Merkel ISD
Taylor County · 6 campuses
Merkel ISD has 1,442 students in 6 campuses (2025).
State rating
2024
C
75
2025
C
78
2026
C
77
Scaled score out of 100. 2026 ratings can change on appeal.
TEA's full 2024-25 report for Merkel ISD (PDF)TEA measures, latest year
| Measure | Year | All | Black | Hispanic | White | Low-income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 2024 | 98.9% | – | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| College/career/military ready | 2024 | 94.8% | – | 96.3% | 93.9% | 97.4% |
| Algebra I proficiency | 2025 | 26.5% | – | 27.3% | 24.2% | 22.7% |
| Biology proficiency | 2025 | 63.2% | – | 57.9% | 65.1% | 63.6% |
| English II proficiency | 2025 | 53% | – | 38.1% | 58.9% | 54.5% |
| Grade 3 math | 2023 | 54% | – | – | 55.6% | 45.9% |
| Grade 4 math | 2023 | 28.4% | – | 20.8% | 34% | 31.7% |
| Grade 5 math | 2023 | 59.2% | – | 60% | 65.2% | 56.3% |
| Grade 6 math | 2023 | 37.5% | – | 20.8% | 46.7% | 19.2% |
| Grade 7 math | 2023 | 33% | – | 30% | 33.9% | 39.5% |
| Grade 8 math | 2023 | 38.8% | – | 26.7% | 44.4% | 42.4% |
| Grade 3 reading | 2023 | 39.7% | – | – | 40% | 27% |
| Grade 4 reading | 2023 | 39.5% | – | 33.3% | 41.5% | 39% |
| Grade 5 reading | 2023 | 59.2% | – | 45% | 69.6% | 59.4% |
| Grade 6 reading | 2023 | 50% | – | 41.7% | 55.6% | 34.6% |
| Grade 7 reading | 2023 | 47.7% | – | 43.3% | 48.2% | 55.3% |
| Grade 8 reading | 2023 | 60.6% | – | 50% | 64.4% | 59.4% |
| Advanced course completion | 2024 | 62.8% | – | 67.6% | 62.3% | 49.2% |
| Took an AP/IB course | 2024 | 3.1% | – | 0% | 4.5% | 0% |
| Took an AP/IB exam | 2024 | 0% | – | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Passed an AP/IB exam | 2023 | 75% | – | – | – | – |
Campus by campus
Students enrolled in 2024-25 and the share in each group. Tap a column to sort.
| Merkel Elementary | 563 | 24.5% | 1.1% | 70.7% | 0.2% | 3% | 49.2% | 2% | 26.3% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merkel High School | 281 | 25.3% | 1.1% | 70.1% | 0% | 2.5% | 43.8% | 1.1% | 22.8% |
| Merkel Middle | 246 | 28.5% | 0.8% | 66.7% | 0% | 4.1% | 41.5% | 4.9% | 32.5% |
– means TEA masked the number (a small group) or does not report it for that campus. Source: TEA TAPR 2024-25.
Campus ratings
- DMerkel ElementaryElementary · 563 students62
- AMerkel High SchoolHigh · 281 students93
- –Merkel IntermediateElementary · 168 students
- CMerkel MiddleMiddle · 246 students74
- –Merkel MiddleMiddle · 183 students
- –Taylor County Learning CenterHigh · 1 students
Data: Texas Education Agency (A-F ratings 2024-2026, TAPR).