MERKEL EL

MERKEL EL, a moderately sized primary school in MERKEL, Texas, part of MERKEL ISD, hosts 563 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

MERKEL ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,090 students; MERKEL EL is among them.

Demographically, MERKEL EL records that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Taylor County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, MERKEL EL has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, MERKEL EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.4%; this one delivers 39.6%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Taylor County put the typical household earns roughly $67,139 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Taylor County's 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,159 students), MERKEL EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MERKEL MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around MERKEL EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MERKEL EL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 39.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 570 students in 2018 compared to 563 in 2025.

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