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Magnet · Grades 9–12 · 781 students
South Texas ISD Science Academy
900 Med High Dr, Mercedes, TX 78570
Grades
9–12
High
Students
840
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
South Texas ISD
Hidalgo County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,433 Texas high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Texas high 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 Science Academy
South Texas ISD Science Academy is a magnet high school in Mercedes, Texas, serving grades 9–12. It is part of South Texas ISD. The school is located in a large suburb in Hidalgo County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 840 students were enrolled, with about 12.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Texas high school (13.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 1,433 Texas high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 840 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.9 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 21
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- South Texas ISD
- County
- Hidalgo County
- NCES school ID
- 483715000429
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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.