South Texas Preparatory Academy Middle School
724 Sugar Rd
Edinburg TX, 78539, Hidalgo County
Phone: 956-514-4216
Ranking: 
(358 out of 6,018, top 6%)*
(358 out of 6,018, top 6%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
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 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 40 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 34 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 576 | 589 | 536 | 545 | 483 | 457 | ||||||
| Grade 7: | 282 | 49.0% | 289 | 49.1% | 272 | 50.7% | 267 | 49.0% | 254 | 52.6% | 200 | 43.8% |
| Grade 8: | 294 | 51.0% | 300 | 50.9% | 264 | 49.3% | 278 | 51.0% | 229 | 47.4% | 257 | 56.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 276 | 47.9% | 289 | 49.1% | 263 | 49.1% | 260 | 47.7% | 231 | 47.8% | 224 | 49.0% |
| Female: | 300 | 52.1% | 300 | 50.9% | 273 | 50.9% | 285 | 52.3% | 244 | 50.5% | 225 | 49.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 104 | 18.1% | 107 | 18.2% | 73 | 13.6% | 67 | 12.3% | 65 | 13.5% | 38 | 8.3% |
| Hispanic: | 423 | 73.4% | 429 | 72.8% | 407 | 75.9% | 411 | 75.4% | 362 | 74.9% | 362 | 79.2% |
| Black: | 9 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.9% | 13 | 2.8% |
| White: | 36 | 6.3% | 36 | 6.1% | 42 | 7.8% | 52 | 9.5% | 46 | 9.5% | 43 | 9.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 216 | 37.5% | 205 | 34.8% | 198 | 36.9% | 231 | 42.4% | 204 | 42.2% | 229 | 50.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 68 | 11.8% | 70 | 11.9% | 65 | 12.1% | 66 | 12.1% | 50 | 10.4% | 32 | 7.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.31 | 15.60 | 14.86 | 15.37 | 13.61 | 13.30 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAAR | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 71% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 71% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 77% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 70% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 76% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 77% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 80% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 84% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 70% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 75% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 59% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 63% |
| STAAR EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 89% | 83% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 89% | 78% |
| 2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 100% | 99% | 97% |
| 2013 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 100% | 86% | 65% |
| 2013 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 100% | 75% | 48% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 99% | 98% |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 91% | 86% |
| TAKS | ||||||
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* South Texas Preparatory Academy Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.