The Science Academy Of South Texas High School
900 Med High Dr
Mercedes TX, 78570, Hidalgo County
Phone: 956-565-4620
Ranking: (37 out of 1,337, top 3%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 52 | |||||||
Total Students: | 781 | 747 | 708 | 675 | 728 | 694 | 702 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 257 | 32.9% | 234 | 31.3% | 267 | 37.7% | 229 | 33.9% | 252 | 34.6% | 180 | 25.9% | 186 | 26.5% |
Grade 10: | 201 | 25.7% | 213 | 28.5% | 178 | 25.1% | 174 | 25.8% | 153 | 21.0% | 197 | 28.4% | 230 | 32.8% |
Grade 11: | 186 | 23.8% | 156 | 20.9% | 155 | 21.9% | 123 | 18.2% | 167 | 22.9% | 184 | 26.5% | 158 | 22.5% |
Grade 12: | 137 | 17.5% | 144 | 19.3% | 108 | 15.3% | 149 | 22.1% | 156 | 21.4% | 133 | 19.2% | 128 | 18.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 469 | 60.1% | 445 | 59.6% | 425 | 60.0% | 406 | 60.1% | 446 | 61.3% | 443 | 63.8% | 448 | 63.8% |
Female: | 312 | 39.9% | 302 | 40.4% | 283 | 40.0% | 269 | 39.9% | 274 | 37.6% | 243 | 35.0% | 250 | 35.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 105 | 13.4% | 101 | 13.5% | 98 | 13.8% | 85 | 12.6% | 80 | 11.0% | 72 | 10.4% | 78 | 11.1% |
Hispanic: | 601 | 77.0% | 550 | 73.6% | 523 | 73.9% | 496 | 73.5% | 497 | 68.3% | 472 | 68.0% | 451 | 64.2% |
Black: | 2 | 0.3% | 8 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.7% |
White: | 59 | 7.6% | 77 | 10.3% | 67 | 9.5% | 79 | 11.7% | 142 | 19.5% | 140 | 20.2% | 167 | 23.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 13 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 288 | 36.9% | 251 | 33.6% | 227 | 32.1% | 241 | 35.7% | 232 | 31.9% | 201 | 29.0% | 175 | 24.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 86 | 11.0% | 73 | 9.8% | 71 | 10.0% | 73 | 10.8% | 85 | 11.7% | 84 | 12.1% | 72 | 10.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.36 | 13.79 | 13.09 | 12.40 | 13.59 | 13.00 | 13.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93% | 89% | 83% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 91% | 89% | 78% |
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 65% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 100% | 99% | 97% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 99% | 96% | 87% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 98% | 93% | 85% |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 90% | 54% |
2013 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 98% | 93% | 84% |
2012 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 94% | 85% | 68% |
2013 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 93% | 86% | 65% |
2012 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 85% | 71% | 55% |
2013 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 83% | 75% | 48% |
2012 | English II Reading | End of course | % met std | 100% | 95% | 61% |
2013 | English II Reading | End of course | % met std | 95% | 90% | 78% |
2012 | English II Writing | End of course | % met std | 88% | 77% | 46% |
2013 | English II Writing | End of course | % met std | 85% | 76% | 52% |
2013 | English III Reading | End of course | % met std | 100% | 91% | 63% |
2013 | English III Writing | End of course | % met std | 83% | 74% | 42% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 98% | 99% | 98% |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 97% | 91% | 86% |
2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 97% | 92% | 61% |
2013 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 81% |
2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 96% | 92% | 63% |
2012 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 86% | 91% | 81% |
2013 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 99% | 91% | 75% |
2012 | World History | End of course | % met std | 89% | 75% | 43% |
2013 | World History | End of course | % met std | 86% | 82% | 70% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 94% | 87% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 93% | 85% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 96% | 82% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 96% | 83% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 95% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 99% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 93% | 95% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 95% | 88% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 89% | 82% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 95% | 82% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 96% | 81% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 94% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 96% | 86% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 98% | 97% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 98% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 94% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 95% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 96% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 98% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 94% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 98% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 96% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 94% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 92% | 80% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 92% | 81% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 91% | 79% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 90% | 80% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 90% | 85% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 93% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 99% | 94% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 99% | 95% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 99% | 96% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 98% | 97% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 61.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 34.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 20.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 7.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 92.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $52,562.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $39,939.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $53,558.0 |
* The Science Academy Of South Texas High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.