Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes
Public high school (charter) in Mercedes, Texas · Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley · Grades 9–12
Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes serves 109 students in grades 9–12 in Mercedes (Hidalgo County). It is one of 4 schools in Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley. By enrollment it is the 1577th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 22.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 4.93 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 480013308280 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 109 | 457 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 22.1 | 19.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 94% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes in context
Size
Of the 4 high schools in Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley, Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes is the 3rd largest, with 23.9% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 1.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 568; Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools. As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 12 with 38 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 11, against an average of 27 per grade. This year grade 12 has 245% more students than grade 9 (38 against 11). 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: 99.1% here and 99.6% across Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 4.93 full-time-equivalent teachers for 109 students, Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes has 22.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 109 students would have about 7.8 teachers, so Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes has 2.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is Mercedes Early College Academy, 0.6 miles away in Mercedes ISD. Within 10 miles there are 21 other high schools, 14 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 | 99.1% |
| White | 0.9% |
56.9% of students are girls and 43.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 11 |
| Grade 10 | 26 |
| Grade 11 | 34 |
| Grade 12 | 38 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
103 E 2nd St, Mercedes, TX 78570
Phone: (956)565-5417
Website: triumphpublicschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes Early College Academy | Mercedes ISD | 0.6 mi | 355 | 16 | 80% |
| Mercedes High School | Mercedes ISD | 0.8 mi | 903 | 14.8 | 92% |
| Mercedes Academic Academy | Mercedes ISD | 1.0 mi | 100 | 10.8 | 96% |
| South Texas ISD Health Professions | South Texas ISD | 1.8 mi | 781 | 14.5 | 64.1% |
| South Texas ISD Science Academy | South Texas ISD | 1.8 mi | 840 | 12.9 | 54.8% |
| South Texas ISD Virtual Academy | South Texas ISD | 1.9 mi | 212 | 13.7 | 63.7% |
| South Palm Gardens High School | Weslaco ISD | 2.5 mi | 72 | 14.8 | 93.1% |
| Weslaco East High School | Weslaco ISD | 3.7 mi | 2,066 | 16.3 | 86% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triumph Public High Schools-Brownsville | High | 9–12 | 122 |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Mcallen | High | 9–12 | 118 |
| Triumph Public High Schools-San Benito | High | 9–12 | 108 |