📍 11224 Military Rd, Santa Maria, Cameron County, 78592
Santa Maria H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Santa Maria, Cameron County. The school has 162 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Yadira Flores. It is part of the Santa Maria Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.0:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Santa Maria H S enrolls 162 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Two or more races and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 159 | 98% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.2% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
162 of the school's 162 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 161 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Santa Maria H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Santa Maria H S is one of 5 schools in SANTA MARIA ISD, based in SANTA MARIA, Texas. The district serves 512 students district-wide and employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 162 students, Santa Maria H S is larger than the district average of about 102 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe