South Texas Isd Science Academy

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

South Texas ISD: N/A

Total students

846

Avg. teacher experience

14.1 years

South Texas ISD: 14.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

South Texas ISD: 99.7%

Statewide: 90.3%

South Texas Isd Science Academy is a high school in Mercedes, TX, in the South Texas ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 846 students. 23.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 7.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

In the Class of 2023, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average SAT score at South Texas Isd Science Academy was 1213 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 24.6.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $67,705, which is $5,231 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

scitech.stisd.net

Address

900 Med High Dr
Mercedes, TX 78570-9702

Office phone number

(956) 565-4620

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in South Texas Isd Science Academy are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

846

African American

13 (1.5%)

South Texas ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

South Texas ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

56 (6.6%)

South Texas ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

698 (82.5%)

South Texas ISD: 85.2%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

South Texas ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

73 (8.6%)

South Texas ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

6 (0.7%)

South Texas ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

1.5%

American Indian

0%

Asian

6.6%

Hispanic

82.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

8.6%

Two or more races

0.7%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

23.3 %

South Texas ISD: 27.3%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

50.5 %

South Texas ISD: 60.7%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

8.7 %

South Texas ISD: 17.2%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

23.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

50.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

8.7%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

7.7 %

South Texas ISD: 16%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

17.1 %

South Texas ISD: 17.3%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

6.6 %

South Texas ISD: 6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

7.7%

Gifted and talented

17.1%

Special education

6.6%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

South Texas ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

South Texas ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

South Texas ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

South Texas ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

100 %

South Texas ISD: 99.7%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

N/A

South Texas ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

South Texas ISD: N/A

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

100 %

South Texas ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

100 %

South Texas ISD: 99.6%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

South Texas ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

South Texas ISD: 100%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

100 %

South Texas ISD: 100%

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

100.0%

Two or more races

100.0%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0 %

South Texas ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2%

African American

0 %

South Texas ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

N/A

South Texas ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

0 %

South Texas ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

South Texas ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

South Texas ISD: Masked

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0 %

South Texas ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

0 %

South Texas ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.7%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

14.8 %

South Texas ISD: 17.2%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

21.4 %

South Texas ISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

South Texas ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

11.5 %

South Texas ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

15.9 %

South Texas ISD: 18.6%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

South Texas ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

5 %

South Texas ISD: 13.7%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

10 %

South Texas ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 18.7%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.

All students

79.4 %

South Texas ISD: 74.7%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

60 %

South Texas ISD: 80%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

N/A

South Texas ISD: Masked

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

97.1 %

South Texas ISD: 84.6%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

77.8 %

South Texas ISD: 74%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

South Texas ISD: Masked

Statewide: 19.5%

White

73.3 %

South Texas ISD: 71.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

87.5 %

South Texas ISD: 92.3%

Statewide: 26.9%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

61.6 %

South Texas ISD: 39.7%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

Masked

South Texas ISD: 66.7%

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

South Texas ISD: Masked

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

82.4 %

South Texas ISD: 75.8%

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

57.5 %

South Texas ISD: 35.7%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

South Texas ISD: Masked

Statewide: 47.4%

White

68.2 %

South Texas ISD: 54.3%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

57.1 %

South Texas ISD: 50%

Statewide: 66%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1213

South Texas ISD: 1051

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

24.6

South Texas ISD: 20.7

Statewide: 19.2

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.

Reading

98.2 %

South Texas ISD: 85.9%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

92.2 %

South Texas ISD: 71%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

91.6 %

South Texas ISD: 68.9%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

98.2%

Math

92.2%

Reading + Math

91.6%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

55.9

African American

1 (1.8%)

South Texas ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

1 (1.8%)

South Texas ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3.9 (6.9%)

South Texas ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

44 (78.7%)

South Texas ISD: 82%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

South Texas ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

6 (10.7%)

South Texas ISD: 12.7%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

South Texas ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

South Texas ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

34 (60.9%)

South Texas ISD: 62%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

20.9 (37.4%)

South Texas ISD: 34.2%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

1 (1.8%)

South Texas ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

15.1

South Texas ISD: 14.8

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

14.1 years

South Texas ISD: 14.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$67,705

South Texas ISD: $67,062

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

N/A

South Texas ISD: $60,304

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$59,855

South Texas ISD: $59,547

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$63,389

South Texas ISD: $63,249

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$69,146

South Texas ISD: $69,180

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$74,871

South Texas ISD: $72,523

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$72,643

South Texas ISD: $73,060

Statewide: $74,014

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