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SOUTH TEXAS ISD SCIENCE ACADEMY

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Regular School · MERCEDES, TX

SOUTH TEXAS ISD SCIENCE ACADEMY is a regular school school in MERCEDES, Texas, serving grades 09–12 with 840 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.9:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
840
Teachers (FTE)
65.1
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.9:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 696 83%
White 69 8%
Asian 54 6%
Black or African American 14 2%
Two or more races 7 1%
Total enrollment 840 553M / 287F

English Language Learners: 33 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 65-69% 36.4% 152
Reading Proficiency 85-89% 41.3% 186
Science Proficiency 60-69% — 60
4-Year Graduation Rate >=95% —

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (22)
607 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
169 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
293
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
7
0.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
143
17% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 840 100%

Contact & Location

900 MED HIGH DR

MERCEDES, TX 78570

Phone: (956)565-4620

http://scitech.stisd.net

District

SOUTH TEXAS ISD

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,090

District enrollment: 4,382

Other Schools in District

Related Data

NCES ID

483715000429

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD