Santa Maria High School
11224 Military Rd
Santa Maria TX, 78592, Cameron County
Phone: 956-565-9144
Ranking:
(1,125 out of 1,337, bottom 16%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Santa Maria Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 19 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | |||||||
Total Students: | 191 | 170 | 153 | 163 | 146 | 145 | 144 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 62 | 32.5% | 61 | 35.9% | 47 | 30.7% | 51 | 31.3% | 46 | 31.5% | 36 | 24.8% | 42 | 29.2% |
Grade 10: | 53 | 27.7% | 35 | 20.6% | 34 | 22.2% | 41 | 25.2% | 34 | 23.3% | 35 | 24.1% | 37 | 25.7% |
Grade 11: | 41 | 21.5% | 36 | 21.2% | 36 | 23.5% | 31 | 19.0% | 29 | 19.9% | 36 | 24.8% | 38 | 26.4% |
Grade 12: | 35 | 18.3% | 38 | 22.4% | 36 | 23.5% | 40 | 24.5% | 37 | 25.3% | 38 | 26.2% | 27 | 18.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 93 | 48.7% | 81 | 47.6% | 71 | 46.4% | 85 | 52.1% | 70 | 47.9% | 64 | 44.1% | 63 | 43.8% |
Female: | 98 | 51.3% | 89 | 52.4% | 82 | 53.6% | 78 | 47.9% | 68 | 46.6% | 73 | 50.3% | 77 | 53.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 191 | 100.0% | 170 | 100.0% | 153 | 100.0% | 163 | 100.0% | 146 | 100.0% | 145 | 100.0% | 144 | 100.0% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 171 | 89.5% | 153 | 90.0% | 114 | 74.5% | 131 | 80.4% | 130 | 89.0% | 28 | 19.3% | 41 | 28.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 6.8% | 11 | 6.5% | 11 | 7.2% | 14 | 8.6% | 6 | 4.1% | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.11 | 10.60 | 11.08 | 10.26 | 9.08 | 9.70 | 7.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 60% | 60% | 83% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 80% | 84% | 78% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 97% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 55% | 55% | 87% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 51% | 51% | 85% |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 27% | 27% | 54% |
2013 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 37% | 37% | 84% |
2012 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 45% | 45% | 68% |
2013 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 35% | 35% | 65% |
2012 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 34% | 34% | 55% |
2013 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 28% | 28% | 48% |
2013 | English II Reading | End of course | % met std | 51% | 51% | 78% |
2013 | English II Writing | End of course | % met std | 33% | 33% | 52% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 57% | 57% | 98% |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 51% | 51% | 86% |
2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 26% | 26% | 61% |
2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 68% | 68% | 63% |
2012 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 44% | 44% | 81% |
2013 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 47% | 47% | 75% |
2013 | World History | End of course | % met std | 67% | 67% | 70% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 29% | 29% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 27% | 27% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 26% | 26% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 82.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 35.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 64.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,696.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,923.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,390.0 |
* Santa Maria High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.