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Now accepting applications for the 2019-2020 school year. Click here to enroll.



Welcome to South Texas Independent School District

South Texas Independent School District (STISD) serves junior high and high school students who live along the southernmost tip of Texas, the region known as the Rio Grande Valley. The district stretches over three counties - Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy - and overlaps 28 other school districts, an area of 3,643 miles. Read more...

2015 Community and Student Engagement
Locally Assigned Accountability Ratings:  Click here for 2015 ratings

2016-2017  District & Campus Performance Report: Click here for ratings

Strategic Plan 2017-2022

Click here for available Request for Proposals (RFPs) and Request for Qualifications (RFQs).




RECENT NEWS

STISD High Schools Rank Among the Best in State and Nation
Updated on 05/06/2019
Last week U.S. News & World Report published its 2019 Best High Schools Rankings, in which all four South Texas Independent School District (STISD) high schools rank among the best in the state and nation.  
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Board approves BETA’s transformation to South Texas ISD World Scholars
Updated on 04/10/2019
The STISD Board of Directors approved a program change and name change for BETA going into the 2019-2020 school year. Learn more here. 
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Serving others is an investment of a lifetime for Medical Academy sophomore
Updated on 03/27/2019
When Jesus Delgado, sophomore at South Texas Academy for Medical Professions (Medical Academy), commits to something, you best believe he’s following through with that commitment.  
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2019-2020 Enrollment:
We are currently accepting 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th grade applications for the 2019-2020 School Year.

Visit our district SchoolMint page now to create your Family Profile and Student Profile and get a start on the process.