (-) 0.0% (-) -
(Class of 1991) {35%} 15.6% 4.6% 8.9% 2.0% (-) - 2.0% (-) - -
% Tested
(Class of 1992) {70%} 63.6% 51.1% 58.7% 53.6% (-) - 53.5% (-) 42.9% (-) -
(Class of 1991) {70%} 62.4% 50.1% 53.9% 48.5% (-) - 47.5% (-) - -
Average SAT Total Score
(Class of 1992) 874 820 843 810 - 812 * -
(Class of 1991) 873 806 836 769 - 769 - -
Average ACT Composite Score
(Class of 1992) 19.9 17.3 19.6 17.7 - 17.8 * -
(Class of 1991) 19.9 17.2 19.4 16.3 - 16.2 * -
T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y Section I - Page 4
District Name: MERCEDES ISD Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 108907 1992-93 District Performance
District Group: 10
Indicator:
__________ Economic ESL/ Special
District Disadv. Male Female Over Age Chapter I Bilingual LEP Education
________ _______ ____ ______ ________ _________ _________ ___ _________
Spanish TAAS Grd. 3 (1992/93)
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Reading % Passing 56.3% 56.3% 87.5% 25.0% 42.9% 50.0% 56.3% 56.3% -
% Mastery 31.3% 31.3% 50.0% 12.5% 28.6% 28.6% 31.3% 31.3% -
Writing % Passing 62.5% 62.5% 87.5% 37.5% 71.4% 57.1% 62.5% 62.5% -
% Mastery 12.5% 12.5% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 14.3% 12.5% 12.5% -
Math % Passing 75.0% 75.0% 87.5% 62.5% 85.7% 71.4% 75.0% 75.0% -
% Mastery 25.0% 25.0% 37.5% 12.5% 28.6% 21.4% 25.0% 25.0% -
All Tests % Passing 37.5% 37.5% 75.0% 0.0% 42.9% 28.6% 37.5% 37.5% -
% Mastery 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% -
Spanish TAAS Grd. 3 (1991/92)
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Reading % Passing 40.0% 38.8% 31.8% 46.4% 34.8% 52.6% 40.0% 40.0% -
% Mastery 14.0% 14.3% 9.1% 17.9% 17.4% 21.1% 14.0% 14.0% -
Writing % Passing 42.0% 42.9% 18.2% 60.7% 30.4% 52.6% 42.0% 42.0% -
% Mastery 20.0% 20.4% 4.5% 32.1% 4.3% 26.3% 20.0% 20.0% -
Math % Passing 63.3% 62.5% 61.9% 64.3% 60.9% 63.2% 63.3% 63.3% -
% Mastery 10.2% 10.4% 0.0% 17.9% 17.4% 10.5% 10.2% 10.2% -
All Tests % Passing 20.0% 20.4% 9.1% 28.6% 17.4% 26.3% 20.0% 20.0% -
% Mastery 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% -
TAAS Grd. 3 (1992/93)
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Reading % Passing {90%} 84.8% (-) 84.7% (-) 82.1% (-) 88.0% (-) 72.2% 85.4% * 66.7% 80.0%
% Mastery 50.7% 46.3% 50.4% 51.0% 33.3% 51.2% * 33.3% 40.0%
Writing % Passing {90%} 84.6% (-) 85.5% (-) 85.7% (-) 83.3% (-) 63.9% 85.7% * 83.3% 87.5%
% Mastery 30.4% 31.2% 30.4% 30.4% 13.9% 31.0% * 25.0% 0.0%
Math % Passing {90%} 90.9% (+) 89.9% (-) 92.2% (+) 89.4% (-) 91.7% 91.6% * 83.3% 90.0%
% Mastery 40.2% 38.2% 46.1% 33.7% 30.6% 40.9% * 25.0% 40.0%
All Tests % Passing {90%} 73.4% (-) 73.5% (-) 71.8% (-) 75.2% (-) 52.8% 74.8% * 66.7% 80.0%
% Mastery 13.5% 12.7% 12.8% 14.3% 2.8% 13.8% * 8.3% 0.0%
TAAS Grd. 3 (1991/92)
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Reading % Passing {90%} 76.5% (-) 73.3% (-) 79.7% (-) 73.6% (-) 48.4% 68.8% 57.6% 55.7% *
% Mastery 40.5% 35.3% 41.3% 39.6% 14.1% 29.6% 16.9% 16.4% *
Writing % Passing {90%} 66.4% (-) 62.5% (-) 67.1% (-) 66.0% (-) 38.1% 58.7% 42.4% 40.3% *
% Mastery 17.3% 13.4% 14.0% 20.8% 3.2% 11.9% 1.7% 1.6% *
Math % Passing {90%} 86.6% (-) 84.6% (-) 89.6% (-) 84.7% (-) 71.9% 83.5% 80.0% 81.0% *
% Mastery 41.4% 37.2% 44.4% 38.9% 23.4% 35.4% 25.0% 23.8% *
All Tests % Passing {90%} 61.2% (-) 56.4% (-) 62.1% (-) 61.1% (-) 29.7% 54.3% 38.3% 36.5% *
% Mastery 11.0% 8.1% 10.3% 11.8% 3.1% 4.7% 1.7% 1.6% *
T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y Section I - Page 5
District Name: MERCEDES ISD Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 108907 1992-93 District Performance
District Group: 10
Indicator:
__________ Economic ESL/ Special
District Disadv. Male Female Over Age Chapter I Bilingual LEP Education
________ _______ ____ ______ ________ _________ _________ ___ _________
TAAS Grd. 7 (1992/93)
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Reading % Passing {90%} 35.4% (-) 33.0% (-) 35.2% (-) 35.7% (-) 15.4% 22.7% 8.0% 5.7% 30.8%
% Mastery 4.8% 1.9% 4.8% 4.8% 0.0% 1.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Writing % Passing {90%} 66.2% (-) 62.9% (-) 60.2% (-) 71.8% (-) 41.3% 56.4% 12.5% 17.6% 25.0%
% Mastery 22.4% 19.7% 13.9% 30.5% 5.0% 12.9% 0.0% 2.9% 8.3%
Math % Passing {90%} 50.6% (-) 48.1% (-) 48.2% (-) 52.9% (-) 32.1% 39.9% 24.0% 22.9% 23.1%
% Mastery 6.1% 4.7% 7.1% 5.2% 2.5% 1.8% 0.0% 0.0% 7.7%
All Tests % Passing {90%} 28.7% (-) 26.4% (-) 26.2% (-) 31.1% (-) 10.8% 13.0% 0.0% 0.0% 15.4%
% Mastery 3.2% 1.8% 2.3% 4.0% 0.0% 1.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
TAAS Grd. 7 (1991/92)
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Reading % Passing {90%} 41.1% (-) 35.7% (-) 35.5% (-) 47.5% (-) 21.1% 15.2% 8.6% 7.7% *
% Mastery 3.2% 1.8% 3.3% 3.1% 2.2% 1.8% 0.0% 0.0% *
Writing % Passing {90%} 61.4% (-) 56.9% (-) 53.9% (-) 69.8% (-) 41.4% 38.0% 14.7% 21.1% *
% Mastery 19.9% 16.1% 15.7% 24.5% 4.6% 3.7% 2.9% 2.6% *
Math % Passing {90%} 48.8% (-) 43.7% (-) 44.8% (-) 53.5% (-) 25.6% 23.4% 17.1% 20.5% *
% Mastery 5.9% 4.3% 5.0% 6.9% 2.2% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% *
All Tests % Passing {90%} 33.1% (-) 28.8% (-) 28.8% (-) 38.1% (-) 12.1% 8.0% 5.6% 5.0% *
% Mastery 0.9% 0.0% 0.5% 1.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% *
TAAS Exit (1992/93)
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Reading % Passing {90%} 67.8% (-) 63.9% (-) 72.1% (-) 64.7% (-) 45.0% 36.8% 0.0% 14.3% *
% Mastery 25.7% 20.5% 24.3% 27.6% 5.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% *
Writing % Passing {90%} 81.0% (-) 80.1% (-) 79.6% (-) 82.8% (-) 51.7% 42.1% 0.0% 35.7% *
% Mastery 24.6% 19.9% 21.2% 28.4% 6.7% 10.5% 0.0% 0.0% *
Math % Passing {90%} 55.0% (-) 51.5% (-) 58.0% (-) 53.4% (-) 25.0% 11.1% 14.3% 35.7% *
% Mastery 10.8% 8.4% 16.1% 6.0% 1.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% *
All Tests % Passing {90%} 46.4% (-) 41.3% (-) 47.4% (-) 46.6% (-) 14.8% 5.3% 0.0% 7.1% *
% Mastery 4.7% 3.0% 7.0% 2.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% *
TAAS Exit (1991/92)
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Reading % Passing {90%} 57.5% (-) 49.1% (-) 65.8% (-) 48.0% (-) 38.8% 35.7% 10.0% 9.1% -
% Mastery 13.7% 6.9% 19.3% 7.1% 7.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% -
Writing % Passing {90%} 73.5% (-) 65.8% (-) 77.0% (-) 69.4% (-) 50.7% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% -
% Mastery 10.9% 8.9% 12.4% 9.2% 3.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% -
Math % Passing {90%} 48.1% (-) 44.0% (-) 60.2% (-) 34.3% (-) 33.3% 14.3% 10.0% 9.1% -
% Mastery 8.0% 6.3% 12.4% 3.0% 6.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% -
All Tests % Passing {90%} 36.6% (-) 30.0% (-) 47.4% (-) 24.2% (-) 19.4% 7.1% 0.0% 0.0% -
% Mastery 1.9% 1.9% 2.6% 1.0% 3.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% -
T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y Section I - Page 6
District Name: MERCEDES ISD Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 108907 1992-93 District Performance
District Group: 10
Indicator:
__________ Economic ESL/ Special
District Disadv. Male Female Over Age Chapter I Bilingual LEP Education
________ _______ ____ ______ ________ _________ _________ ___ _________
% Student Attendance
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(1991/92) {97%} 96.6% (-) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Retention Rate (1991/92)
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Grade K 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% n/a 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 1 12.7% 13.8% 11.6% 14.0% n/a 12.7% 14.1% 13.9% 34.8%
Grade 2 4.5% 4.7% 6.5% 2.3% n/a 4.5% 4.7% 4.5% 14.3%
Grade 3 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% 0.0% n/a 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% n/a 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 5 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% 0.5% n/a 0.3% 1.4% 1.2% 0.0%
Grade 6 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% 0.0% n/a 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Grade 7 6.8% 7.6% 9.4% 4.0% n/a 8.8% 0.0% 7.5% 7.5%
Grade 8 5.7% 5.9% 5.9% 5.5% n/a 7.1% 7.1% 3.8% 3.8%
Annual Dropout Rate
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(1991/92) {1%} 3.2% (-) 3.3% (-) 2.8% (-) 3.8% (-) 6.1% 2.0% 4.2% 3.8% 2.1%
(1990/91) {1%} 1.9% (-) 2.5% (-) 1.6% (-) 2.2% (-) 3.3% 1.0% 0.0% 0.5% 0.0%
% Advanced Courses
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(1992/93) 2.7% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Graduation Rate
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(Class of 1992) {99%} 85.5% (-) 82.3% (-) 86.7% (-) 84.2% (-) 72.2% 70.4% - ? 88.2%
(Class of 1991) {99%} 98.1% (-) 90.1% (-) 89.6% (-) 105.4% (+) 96.0% 87.3% - * 107.7%
% Graduates with Advanced
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Seal on Transcript
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(Class of 1992) 40.6% 33.1% 33.3% 49.0% 13.5% 12.3% - * 0.0%
(Class of 1991) 33.3% 25.2% 30.2% 35.6% 8.3% 11.6% - * 0.0%
College Prepared
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(Class of 1993) 6.7% 5.1% 7.9% 5.4% 6.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% -
College Admissions Tests
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% At or Above Criterion
(Class of 1992) {35%} 3.4% (-) n/a 2.7% (-) 4.2% (-) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
(Class of 1991) {35%} 2.0% (-) n/a 1.2% (-) 2.5% (-) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
% Tested
(Class of 1992) {70%} 53.6% (-) n/a 51.4% (-) 56.3% (-) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
(Class of 1991) {70%} 48.5% (-) n/a 53.5% (-) 44.9% (-) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Average SAT Total Score
(Class of 1992) 810 n/a 840 775 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
(Class of 1991) 769 n/a 782 759 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Average ACT Composite Score
(Class of 1992) 17.7 n/a 17.9 17.6 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
(Class of 1991) 16.3 n/a 15.9 16.6 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 - Page 1
County Name: HIDALGO Academic Excellence Indicator System Enrollment: 3,000 to 9,999
District: 108907 1992-93 District Profile Wealth: below average
District Group: 10 Economic Disadv.: above average
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STUDENT INFORMATION |------District------| District State
Count Percent Group
Total Enrollment: 5,035 n/a 216,161 3,535,742
Enrollment by Grade Groupings:
Early Childhood Education 61 1.2% 0.4% 0.4%
Pre-Kindergarten 221 4.4% 3.5% 2.7%
Kindergarten 332 6.6% 7.2% 7.4%
Grades 1 - 6 2,312 45.9% 47.5% 48.6%
Grades 7 - 8 800 15.9% 15.8% 15.3%
Grades 9 - 12 1,309 26.0% 25.7% 25.7%
Ethnic Distribution:
White 131 2.6% 29.5% 48.4%
Hispanic 4,893 97.2% 56.9% 34.9%
African American 8 0.2% 13.1% 14.3%
Other 3 0.1% 0.5% 2.4%
Economically Disadvantaged 4,182 83.1% 60.7% 43.6%
Limited English Proficient (LEP) 1,582 31.4% 16.4% 11.3%
Class Size by Subject Area: |-------Number of Classes-------| |-------Average Class Size------|
District Group State District Group State
Elementary (Grades 1-6): 61 3,561 63,197 21.8 20.7 20.3
Secondary: English 106 4,179 71,192 22.0 22.0 21.7
Foreign Language 14 794 13,390 23.1 22.4 21.7
Mathematics 52 2,788 47,197 22.8 22.3 22.1
Science 78 3,133 50,624 22.9 22.7 22.5
Social Studies 78 3,328 53,468 24.2 23.6 23.1
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BUDGETED FINANCIAL INFORMATION District District State
Taxes: Group
Total Adopted Tax Rate (CED & Local) $1.230 $1.278 $1.317
Standardized Tax Rates (Comptroller Valuation)
Maintenance and Operations (CED) $0.765 $0.838 $0.819
Maintenance and Operations (School District) $0.307 $0.215 $0.296
Interest and Sinking (School District)
______________________________________ $0.000 $0.191 $0.165
Total Rate (sum of above) $1.072 $1.244 $1.280
Standardized Local Tax Base (Comptroller Valuation)
Value $138,843,150 $19,736,045,811 $630,341,836,775
Value Per Pupil (Enrollment) $27,576 $91,303 $178,277
% Value by Category
Business 28.1% 41.4% 41.0%
Residential 58.4% 42.4% 42.9%
Land 13.0% 11.9% 8.8%
Oil and Gas 0.1% 3.5% 6.5%
Other 0.4% 0.7% 0.8%
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 - Page 2
County Name: HIDALGO Academic Excellence Indicator System Enrollment: 3,000 to 9,999
District: 108907 1992-93 District Profile Wealth: below average
District Group: 10 Economic Disadv.: above average
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BUDGETED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Continued) District District State
Group
Revenues:
Total Revenues $25,724,558 $1,024,396,086 $16,792,540,056
Total Revenues per Pupil $5,109 $4,739 $4,749
% Revenues by Source
Local and CED Tax 6.2% 26.1% 48.1%
Other Local & Intermediate 2.5% 3.3% 4.2%
State 75.6% 59.4% 40.5%
Federal 15.7% 11.1% 7.2%
Expenditures:
Total Expenditures $25,483,036 $1,036,739,173 $16,880,406,373
Total Expenditures per Pupil $5,061 $4,796 $4,774
% Expenditures by Function
Operating
Instruction 50.4% 50.8% 51.4%
Instructional Administration 4.7% 2.4% 2.0%
Campus Administration 2.5% 4.3% 4.8%
Central Administration 4.0% 5.2% 4.8%
Support 5.3% 5.4% 5.3%
Plant Services 8.6% 9.3% 10.1%
Other 14.8% 11.0% 9.9%
Non-Operating
Debt Service - 4.6% 7.1%
Capital Outlay 9.4% 6.6% 4.4%
Community Services 0.3% 0.3% 0.2%
% Expenditures by Object
Operating
Payroll 70.0% 70.6% 71.7%
Other Operating 20.6% 18.2% 16.8%
Non-Operating 9.4% 11.2% 11.5%
Operating Expenditures $23,026,393 $916,834,759 $14,897,922,893
Operating Expenditures per Pupil $4,573 $4,241 $4,214
Instructional Operating Expenditures $12,835,829 $526,822,752 $8,678,868,610
Instructional Operating Expenditures
per Pupil $2,549 $2,437 $2,455
Exclusions:
Total Capital Projects Fund
Revenues 0 $6,549,636 $97,517,417
Expenditures 0 $30,920,142 $1,570,716,436
Adult Basic Education 0 $319,615 $7,246,290
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 - Page 3
County Name: HIDALGO Academic Excellence Indicator System Enrollment: 3,000 to 9,999
District: 108907 1992-93 District Profile Wealth: below average
District Group: 10 Economic Disadv.: above average
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|-----District------| District State
Group
STAFF INFORMATION Count Percent
Professional Staff: 355.2 51.9% 58.2% 62.3%
Teachers 280.4 41.0% 48.8% 52.3%
Professional Support 51.9 7.6% 6.0% 6.6%
Campus Administration 15.0 2.2% 2.3% 2.5%
Central Administration 8.0 1.2% 1.1% 1.0%
Educational Aides: 104.0 15.2% 11.7% 8.8%
Auxiliary Staff: 225.3 32.9% 30.1% 28.9%
Total Staff: 684.5 n/a 27,651.5 419,589.7
Total Minority Staff: 619.0 90.4% 51.5% 33.8%
Teachers by Ethnicity and Sex:
Males 92.1 32.8% 25.0% 21.6%
Females 188.3 67.2% 75.0% 78.4%
African-American 1.0 0.4% 6.3% 8.3%
Hispanic 225.7 80.5% 29.0% 13.9%
White 53.7 19.1% 64.4% 77.2%
Other 0.0 - 0.3% 0.5%
Teachers by Highest Degree Held:
No Degree 4.4 1.6% 1.8% 1.0%
Bachelors 223.7 79.8% 71.7% 69.5%
Masters 51.3 18.3% 26.3% 29.0%
Doctorate 1.0 0.4% 0.2% 0.4%
Teachers by Years of Experience:
Beginning Teachers 10.2 3.6% 7.3% 6.5%
1-5 Years Experience 74.6 26.6% 25.7% 24.7%
6-10 Years Experience 42.0 15.0% 20.5% 20.0%
11-20 Years Experience 117.0 41.7% 31.3% 32.6%
Over 20 Years Experience 36.6 13.0% 15.1% 16.2%
Student/Teacher Ratio 18.0 n/a 16.0 16.1
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 - Page 4
County Name: HIDALGO Academic Excellence Indicator System Enrollment: 3,000 to 9,999
District: 108907 1992-93 District Profile Wealth: below average
District Group: 10 Economic Disadv.: above average
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STAFF INFORMATION (Continued) District District State
Group
Average Years Experience of Teachers: 11.7 10.9 11.4
Average Years Experience of Teachers with District: 9.2 7.5 7.7
Average Teacher Salary by Years of Experience:
Beginning Teachers $22,461 $19,828 $21,365
1-5 Years Experience $24,270 $22,861 $23,441
6-10 Years Experience $28,563 $27,221 $27,113
11-20 Years Experience $31,220 $29,986 $30,836
Over 20 Years Experience $34,012 $33,254 $35,466
Average Actual Salaries (excluding supplements):
Teachers $29,019 $27,338 $28,398
Professional Support $34,098 $33,681 $35,374
Campus Administration $42,863 $43,902 $45,558
Central Administration $56,995 $53,073 $54,024
Teaching Permits by Type:
Temporary Classroom Assignment 4 79 1,340
Emergency Teaching 14 363 2,733
Special Assignment 1 193 2,940
Vocational 1 47 548
Non-renewable 4 117 1,292
Turnover Rate for Teachers: 9.9% 14.3% 12.9%
Teacher Career Ladder Status:
Teachers at Level II 153 4,334 68,401
Teachers at Level III 36 3,084 64,454
? 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 - Page 5
County Name: HIDALGO Academic Excellence Indicator System Enrollment: 3,000 to 9,999
District: 108907 1992-93 District Profile Wealth: below average
District Group: 10 Economic Disadv.: above average
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PROGRAM INFORMATION |------District------| District State
Count Percent Group
Student Enrollment by Program:
Special Education 412 8.2% 10.1% 10.3%
Vocational Education 713 14.2% 14.2% 13.6%
Bilingual/ESL Education 1,352 26.9% 13.8% 9.7%
Gifted and Talented Education 283 5.6% 6.1% 7.0%
Teachers by Program (Population Served):
Regular Education 188.2 67.1% 67.5% 71.1%
Special Education 14.9 5.3% 8.9% 9.2%
Compensatory Education 17.3 6.2% 7.0% 5.7%
Vocational Education 12.6 4.5% 4.4% 3.9%
Bilingual/ESL Education 20.6 7.3% 8.6% 6.0%
Gifted and Talented Education 9.2 3.3% 1.9% 2.2%
Other 17.5 6.2% 1.7% 1.9%
Budgeted Instructional Operating Expenditures by Program:
Regular Education $8,879,348 69.2% 65.3% 68.5%
Special Education $556,862 4.3% 10.3% 10.9%
Compensatory Education $2,278,390 17.8% 15.8% 11.5%
Vocational Education $551,636 4.3% 4.6% 4.0%
Bilingual/ESL Education $290,854 2.3% 2.8% 3.2%
Gifted and Talented Education $278,739 2.2% 1.2% 1.8%
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COOPERATIVE INFORMATION District District State
Group
Staff:
Professional Staff 0.0 13.9 652.1
Educational Aides 0.0 0.7 209.6
Auxiliary Staff 4.7 24.8 516.8
Budgeted Financial:
Total Revenues by Source $203,902 $3,364,147 $90,372,768
Local 0 $796,638 $10,125,133
State 0 $1,318,517 $44,396,237
Federal $203,902 $1,248,992 $35,851,398
Total Expenditures by Object $818,262 $5,601,971 $109,973,893
Operating $811,162 $5,545,479 $106,672,298
Non-Operating $7,100 $56,492 $3,301,595
Instructional Operating Expenditures $230,186 $2,397,644 $61,289,821
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