South Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 1,246 students
South Texas ISD Preparatory Academy
724 Sugar Rd, Edinburg, TX 78539
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
802
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
South Texas ISD
Hidalgo County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,626 Texas middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Texas middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About South Texas ISD Preparatory Academy
South Texas ISD Preparatory Academy is a magnet middle school in Edinburg, Texas, serving grades 6–8. It is part of South Texas ISD. The school is located in a midsize city in Hidalgo County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 802 students were enrolled, with about 13.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Texas middle school (14.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 1,626 Texas middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 802 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- South Texas ISD
- County
- Hidalgo County
- NCES school ID
- 483715012250
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.