South Texas ISD Science Academy

900 Med High Dr, Mercedes, TX 78570View on map

Public
Mercedes
840 students

Year

Enrolled at UT Austin or Texas A&M

13%of trackable graduates

13% of the class of 2024's trackable graduates enrolled at UT Austin or Texas A&M the following fall.

Class of 2024: 174 of 180 graduates could be tracked

County median 0.0%

Shares are of trackable graduates: graduates the state could look up in its college records (those with a usable ID), whether or not they enrolled.

Where graduates enrolled

The class of 2024 in Texas colleges the following fall. Shares are of the 174 trackable graduates.

College	Students	Share
UT Rio Grande Valley Public 4-year	50	29%
Texas A&M Public 4-year	17	9.8%
South Texas College Public 2-year	9	5.2%
UT San Antonio Public 4-year	8	4.6%
UT Austin Public 4-year	6	3.5%
Texas State Public 4-year	5	2.9%
Other 4-year colleges (11) Colleges the state groups because few of the class enrolled at each	17	9.8%
Other 2-year colleges (7) Colleges the state groups because few of the class enrolled at each	13	7.5%
Not trackable Graduates the state could not look up in its college records (no usable ID); not counted in the shares	6	—
Not found Not found in a Texas college that fall: for example, at a college outside Texas, or not enrolled	49	28%

College types (2-year, 4-year, public, private) are assigned by WhoGotIn from federal (IPEDS) and state (THECB) records; a few were classified by hand. See Methodology.

Academic context

From Texas's published school reports and federal school data; each figure shows its year. Ticks mark the county median.

Economically disadvantaged students
51%
2023–24 school year
County median 91%
STAAR English II: Meets Grade Level or above
Share of students tested in high school who met grade level
93%
2023–24 school year
County median 56%
STAAR Biology: Meets Grade Level or above
Share of students tested in high school who met grade level
86%
2023–24 school year
County median 46%
STAAR U.S. History: Meets Grade Level or above
Share of students tested in high school who met grade level
91%
2023–24 school year
County median 64%
SAT average (total)
1,106
Class of 2024
County median 953
ACT average (composite)
22
Class of 2024
County median 18.7

Advanced Placement

67%

of students who took an AP exam scored 3 or higher on at least one AP exam

280 students took at least one AP exam

2024–25 school year · Texas Education Agency

Enrolled at UT Austin or Texas A&M, by class

Earlier classes, with every college and its counts, are in the full report.

Where every school lands

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Across Texas