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John F Kennedy Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
801 Hidalgo St
Mercedes, TX 78570
Phone
(956) 514-2300
District
MERCEDES ISD
County
HIDALGO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
414
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

1

(10 is best)

Better than 7.5% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

John F Kennedy Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
18%
47%
20%
50%
15%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
47%
22%
47%
15%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
52%
50%
56%
21%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 24 5.8%
Kindergarten 48 11.6%
Grade 1 58 14.0%
Grade 2 66 15.9%
Grade 3 64 15.5%
Grade 4 77 18.6%
Grade 5 77 18.6%
Total 414 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.5% 1.7% 26.7%
Black 0.0% 0.3% 13.3%
Hispanic 98.3% 97.9% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.1% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 94.4% 91.9% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 91.3% 89.3% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.1% 2.5% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 22,359 30,503,301
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 497.7 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.8% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 27.9% 21.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.3% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 17.6% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 12.4% 13.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,288 10,747,240
Single Parent Households With Children 12.2% 9.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 64.8% 85.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 13.2% 33.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.5% 20.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.9% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 7.5% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.5% 16.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.8% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 20.0% 10.1%
$15,000 or less 18.9% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,128 $35,705,000 53.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $3,696,000 5.5%
Staff $743 $3,266,000 4.9%
General Administration $160 $701,000 1.0%
School Administration $749 $3,291,000 4.9%
Operation $1,807 $7,939,000 11.9%
Transportation $484 $2,126,000 3.2%
Other $724 $3,182,000 4.8%
Total Support $5,509 $24,201,000 36.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,592 $6,993,000 10.5%
Total Expenditures $15,229 $66,899,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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