Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle School
Public middle school in Mercedes, Texas · Mercedes ISD · Grades 6–9
Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle School serves 518 students in grades 6–9 in Mercedes (Hidalgo County). It is one of 10 schools in Mercedes ISD. By enrollment it is the 1060th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.2 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 36.54 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–9 |
| District | Mercedes ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483025003389 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Mercedes ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 518 | 4,207 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85.9% | 90.4% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle School in context
Size
Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle School is the largest of Mercedes ISD's 2 middle schools; its 518 students are 12.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 4.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 391; Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 182 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 1, against an average of 130 per grade. This year grade 9 has 99% fewer students than grade 6 (1 against 165). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 97.5% here and 98% across Mercedes ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
85.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 90.4% across Mercedes ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 36.54 full-time-equivalent teachers for 518 students, Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle School has 14.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 518 students would have about 36 teachers, so Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other middle school is Sgt William G Harrell Middle School, 2.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 12 other middle schools, 4 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 97.5% |
| White | 2.1% |
| Black | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
50.4% of students are girls and 49.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 165 |
| Grade 7 | 170 |
| Grade 8 | 182 |
| Grade 9 | 1 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
801 S Mile 1 E, Mercedes, TX 78570
Phone: (956)514-2200
Website: misdtx.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt William G Harrell Middle School | Mercedes ISD | 2.6 mi | 390 | 12.5 | 97.7% |
| Noemi Dominguez Elementary School | La Feria ISD | 4.1 mi | 387 | 16.4 | 87.3% |
| W B Green Junior High School | La Feria ISD | 4.2 mi | 391 | 11.7 | 80.1% |
| Mary Hoge Middle School | Weslaco ISD | 4.6 mi | 830 | 16.1 | 90.8% |
| Dorothy Thompson Middle School | Progreso ISD | 5.2 mi | 281 | 10.3 | 100% |
| Armando Cuellar Middle School | Weslaco ISD | 5.3 mi | 634 | 16 | 84.7% |
| Santa Maria Middle School | Santa Maria ISD | 5.6 mi | 123 | 9.8 | 98.4% |
| Central Middle School | Weslaco ISD | 5.7 mi | 1,060 | 18.9 | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Mercedes ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F Kennedy Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 399 |
| Mercedes Academic Academy | High | 9–12 | 100 |
| Mercedes Early College Academy | High | 9–12 | 355 |
| Mercedes Early Literacy Program | Pre-K | Pre-K | 189 |
| Mercedes High School | High | 9–12 | 903 |
| Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 468 |
| Sgt William G Harrell Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 390 |
| Taylor Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 406 |
| Travis Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 478 |