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SOUTH TEXAS ISD SCIENCE ACADEMY

PublicRegularGrades 912
MERCEDES, Texas · SOUTH TEXAS ISD
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students846
Student:Teacher15.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch51%
Title INo

Neighbourhood — who lives here

Median Household Income
2019-2023
$28,912
US median $74,580
Poverty Rate
2019-2023
48%
US avg 12.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
2019-2023
11%
US avg 35%
Unemployment Rate
2019-2023
13%
US avg 3.5%
Median Gross Rent
2019-2023
$718
Rent Burden (30%+ of income)
2019-2023
52%
US avg ~30%
Foreign-Born Residents
2019-2023
22%
US avg 13.7%
Single-Parent Households
2019-2023
35%
US avg ~26%

Environment & safety around the school

Toxic Release Sites (1 mi)
2024
0
Low concentration
Toxic Release Sites (5 mi)
2024
2
Nearest Brownfield
1.6:1
CERMENIO JOE S TIRE SERVICE
Nearest Superfund Site
9.6:1
DONNA RESERVOIR AND CANAL SYSTEM
Water: Health Violations (10yr)
4
CITY OF MERCEDES
Water: Acute Violations (10yr)
0
Last: 2025-12-30
Air Quality: PM2.5
16.0 mi
12.1:1
EPA std 9 μg/m³
Served by
N/A
CITY OF MERCEDES

Neighbourhood demographics are for the census tract containing the school and may not reflect the student body exactly (students can live in adjacent tracts). Environmental proximity is informational — none of these metrics mean the school itself is unsafe. Sources: US Census ACS 5-year, EPA Superfund NPL, EPA TRI, EPA Brownfields, EPA SDWIS, EPA AQS.