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South Texas ISD
Cameron County · Region 01: Edinburg · 4,741 students
South Texas ISD is rated A by TEA, scoring 95 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 78.3 average of the 284 districts serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, and above the statewide average of 81.7. It is up 2 points since 2021-22 — both years scored under TEA's current rules, since TEA rewrote them in 2023; under the rules in force back then it scored 97.
Ranks 17th of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 8 others), and 1st of 37 in Region 01: Edinburg.
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5 years of ratings
2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated A with 97 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
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| 2025-26 | A | 95 | 78.3 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | A | 94 | 76.3 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | A | 94 | 74.9 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | A | 94 | 75.5 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | A | 93 | 77.8 | 80.6 |
How this district's change over time is ranked
TEA publishes most measures for one year only, so a change ranking exists just where the same figure is published across years — the overall score, the five score domains, and per-student spending. This page does not yet state where South Texas ISD itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this district's own row.
Texas districts
Region 01: Edinburg
Cameron County
Where the score comes from
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
- South Texas ISD
- Similar student population (284)
- Region 01: Edinburg (37)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
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| Student Achievement | 94 | A | — |
| School Progress | 94 | A | — |
| Closing the Gaps | 96 | A | — |
| Academic Growth | 77 | C | 3 |
| Relative Performance | 94 | A | — |
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (284)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The tick on each bar marks the average for Similar student population (284 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 99.6%+4.0 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 99.9%+3.7 pts vs similar
- Six-Year
- 100.0%+4.3 pts vs similar
- Dropout Rate
- 0.0%−0.8 pts vs similar
College, career and military readiness
| Criterion | This district | similar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 94.0% | 87.0% | +7.0 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 75.7% | 54.8% | +20.9 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 73.8% | 22.1% | +51.7 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 40.6% | 5.9% | +34.7 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 43.7% | 30.8% | +12.9 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 63.6% | 43.6% | +20.0 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 0.4% | 2.5% | −2.1 |
| Earned an associate degree | 3.0% | 4.5% | −1.5 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 7.6% | 2.4% | +5.2 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 0.6% | 3.9% | −3.3 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 7.6% | 10.0% | −2.4 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 2.4% | 3.3% | −0.9 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 4,741
- Economically disadvantaged
- 76.5%+1.0 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 13.8%−3.3 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 9.0%−9.4 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 93.4%−0.3 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 21.2%+2.1 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- African American 1.2%
- Hispanic 87.5%
- White 5.3%
- American Indian 0.1%
- Asian 5.2%
- Two or More Races 0.7%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- South Texas ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $6,565 more per student than its peer group, and $7,083 more than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $75,593+$11,518 vs similar
- Teachers
- 336
- Students per staff member
- 14.1
Teaching experience
- Beginning 6.1%
- 1 to 5 years 17.6%
- 6 to 10 years 22.1%
- 11 to 20 years 34.7%
- 21 to 30 years 17.5%
- Over 30 years 2.1%
Where this district ranks best
Out of 164 rankings computed across every published metric and every comparison group, these are the placements that stand out. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
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All Subjects — Approaches
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All Subjects — Meets
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All Subjects — Masters
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Reading — Approaches
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Reading — Meets
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Reading — Masters
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Math — Approaches
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Science — Masters
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Closing the Gaps
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Social Studies — Meets
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Social Studies — Masters
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Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)
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These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this district ranks poorly. Each statement below states its cohort and its denominator so it can be checked — a rank without an n is a boast, not a fact. Ties are shown because a shared ceiling is not a sole first place. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no district would put in a press release.
7 schools in this district
| School | Type | Rating | Score | Students |
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| South Texas ISD World Scholars | High School | A | 96 | 333 |
| South Texas ISD Science Academy | High School | A | 96 | 870 |
| South Texas ISD Preparatory Academy | Middle / Jr. High | A | 96 | 813 |
| South Texas ISD Medical Professions | High School | A | 94 | 890 |
| South Texas ISD Health Professions | High School | A | 94 | 836 |
| South Texas ISD Virtual Academy | K-12 | A | 94 | 223 |
| South Texas ISD Rising Scholars Academy | Middle / Jr. High | A | 94 | 776 |
Where this comes from
Every figure on this page comes from data the Texas Education Agency publishes at txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026 and archived with a checksum so each number stays traceable to the bytes TEA served.