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What's something SOUTH TEXAS ISD HEALTH PROFESSIONS does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
781
High
DISTRICT 611 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH TEXAS ISD·NCES 483715006033
South Texas ISD Health Professions
700 MED HIGH DR, MERCEDES, TX 78570 · (956) 565-2237 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL781 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Texas public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
501 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 166 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 213 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 210 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 192 | 25% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
82.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 58.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 35.0% | 44.0% | 15.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 82.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 73.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 64.0% | 42.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like South Texas ISD Health Professions
South Texas ISD Health Professions's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Texas ISD Health Professions this school | 781 | 64.1% | 64.8% |
| Silva Health Magnet EL PASO | 544 | 66.0% | 82.6% |
| South Texas ISD Science Academy MERCEDES | 840 | 54.8% | 78.2% |
| South Texas ISD Medical Professions OLMITO | 820 | 65.4% | 65.1% |
| IDEA Kyle College Preparatory KYLE | 681 | 63.7% | 55.7% |
| Pecos High School PECOS | 854 | 58.4% | 32.3% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where South Texas ISD Health Professions ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #365 of 1,385 | #12 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #793 of 1,425 ▼ 131 | #31 of 56 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #146 of 1,425 ▲ 30 | #6 of 56 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #809 of 1,184 | #23 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 781 | #699 of 2,107 | #33 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #643 of 1,344 | #27 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.2% | #1,056 of 1,346 | #2 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.1% | #713 of 1,522 | #59 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #265 of 557 | #13 of 31 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
781
+30 (+4%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 827
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 781 | 53.8 | 14.5:1 | 64% (501) |
| 2023-24 | 797 | 56 | 14.2:1 | 66% (527) |
| 2022-23 | 755 | 54.9 | 13.8:1 | 61% (458) |
| 2020-21 | 751 | 58 | 12.9:1 | 42% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 861 | 57.2 | 15.0:1 | 56% (479) |
| 2015-16 | 733 | 58 | 12.6:1 | 59% (436) |
| 2010-11 | 816 | 56 | 14.6:1 | 60% (492) |
| 2000-01 | 700 | 53 | 13.2:1 | 60% (423) |
| 1990-91 | 827 | 33 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Texas ISD Health Professions.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (861 to 781); teachers down 6% (57.2 to 53.8).
About South Texas ISD Health Professions
South Texas ISD Health Professions is a medium-sized high school with its address in MERCEDES, Texas. The school counts 781 students across grades 9 through 12.
South Texas ISD Health Professions is part of a district of 7 schools: SOUTH TEXAS ISD, with 4,639 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at South Texas ISD Health Professions, with 85% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 7% Asian and 6% White. By the diversity index, South Texas ISD Health Professions comes in at 26%.
The school employs the equivalent of 53.8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.5:1. High schools in Texas average about 15.1:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at South Texas ISD Health Professions is 64%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hidalgo County is 85%.
South Texas ISD Health Professions is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 75% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
South Texas ISD Health Professions scores 18.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 64.8% actual versus 46.3% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Hidalgo County, median household income is about $54,338, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. South Texas ISD Health Professions is among the 364 public schools in Hidalgo County.
South Texas ISD Science Academy is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, South Texas ISD Health Professions ranks 2nd in a group of 4 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around South Texas ISD Health Professions as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 781 was 4% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 751. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 12.9:1 to 14.5:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at South Texas ISD Health Professions. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOUTH TEXAS ISD
- South Texas ISD Science AcademyHigh · 840 students
- South Texas ISD Medical ProfessionsHigh · 820 students
- South Texas ISD Preparatory AcademyMiddle · 802 students
- South Texas ISD Rising Scholars AcademyMiddle · 781 students
- South Texas ISD World ScholarsHigh · 403 students
- South Texas ISD Virtual AcademyHigh · 212 students
Other schools in MERCEDES
- Mercedes High SchoolHigh · 903 students
- South Texas ISD Science AcademyHigh · 840 students
- Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle SchoolMiddle · 518 students
- Travis Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Ruben Hinojosa Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Taylor Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
Nearby schools
- South Texas ISD Science Academy0.1 mi · 840
- South Texas ISD Virtual Academy0.1 mi · 212
- South Palm Gardens High School0.9 mi · 72
- John F Kennedy Elementary School1.3 mi · 399
- Mercedes Early Literacy Program1.4 mi · 189
- Mercedes Early College Academy1.4 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About South Texas ISD Health ProfessionsHow many students attend South Texas ISD Health Professions?
South Texas ISD Health Professions enrolls approximately 781 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does South Texas ISD Health Professions serve?
South Texas ISD Health Professions serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does South Texas ISD Health Professions have?
South Texas ISD Health Professions employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at South Texas ISD Health Professions?
Student demographics at South Texas ISD Health Professions are roughly 6% White, 85% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is South Texas ISD Health Professions in?
South Texas ISD Health Professions is part of SOUTH TEXAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.