South Texas Isd World Scholars

South Texas Isd · Cameron County · High school

South Texas Isd World Scholars enrolled 403 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 98.4% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the top 30% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~4 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

South Texas Isd World Scholars Texas
Graduation rate ’18+10.7 vs TX
South Texas Isd World Scholars 100.0%Texas 89.3%
College/career/military ready ’18+15.4 vs TX
South Texas Isd World Scholars 66.7%Texas 51.3%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22+30.4 vs TX
South Texas Isd World Scholars 75.0%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’18+36.9 vs TX
South Texas Isd World Scholars 116.7%Texas 79.8%
College-ready test score ’18+23.0 vs TX
South Texas Isd World Scholars 42.9%Texas 19.9%
Advanced course completion ’22+46.8 vs TX
South Texas Isd World Scholars 100.0%Texas 53.2%

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

607080901002012201520182021202410090

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

406080201720192021202320247567

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

40608010020162018202020227545

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

607080901002012201520182021202411781

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

20406080201220152018202120244315

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

40050060070080020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark510434

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

50060070080020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark457

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

152025201320162019202220242816

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

1618202224201320162019202220242316

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

16182022242628201320162019202220242717

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

20253035402017201920222024202526

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

4042444648502017201920222024202549

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

3540452017201920222024202544

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

4060801002014201720202023202410055

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

40608010020152017201920212023202410035

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

20406080100201220152018202120246717

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

20406080201220152018202120246036

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,3363

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202498.4%98.2%100%98.8%
College/career/military ready202487.9%88%71.4%88.8%
Algebra I proficiency202548.6%48.6%40%
Biology proficiency202581.3%79.5%79.3%
English II proficiency202575%71.1%100%75%
Advanced course completion202487.1%86.3%85.7%85%
Took an AP/IB course202495.2%95.4%85.7%93.8%
Took an AP/IB exam202432.7%31.6%28.6%32.5%
Passed an AP/IB exam202455.4%53.5%48.1%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).