📍 151 S Helen Moore Rd, San Benito, Cameron County, 78586
South Texas Isd Rising Scholars Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in San Benito, Cameron County. The school has 609 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Reynaldo Rodriguez. It is part of the South Texas Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
South Texas Isd Rising Scholars Academy enrolls 609 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Hispanic or Latino, 7.1% White and 4.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 529 | 87% |
| White | 43 | 7.1% |
| Asian | 28 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 6 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
345 of the school's 609 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 271 qualify for free lunch and 74 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Texas Isd Rising Scholars Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 38.
South Texas Isd Rising Scholars Academy is one of 7 schools in SOUTH TEXAS ISD, based in MERCEDES, Texas. The district serves 4,639 students district-wide and employs 313 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 609 students, South Texas Isd Rising Scholars Academy is close to the district average of about 663 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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