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The Science Academy (Top 100, #23)

South Texas ISD School District
Hidalgo County

100 Med High Drive
Mercedes, Texas
(956)565-2454

Poverty-Adjusted Adjusted Performance Index:	2.23
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap:	30.1
College Readiness Index	83.9

For more information on this school, visit the SchoolMatters website.

Grades Served	9-12
Magnet School	No
Charter School	No
Admissions Type	Open Enrollment
NCES Locale Type	Urban Fringe of a Mid-Size City
Receives Title I Funding	Yes

Enrollment	640
Minority Enrollment (% of total)	66.5%
Disadvantaged Student Enrollment (% of total)	36.4%

State Test Performance Index	117.9
Poverty-Adjusted Adjusted Performance Index	2.23

Disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate	95.6
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap	30.1
Non-disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate	97.4
Current State Test Achievement Gap	1.8

AP Participation Rate	100.0%
Quality-Adjusted AP Participation Rate	77.6%
Exams Per Test Taker	3.8
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker	2.7
AP Pass Rate	53.0%
College Readiness Index	83.9

Criteria for Medals

Gold Medal

Top 100 schools nationally based on College Readiness Index

Silver Medal

all other schools with a college-readiness index of at least 20, but that are not in the top 100 nationally

Bronze Medal

either do not offer AP, or do not achieve a college readiness index of at least 20, but successfully meet other two key performance indicator criteria

Notes