SOUTH TEXAS ISD SCIENCE ACADEMY (SOUTH TEXAS ISD SCH DIST.), Texas - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

SOUTH TEXAS ISD SCIENCE ACADEMY is a High in MERCEDES, TX. It currently serves 846 students (grades 09-12). The school is part of the SOUTH TEXAS ISD School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: High
Number of Students:846
Number of Teachers: 56
Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.14

Location Info

Location: 900 MED HIGH DR, MERCEDES, TX 78570
Mailing Address: 900 MED HIGH DR, MERCEDES, TX 78570-9702
Phone: (956)565-4620
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 10 250
Grade 11 190
Grade 12 181
Grade 9 225
Gender/Sex of SOUTH TEXAS ISD SCIENCE ACADEMY Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 551 65.13
Female 295 34.87
Race/Ethnicity Demography of SOUTH TEXAS ISD SCIENCE ACADEMY Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 56 6.62
Black or African American 13 1.54
Hispanic/Latino 698 82.51
Two or more races 6 0.71
White 73 8.63
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 39 7.08
Black or African American 10 1.82
Hispanic/Latino 451 81.85
Two or more races 4 0.73
White 47 8.53
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 17 5.76
Black or African American 3 1.02
Hispanic/Latino 247 83.73
Two or more races 2 0.68
White 26 8.81

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 21 8.40
Black or African American 4 1.60
Hispanic/Latino 208 83.20
Two or more races 1 0.40
White 16 6.40
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 15 7.90
Black or African American 2 1.05
Hispanic/Latino 159 83.68
Two or more races 1 0.53
White 13 6.84
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 8 4.42
Black or African American 5 2.76
Hispanic/Latino 144 79.56
Two or more races 1 0.55
White 23 12.71
Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 12 5.33
Black or African American 2 0.89
Hispanic/Latino 187 83.11
Two or more races 3 1.33
White 21 9.33