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Merkel High School

Grades: 9-12

Students: 327

Type: Public

5/10

GreatSchools Rating

Student-Teacher Ratio: 9:1

Student-Counselor Ratio: 314:1

Certified Teachers: 100%

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Merkel Independent School District

2000 South 7th Street
Merkel, TX 79536

(325) 928-4667

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Additional GreatSchools Ratings

4/10

Test Scores

4/10

Equity

Academic Progress

6/10

College Readiness

4/10

Student Growth

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The only real saving grace for this school are the teachers. Don’t get me wrong, there are some awful teachers, but the ones that are good are the best teachers around. Bullying is a major issue here, academics are encouraged to be bare minimum, and if you aren’t in an extra curricular you will suff

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Posted by a community member on 1/20/2026

As a previous teacher, I agree with what the previous poster stated. Administrators highly encouraged bare minimum standards so that students would pass classes. In fact teachers could be disciplined if students failed.

Posted by a teacher on 3/24/2018

The teachers are extremely lazy. My astronomy teacher just shows us videos on YouTube and hands out worksheets that could be completed by a 6th grader. Many elective classes, such as computers classes and culinary, are even worse. There are were days where those teachers had absolutely no plans at a

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Posted by a student on 3/29/2016

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Merkel Elementary School
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My children and I love this school. Their academic expectations are high, the teachers are sensitive and driven, the office staff friendly, and other staff helpful as well. My children do well in this school. There are occassionally problems with peers (as is expected in this age group), but they are quickly resolved. If one of my children is falling behind, I am quickly made aware and the teacher and I work together to get the child back up with the rest of the class. I love this school and I love this town. You will find the friendly small-town atmosphere carries over into the school.
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Merkel schools - Merkel High School is located at 2000 South 7th Street, Merkel TX 79536. Merkel High School is in the Merkel Independent School District. Merkel High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9-12.