South Texas ISD Science Academy

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Mercedes, Texas

South Texas ISD Science Academy in Mercedes, Texas enrolled 840 students in 2024-25 with 65.1 full-time teachers, 12.9 students per teacher against the Texas high-school median of 14.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 75-79% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 43.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Texas: 90.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%

795 students in 2022-23, 846 students in 2023-24, 840 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 59.2 to 65.1.

Students enrolled at South Texas ISD Science Academy by school year2022-23: 795, 2023-24: 846, 2024-25: 84002505007501k2022-237952023-248462024-25840
Students enrolled at South Texas ISD Science Academy by school year2022-23: 795, 2023-24: 846, 2024-25: 84002505007501k2022-237952023-248462024-25840
Students enrolled at South Texas ISD Science Academy by school year2022-23: 795, 2023-24: 846, 2024-25: 84002505007501k2022-237952023-248462024-25840
Students enrolled at South Texas ISD Science Academy by school year2022-23: 795, 2023-24: 846, 2024-25: 84002505007501k2022-237952023-248462024-25840
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2379559.213.4
2023-2484655.915.1
2024-2584065.112.9

12.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 60 of every 100 Texas high schools

Among the 1,824 Texas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 12.9; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 12.9state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 12.9; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 12.9state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 12.9; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 12.9state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 12.9; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 12.9state median 14.0U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

22 AP courses and one counselor per 223 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Texas ISD Science Academy enrolled 764 students and had 3.4 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses22
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.4, one per 223 of the 764 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions8
  • Chronically absent15.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

82.9% of students were Hispanic, 8.2% White, 6.4% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic82.9%
  2. White8.2%
  3. Asian6.4%
  4. Black1.7%
  5. Two or more races0.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at South Texas ISD Science Academy scored proficient or above: 75-79% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtTexas
Math75‑79%66‑67% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 167 students in South Texas ISD Science Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtTexas
Four-year graduation rate95% or more99% or more90.3%
Students in the class167651403,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Mercedes

8 public high schools in Mercedes report 2024-25 enrollment; South Texas ISD Science Academy is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mercedes High School90314.891.8%
South Texas ISD Science Academy84012.954.4%
South Texas ISD Health Professions78114.564.0%
Mercedes Early College Academy35516.079.2%
South Texas ISD Virtual Academy21213.763.2%
Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes10922.1not reported
Mercedes Academic Academy10010.896.0%
South Palm Gardens High School7214.893.1%

All public schools in Mercedes →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about South Texas ISD Science Academy

  1. South Texas ISD Health ProfessionsThe nearest public high school, 0.1 miles away: 781 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
  2. South Texas ISD Virtual AcademyThe next nearest public high school, 0.2 miles away: 212 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  3. Compare South Texas ISD Science Academy with South Texas ISD Health ProfessionsStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much South Texas ISD spends per student$17,956 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,956
  5. The largest public schools in TexasSouth Texas ISD Science Academy is the number 658 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#658 of 2,039
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher12.9 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.12.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about South Texas ISD Science Academy

  1. How many students attend South Texas ISD Science Academy?
    840 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 795 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Mercedes, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at South Texas ISD Science Academy?
    12.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for high schools is 14.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is South Texas ISD Science Academy a Title I school?
    South Texas ISD Science Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at South Texas ISD Science Academy do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at South Texas ISD Science Academy scored proficient or above: 75-79% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at South Texas ISD Science Academy?
    95% or more of the 167 students in South Texas ISD Science Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is South Texas ISD Science Academy in?
    South Texas ISD, NCES district ID 4837150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 483715000429 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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