School District

SANTA MARIA ISD

Cameron County
TEA ID:031913
TEA Rating
C
Enrollment
539
Campuses
5
Grade Span
N/A
Student/Teacher
9.57:1

TEA Accountability Rating

2024

Student Achievement

72

Performance on STAAR tests and readiness for college/career

School Progress

78

Academic growth year-over-year compared to similar districts

Closing the Gaps

79

Performance differentials among student demographic groups

Key Indicators

Graduation Rate
96.1%
Attendance Rate
95%
CCMR Rate
71.2%+13.2 pts (2024 to 2025)

Financial Breakdown

FY 2024

Financial Integrity Rating (FIRST)

2025
96
A
2024
86
B
2023
96
A
2022
92
A
2021
82
B

The Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) ensures public schools are held accountable for the quality of their financial management practices.

Total Revenue

$8.52M
N/A per pupil

Total Expenditures

$10.10M
N/A per pupil

Where does the money come from?

Local
State
14.0%
Local (Taxes)
76.0%
State
9.9%
Federal

How is the money spent?

Instructional (Classroom)48.6%
Facilities & Maintenance12.1%
Administration10.5%
Debt Service0.6%

Community Demographics

ACS 2022
Median Income
$51,125
Poverty Rate
30.8%
Median Home Value
$53,900
Homeownership
86.3%
Broadband Access
43.9%
Population Served
2,527

Educator & Staff Profile

2025 Data

Average Teacher Salary

$54,927

Teacher Turnover Rate

24.7%

Lower is better

Average Experience

9.8 yrs

Central Admin Salary

$96,595

Schools in this District5

Campus NameTypeGrade Span
SANTA MARIA ACADEMIC ACADEMY-OPTIONS CAMPUS (6-12)High School12 - 12
SANTA MARIA DAEPHigh School10 - 11
SANTA MARIA H SHigh School09 - 12
SANTA MARIA MIDDLEMiddle School06 - 08
TONY GONZALEZ ELElementaryPK - 05

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Elected Board of Trustees

We do not have board member data on file for SANTA MARIA ISD. CivicTexas is continuously adding local elected officials.

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School District Tax Rate — 2024
1.3042
per $100 valuation
M&O: 0.8192I&S: 0.4850

M&O funds daily operations; I&S repays voter-approved bond debt. School taxes are typically the largest line on a Texas property tax bill.

YearM&OI&STotal
20240.81920.48501.3042
20230.82630.48501.3113
20220.94290.48501.4279
20211.05170.46501.5167
20201.05470.41501.4697
20191.06830.41501.4833
20181.17000.41001.5800
20171.17000.41001.5800
20161.17000.31001.4800
20151.17000.13001.3000
See your full property tax bill →Source: Texas Comptroller PTAD, tax year 2024

Discipline (TEA PEIMS)

20242025

These are counts of disciplinary actions the district recorded — suspensions, DAEP and JJAEP placements, expulsions — not crimes and not a count of students. TEA masks small counts to comply with FERPA: masked means the value was withheld, and <10, <20 and similar give a disclosed upper bound (larger ceilings are used to prevent working the number out from other cells). A masked cell is never zero.

ActionActions (20242025)Students
In School Suspensionsmaskedmasked
Out Of School Suspensionsmaskedmasked
DAEP Placements
Expulsions
JJAEP Placements
Out-of-school suspensions, by year (actions)
20242025masked
2023202419
2022202317
20212022masked
20202021masked
20192020masked
2018201910
Source: TEA PEIMS Discipline Data Products