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South Texas Isd Science Academy School

Serves grades 9 - 12

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
900 Med High Dr
Mercedes, TX 78570
Phone
(956) 565-4620
District
SOUTH TEXAS ISD
County
HIDALGO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
795
Classroom Teachers
59

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

10

(10 is best)

Better than 92.8% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 90.6% of all U.S. schools.


South Texas Isd Science Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

100 80 60 40 20 0
73%
46%
90%
54%
56%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 245 30.8%
Grade 10 197 24.8%
Grade 11 187 23.5%
Grade 12 166 20.9%
Total 795 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 7.6% 7.4% 26.7%
Black 1.8% 1.2% 13.3%
Hispanic 80.9% 84.6% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 9.6% 6.6% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.2% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 43.5% 55.5% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 33.8% 44.9% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.7% 10.6% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 23.5%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 10.9%
$15,000 or less Unreported 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,239 $31,720,000 46.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $879 $3,850,000 5.6%
Staff $573 $2,513,000 3.7%
General Administration $385 $1,685,000 2.5%
School Administration $777 $3,407,000 5.0%
Operation $2,204 $9,660,000 14.2%
Transportation $803 $3,517,000 5.2%
Other $622 $2,724,000 4.0%
Total Support $6,243 $27,356,000 40.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,073 $9,084,000 13.3%
Total Expenditures $15,555 $68,160,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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