Santa Maria ISD

Independent School District · Cameron County · Edinburg area (Region 1)

540

Students

Campuses

C 78/100

TEA Rating (2024-25)

Mr Martin Cuellar View 26–27 Calendar

Superintendent

Boundary map

Boundary from TEA · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors

Schools in this district (6)

Tony Gonzalez Elementary Grades EE-05 233 students
Santa Maria High School Grades 09-12 176 students
Santa Maria Middle Grades 06-08 121 students
Santa Maria JJAEP Grades 06-12 0 students
Santa Maria Academic Academy-options Campus (6-12) Grades 06-12 -1 students
Santa Maria DAEP Grades 03-12 -1 students

Official Texas Education Agency

Texas School Report Card

2024-25 accountability data for Santa Maria ISD · updated 06/01/2026

A–F · txschools.gov

Acceptable

Overall score 78 / 100

512Students

3Campuses

9.5Students / Teacher

Dr Joseph VillarrealSuperintendent

★ Postsecondary Readiness

Student Population

Economically Disadvantaged98.6%

Special Education13.3%

Emergent Bilingual / English Learners41.6%

Student Outcomes

Attendance Rate

Chronic Absenteeism

Grade 8 Algebra I EOC

Postsecondary Outcomes

Staff

9.5Students per Teacher

53.7Full-time Teachers

128.9Full-time Staff

$54,927Avg. Teacher Salary

Original report card

The complete official TEA report card page (2024-25). Click to enlarge or download the high-resolution image.

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U.S. Census · NCES ACS-ED

Community & Demographics

American Community Survey estimates (2019-23) for the Santa Maria ISD area

ACS-ED Dashboard

2,526Total population

$55,846Median household income

637Total households

50.5%Broadband internet

Race & ethnicity

White3%Hispanic / Latino97%

Housing type

House 76.2%Apartments / other 23.8%

Homes by year built

2000 & after 42.6%1970–1999 40.8%Before 1970 16.5%

NCES Demographic Dashboard (2019-23)

Full ACS-ED report from the National Center for Education Statistics — includes language, labor-force and educational-attainment charts.

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