Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Mercedes, Texas

Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes in Mercedes, Texas enrolled 109 students in 2024-25 with 4.9 full-time teachers, 22.1 students per teacher against the Texas high-school median of 14.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 11-19% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 43.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Texas: 90.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 48%

127 students in 2022-23, 101 students in 2023-24, 109 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 9.4 to 4.9.

Students enrolled at Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes by school year2022-23: 127, 2023-24: 101, 2024-25: 1090501001502022-231272023-241012024-25109
Students enrolled at Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes by school year2022-23: 127, 2023-24: 101, 2024-25: 1090501001502022-231272023-241012024-25109
Students enrolled at Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes by school year2022-23: 127, 2023-24: 101, 2024-25: 1090501001502022-231272023-241012024-25109
Students enrolled at Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes by school year2022-23: 127, 2023-24: 101, 2024-25: 1090501001502022-231272023-241012024-25109
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231279.413.5
2023-241015.219.3
2024-251094.922.1

22.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 Texas high schools

Among the 1,824 Texas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 22.1; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 22.1state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 22.1; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 22.1state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 22.1; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 22.1state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 22.1; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 22.1state median 14.0U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 137 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes enrolled 137 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 137 of the 137 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

99.1% of students were Hispanic, 0.9% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic99.1%
  2. White0.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes scored proficient or above: 11-19% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtTexas
Math11‑19%not published43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 47 students in Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtTexas
Four-year graduation rate90% or more70‑74%90.3%
Students in the class47190403,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Mercedes

8 public high schools in Mercedes report 2024-25 enrollment; Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mercedes High School90314.891.8%
South Texas ISD Science Academy84012.954.4%
South Texas ISD Health Professions78114.564.0%
Mercedes Early College Academy35516.079.2%
South Texas ISD Virtual Academy21213.763.2%
Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes10922.1not reported
Mercedes Academic Academy10010.896.0%
South Palm Gardens High School7214.893.1%

All public schools in Mercedes →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes

  1. Mercedes Early College AcademyThe nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 355 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Mercedes High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.8 miles away: 903 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes with Mercedes Early College AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley spends per student$13,504 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,504
  5. The largest public schools in TexasTriumph Public High Schools-Mercedes is the number 1,558 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#1,558 of 2,039
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher22.1 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.22.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes

  1. How many students attend Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes?
    109 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 127 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Mercedes, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes?
    22.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for high schools is 14.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes a Title I school?
    Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes scored proficient or above: 11-19% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes?
    90% or more of the 47 students in Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes in?
    Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley, NCES district ID 4800133. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480013308280 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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