Santa Maria High School
Public high school in Santa Maria, Texas · Santa Maria ISD · Grades 9–12
Santa Maria High School serves 165 students in grades 9–12 in Santa Maria (Cameron County). It is one of 3 schools in Santa Maria ISD. By enrollment it is the 1426th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 7 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 23.45 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Santa Maria ISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483933021157 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Santa Maria ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 165 | 512 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 7 | 9.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 97.6% | 98.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 7% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Santa Maria High School in context
Size
Santa Maria High School is the only high school in Santa Maria ISD. Its 165 students are 32.2% of the district's 512. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 6.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 393; Santa Maria High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 10 with 50 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 30, against an average of 41 per grade. This year grade 12 has 37% more students than grade 9 (41 against 30). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
97.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 98.7% across Santa Maria ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 23.45 full-time-equivalent teachers for 165 students, Santa Maria High School has 7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 165 students would have about 11.8 teachers, so Santa Maria High School has 11.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Santa Maria High School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other high school is Mercedes High School, 5.9 miles away in Mercedes ISD. Within 10 miles there are 12 other high schools, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 100% |
46.1% of students are girls and 53.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 30 |
| Grade 10 | 50 |
| Grade 11 | 44 |
| Grade 12 | 41 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
33316 River Dr., Santa Maria, TX 78592
Phone: (956)565-9144
Website: smisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Santa Maria High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes High School | Mercedes ISD | 5.9 mi | 903 | 14.8 | 92% |
| Mercedes Academic Academy | Mercedes ISD | 6.0 mi | 100 | 10.8 | 96% |
| La Feria Early College High School | La Feria ISD | 6.2 mi | 901 | 13 | 80.9% |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes | Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley | 6.6 mi | 109 | 22.1 | – |
| Mercedes Early College Academy | Mercedes ISD | 6.8 mi | 355 | 16 | 80% |
| Progreso High School | Progreso ISD | 7.2 mi | 431 | 13.3 | 100% |
| Rgv Youth Recovery Home | San Benito CISD | 8.0 mi | 12 | 2.6 | 58.3% |
| South Texas ISD Health Professions | South Texas ISD | 8.1 mi | 781 | 14.5 | 64.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Santa Maria ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 123 |
| Tony Gonzalez Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 224 |