Marcell Elementary

Summary:

Marcell Elementary is a public elementary school in Mission, Texas, serving 423 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Mission Consolidated Independent School District, which is ranked 527 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating.

Marcell Elementary faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 25% of Texas elementary schools over the past 5 years. The school struggles across various student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, English Language Learners, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Its STAAR test scores are consistently lower than the district and state averages, with only 60% of 3rd graders achieving reading proficiency in 2023-2024, compared to 49.32% in the district and 48.85% statewide. Additionally, Marcell Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 84.16% to 85.95% over the past 3 years.

While Marcell Elementary struggles academically, some nearby schools within the same district, such as Bryan Elementary and Pearson Elementary, perform significantly better, ranking in the top 50% of Texas elementary schools. However, when compared to schools in the neighboring La Joya Independent School District, the performance gap is less pronounced, with schools like Jose De Escandon Elementary and Henry B Gonzalez Elementary having similar demographic profiles and academic outcomes to Marcell Elementary.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1101 N Holland
       Mission, TX  78572-3646


(956) 323-6400

District: Mission Consolidated Independent School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
3020th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,758 Help


Students who attend Marcell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    White J H
High:    Mission Collegiate High School
    Mission High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.1 Help
Number of students:  397

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
97.0%
White:
2.5%
American Indian:
0.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  87.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Marcell Elementary ranks worse than 64.6% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 12th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Mission Consolidated Independent School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.63. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (97%), White (2.5%), American Indian (0.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 87.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Marcell Elementary is 16.1. 7 elementary schools in the Mission Consolidated Independent School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Marcell Elementary is $11,758, which is the 5th highest among 14 elementary schools in the Mission Consolidated Independent School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Marcell Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Marcell Elementary 3020th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Marcell Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Mission Consolidated Independent School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Mission Consolidated Independent School District 527th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Marcell Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Marcell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 46.58 2191st 3465 36.8%
2005 41.58 2407th 3475 30.7%
2006 42.93 2381st 3476 31.5%
2007 47.99 2303rd 3724 38.2%
2008 36.38 2836th 3768 24.7%
2009 45.98 2456th 3884 36.8%
2010 52.61 2194th 3937 44.3%
2011 49.94 2406th 4095 41.2%
2012 43.54 2680th 4206 36.3%
2013 49.79 2310th 4221 45.3%
2014 43.44 2724th 4260 36.1%
2015 38.16 2945th 4320 31.8%
2016 45.17 2537th 4286 40.8%
2017 35.61 2805th 4329 35.2%
2018 31.89 3073rd 4359 29.5%
2019 41.37 2603rd 4479 41.9%
2021 17.67 4034th 4578 11.9%
2022 28.29 3462nd 4581 24.4%
2023 19.97 4008th 4647 13.8%
2024 36.63 3020th 4675 35.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Marcell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.57 2348th 3226 27.2%
2019 47.56 1689th 3333 49.3%
2021 26.65 2870th 3446 16.7%
2022 17.53 3280th 3487 5.9%
2023 30.26 2773rd 3556 22.0%
2024 39.15 2254th 3638 38.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Marcell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 18.61 3791st 3799 0.2%
2022 30.59 2975th 3952 24.7%
2023 20.40 3759th 4086 8.0%
2024 51.24 1808th 4261 57.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Marcell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.10 2847th 4264 33.2%
2019 51.06 1991st 4309 53.8%
2021 19.45 4064th 4451 8.7%
2022 27.40 3664th 4477 18.2%
2023 27.96 3647th 4521 19.3%
2024 44.44 2568th 4560 43.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Marcell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.29 3658th 4306 15.0%
2019 42.62 2503rd 4348 42.4%
2021 34.41 2898th 4499 35.6%
2022 35.36 3076th 4561 32.6%
2023 23.62 3836th 4588 16.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Marcell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.37 2336th 3106 24.8%
2019 47.95 2102nd 3184 34.0%
2021 22.38 2544th 3006 15.4%
2022 48.01 1937th 2958 34.5%
2023 25.22 2643rd 2980 11.3%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Marcell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.53 3140th 4240 25.9%
2019 51.72 1860th 4295 56.7%
2021 25.19 3718th 4331 14.2%
2022 36.34 3064th 4461 31.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Marcell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.73 2335th 4319 45.9%
2019 40.65 2620th 4357 39.9%
2021 11.54 4374th 4498 2.8%
2022 24.82 3709th 4563 18.7%
2023 20.97 3955th 4585 13.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Marcell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.51 2748th 4168 34.1%
2019 47.40 2166th 4188 48.3%
2021 22.09 3772nd 4329 12.9%
2022 34.18 3145th 4376 28.1%
2023 24.60 3702nd 4401 15.9%
2024 46.01 2357th 4431 46.8%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Marcell Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Marcell Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 7 0 0 468 4 n/a n/a 0 479
1990 3 0 4 440 0 n/a n/a 0 447
1991 11 0 0 504 0 n/a n/a -45 470
1992 12 0 1 503 0 n/a n/a 0 516
1993 17 0 1 560 0 n/a n/a 0 578
1994 15 0 1 534 0 n/a n/a 0 550
1995 21 0 1 557 0 n/a n/a 0 579
1996 21 0 1 557 0 n/a n/a 0 579
1997 25 1 1 591 0 n/a n/a 0 618
1998 25 0 1 568 0 n/a n/a 0 594
1999 26 0 2 634 1 n/a n/a 0 663
2000 19 0 2 630 0 n/a n/a 0 651
2001 16 0 1 638 0 n/a n/a 0 655
2002 10 0 1 734 0 n/a n/a 0 745
2003 10 0 1 734 0 n/a n/a 0 745
2004 18 1 0 685 0 n/a n/a 0 704
2005 13 0 0 751 0 n/a n/a 0 764
2006 8 1 0 697 0 n/a n/a 0 706
2007 9 0 1 722 0 n/a n/a 0 732
2008 4 1 2 709 0 n/a n/a 0 716
2009 3 0 2 548 0 n/a n/a 0 553
2010 5 0 3 488 0 n/a n/a 0 496
2011 6 0 3 504 0 0 0 0 513
2012 5 0 0 495 0 0 0 0 500
2013 4 0 0 467 0 0 0 0 471
2014 3 0 1 470 0 0 0 0 474
2015 4 0 0 474 0 0 0 0 478
2016 2 0 0 481 0 0 0 0 483
2017 3 0 0 445 0 0 1 0 449
2018 3 0 0 454 0 0 0 0 457
2019 1 1 0 445 0 0 0 0 447
2020 2 0 0 441 0 0 0 0 443
2021 1 0 0 418 1 0 0 0 420
2022 1 0 0 373 1 0 1 0 376
2023 5 0 0 416 1 0 1 0 423
2024 10 0 0 385 1 0 1 0 397

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Marcell Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 479 n/a n/a n/a
1990 447 27.0 16.5 n/a
1991 470 26.9 17.4 n/a
1992 516 30.5 16.9 71.3
1993 578 33.0 17.5 80.8
1994 550 35.3 15.6 74
1995 579 35.1 16.5 73.7
1996 579 35.1 16.5 73.7
1997 618 36.4 17.0 72.5
1998 594 37.2 16.0 72.7
1999 663 39.7 16.7 82.4
2000 651 38.8 16.8 4.1
2001 655 41.1 15.9 0
2002 745 46.1 16.2 9.1
2003 745 46.1 16.2 9.1
2004 704 42.2 16.7 0.1
2005 764 44.5 17.2 0.5
2006 706 40.6 17.4 0
2007 732 40.8 17.9 0
2008 716 47.8 15.0 0
2009 553 32.7 16.9 0
2010 496 29.3 16.8 0
2011 513 28.9 17.7 0
2012 500 27.0 18.5 0
2013 471 28.9 16.2 86.2
2014 474 27.6 17.1 88.6
2015 478 28.0 17.0 88.9
2016 483 28.0 17.2 87.2
2017 449 28.1 15.9 85.5
2018 457 28.7 15.8 82.9
2019 447 28.8 15.5 84.8
2020 443 27.0 16.3 81.5
2021 420 26.9 15.5 86
2022 376 22.8 16.4 84.3
2023 423 25.4 16.6 84.2
2024 397 24.5 16.1 87.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Marcell Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 479 n/a n/a n/a
1990 447 27.0 16.5 n/a
1991 470 26.9 17.4 n/a
1992 516 30.5 16.9 71.3
1993 578 33.0 17.5 80.8
1994 550 35.3 15.6 74
1995 579 35.1 16.5 73.7
1996 579 35.1 16.5 73.7
1997 618 36.4 17.0 72.5
1998 594 37.2 16.0 72.7
1999 663 39.7 16.7 82.4
2000 651 38.8 16.8 4.1
2001 655 41.1 15.9 0
2002 745 46.1 16.2 9.1
2003 745 46.1 16.2 9.1
2004 704 42.2 16.7 0.1
2005 764 44.5 17.2 0.5
2006 706 40.6 17.4 0
2007 732 40.8 17.9 0
2008 716 47.8 15.0 0
2009 553 32.7 16.9 0
2010 496 29.3 16.8 0
2011 513 28.9 17.7 0
2012 500 27.0 18.5 0
2013 471 28.9 16.2 86.2
2014 474 27.6 17.1 88.6
2015 478 28.0 17.0 88.9
2016 483 28.0 17.2 87.2
2017 449 28.1 15.9 85.5
2018 457 28.7 15.8 82.9
2019 447 28.8 15.5 84.8
2020 443 27.0 16.3 81.5
2021 420 26.9 15.5 86
2022 376 22.8 16.4 84.3
2023 423 25.4 16.6 84.2
2024 397 24.5 16.1 87.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Marcell Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $770 (7.5%) $9,546 (92.5%) $10,316
2020 $568 (5.6%) $9,537 (94.4%) $10,104
2021 $1,042 (8.9%) $10,716 (91.1%) $11,758

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Marcell Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2603rd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 4008th of 4647 Elementary schools
 28.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Marcell Elementary)3239
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Mission Consolidated Independent School District)4151
 10%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Marcell Elementary)4128
 13%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Mission Consolidated Independent School District)4840
 8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Marcell Elementary)4610
 36%
   3rd Grade Reading (Mission Consolidated Independent School District)3528
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (Marcell Elementary)4823
 25%
   4th Grade Reading (Mission Consolidated Independent School District)4940
 9%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Marcell Elementary)4036
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Mission Consolidated Independent School District)4943
 6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Marcell Elementary)1255
 43%
   4th Grade Reading (Mission Consolidated Independent School District)2633
 7%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
5th Grade Reading (Marcell Elementary)3334
 1%
   5th Grade Reading (Mission Consolidated Independent School District)5252
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Marcell Elementary)4128
 13%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Mission Consolidated Independent School District)5649
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Marcell Elementary)3514
 21%
   5th Grade Science (Mission Consolidated Independent School District)5325
 28%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
5th Grade Reading (Marcell Elementary)3336
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Mission Consolidated Independent School District)4336
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5333
 20%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students447423
 5.4%
African American10
 100%
American Indian01
Asian00
Hispanic445416
 6.5%
Pacific Islander00
White15
 400%
Two or More Races01
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients84.8%84.2%
 0.6%


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Marcell Elementary ranks 3020th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Marcell Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 3% White.

In the 2023-24 school year, 397 students attended Marcell Elementary.

Students who attend Marcell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : White J H
High : Mission Collegiate High School
High : Mission High School


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