Enrollment
200
Elementary
DISTRICT 167 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRION COUNTY ISD·NCES 483036003399
IRION EL
405 N 3RD ST, MERTZON, TX 76941 · (325) 835-3991 · Irion County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
59 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
IRION EL→IRION H S
Based on grade levels within IRION COUNTY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
67.0%
TX avg 51.8%
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 42.0%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
200
+55 (+38%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 13.0:1
% White
75%
was 72%
% Hispanic
25%
was 27%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About IRION EL
IRION EL is one of the minimally staffed elementary schools in MERTZON, Texas, operated by IRION COUNTY ISD, with 200 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so IRION EL sits 61% leaner than that benchmark.
Within IRION COUNTY ISD, which oversees 2 schools and 334 students, IRION EL is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, IRION EL records that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 25% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Irion County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, IRION EL shows 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, IRION EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.0%, the actual is 57.9%, a residual of -3.1 points.
In the surrounding community, Irion County reports that median household earnings sit near $70,357, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. IRION EL is one of 2 public schools in Irion County (combined enrollment of about 334 students).
IRION H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, IRION EL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 46.3%.
IRION EL operates from a rural location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 38%: 145 students in 2018 compared to 200 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for IRION EL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Irion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,409
Census ACS
Median income
$70,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
334 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- IRION H S0.1 mi · 134
- CHRISTOVAL EL19.9 mi · 273
- CHRISTOVAL H S20.2 mi · 342
- LAMAR EL21.5 mi · 579
- BONHAM EL21.6 mi · 571
- TEXAS LEADERSHIP OF SAN ANGELO22.4 mi · 1,490
Frequently asked questions
About IRION ELHow many students attend IRION EL?
IRION EL enrolls approximately 200 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does IRION EL serve?
IRION EL serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at IRION EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at IRION EL is approximately 10.4:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is IRION EL?
IRION EL reports a student body of 75% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees IRION EL?
IRION EL is overseen by IRION COUNTY ISD in Irion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.