Our Schools

STISD Community

Our Schools

STISD Community

Students seen working in teams and building robotic cars for competition

Rising Scholars Academy is consistently ranked among the best in the state and nation.

Health Science students seen checking vitals

STISD is the only all-magnet school district in the state, and offers Valley students an educational alternative. The district provides a personal environment, a strong scholastic program and hands-on training in vocational career fields.

Because STISD is a public school district, there is no cost for students to attend one of its six campuses, and bus transportation is also free of charge.

Rising Scholars Academy maintains an open enrollment policy, meaning any student that wants to attend the campus can attend as long as he or she resides within the tri-county area we serve.

At Rising Scholars Academy, meet curious, collaborative and driven students just like you.

At Rising Scholars Academy, there's more to experience than solely academics. Explore what life is like as an RSA student, and be part of the many extracurricular competitive activities and social clubs.

The community here at Rising Scholars Academy is diverse, interactive and vibrant. We take pride in each and every position that plays a part in making our district unique and consistently ranked among the best in the state and nation.

Culinary arts club seen preparing lunch meal

If you are looking for spunk and excitement and non-traditional methods of learning, the Rising Scholars Academy community is the perfect match and offers endless opportunities.

Additional Content Five

Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book.

Additional Content Five

In This Section

Rising Scholars Academy

Administrative Team

Rising Scholars Academy Administration

Principal: San Juanita Ortiz
Assistant Principal: Leonel Casanova

District Administration

Superintendent: Marco Antonio Lara, Jr., Ed.D.
Deputy Superintendent: Jeff Hembree
Assistant Superintendent for Finance & Operations: Marla R. Knaub
Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources: Lissa Frausto, MBA, SPHR
Executive Director for Student Support: Efrain Garza
Chief Academic Officer: Nereyda Treviño
Administrator for Public Relations & Marketing: Amanda Odom