MERKEL EL (MERKEL ISD SCH DIST.), Texas - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

MERKEL EL is a Elementary in MERKEL, TX. It currently serves 589 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the MERKEL ISD School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in MERKEL ISD School District and all schools in Texas.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:589
Number of Teachers: 40
Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.83

Location Info

Location: 1602 STH 5TH, MERKEL, TX 79536
Mailing Address: P O BOX 430, MERKEL, TX 79536-0430
Phone: (325)928-4795
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 108
Grade 2 83
Grade 3 90
Grade 4 70
Grade 5 88
Kindergarten 82
Pre-Kindergarten 68
Gender/Sex of MERKEL EL Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 287 48.73
Female 302 51.27
Race/Ethnicity Demography of MERKEL EL Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0.51
Asian 1 0.17
Black or African American 7 1.19
Hispanic/Latino 151 25.64
Two or more races 19 3.23
White 408 69.27
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.70
Black or African American 3 1.05
Hispanic/Latino 69 24.04
Two or more races 14 4.88
White 199 69.34
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.33
Asian 1 0.33
Black or African American 4 1.33
Hispanic/Latino 82 27.15
Two or more races 5 1.66
White 209 69.21

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.93
Black or African American 1 0.93
Hispanic/Latino 31 28.70
Two or more races 6 5.56
White 69 63.89
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.21
Black or African American 1 1.21
Hispanic/Latino 26 31.33
Two or more races 1 1.21
White 54 65.06
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.11
Hispanic/Latino 18 20.00
Two or more races 3 3.33
White 68 75.56
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 13 18.57
Two or more races 4 5.71
White 53 75.71
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 2 2.27
Hispanic/Latino 29 32.96
Two or more races 1 1.14
White 56 63.64
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.22
Black or African American 1 1.22
Hispanic/Latino 18 21.95
Two or more races 1 1.22
White 61 74.39
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 2 2.94
Hispanic/Latino 16 23.53
Two or more races 3 4.41
White 47 69.12