La Joya High School

Summary:

La Joya High School is a public high school in La Joya, Texas, serving 2,775 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the La Joya Independent School District, which is ranked 451 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

La Joya High School faces significant challenges, with an overwhelmingly Hispanic student population (over 99%) and consistently low academic performance. The school has ranked in the bottom 25% of Texas high schools for several years, with STAAR EOC test scores that are lower than district and state averages across all subject areas. Graduation rates have improved, but the school still struggles with a high dropout rate. Additionally, over 90% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. In contrast, nearby schools in the Mission Consolidated Independent School District, such as Mission Collegiate High School and Idea North Mission College Preparatory, rank in the top 25% and top 50% of Texas high schools, respectively.

The challenges faced by La Joya High School are mirrored by other schools in the La Joya Independent School District, suggesting systemic issues that need to be addressed. The school's performance is particularly low for its Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education student subgroups, while its migrant student subgroup performs relatively better. The school's Gifted and Talented student subgroup also struggles, ranking in the bottom 25% of Texas high schools. Addressing these disparities and improving overall academic outcomes will be crucial for the success of La Joya High School and its students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 604 N Coyote Blvd
       La Joya, TX  78560


(956) 323-2330

District: La Joya Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1524th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,104 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  11.7 Help
Number of students:  2,624

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
99.8%
White:
0.1%
Asian:
0.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  98.8% Help


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Compare Details La Joya High School ranks worse than 76.7% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked high schools in the La Joya Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.85. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at La Joya High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details La Joya High School has the largest high school student body size in the La Joya Independent School District (Isd). Racial makeup is: Hispanic (99.8%), White (0.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 98.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at La Joya High School is 11.7, which is the 3rd best among 5 high schools in the La Joya Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at La Joya High School is $13,104, which is the 2nd highest among 5 high schools in the La Joya Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

La Joya High School:

SchoolDigger ranks La Joya High School 1524th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See La Joya High School in the ranking list.)

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La Joya Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks La Joya Independent School District (Isd) 451st of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for La Joya High School

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Rank History for all students at La Joya High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 22.32 1259th 1427 11.8%
2005 39.32 1057th 1429 26.0%
2006 32.41 1128th 1430 21.1%
2007 14.40 1370th 1497 8.5%
2008 37.70 1151st 1510 23.8%
2009 26.20 1339th 1539 13.0%
2010 30.14 1355th 1568 13.6%
2011 31.84 1422nd 1672 15.0%
2012 26.49 1332nd 1603 16.9%
2013 19.56 1430th 1652 13.4%
2014 23.42 1438th 1734 17.1%
2015 20.35 1475th 1743 15.4%
2016 23.69 1464th 1762 16.9%
2017 25.66 1338th 1777 24.7%
2018 32.14 1230th 1797 31.6%
2019 33.22 1281st 1857 31.0%
2021 22.68 1474th 1861 20.8%
2022 21.33 1517th 1876 19.1%
2023 21.09 1577th 1961 19.6%
2024 24.85 1524th 1987 23.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at La Joya High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.74 486th 1113 56.3%
2019 50.40 397th 1136 65.1%
2021 41.15 601st 1195 49.7%
2022 41.15 600th 1278 53.1%
2023 37.62 731st 1371 46.7%
2024 32.55 908th 1435 36.7%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at La Joya High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.83 888th 1347 34.1%
2019 36.35 847th 1357 37.6%
2021 26.95 1126th 1382 18.5%
2022 24.38 1213th 1418 14.5%
2023 32.83 1002nd 1478 32.2%
2024 41.33 858th 1547 44.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at La Joya High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.20 1128th 1794 37.1%
2019 38.47 1155th 1818 36.5%
2021 27.50 1413th 1848 23.5%
2022 25.98 1431st 1847 22.5%
2023 24.57 1494th 1897 21.2%
2024 28.21 1385th 1883 26.4%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Migrant students at La Joya High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.28 59th 131 55.0%
2019 50.27 54th 113 52.2%
2021 40.08 60th 97 38.1%
2022 30.10 84th 114 26.3%
2023 40.96 52nd 93 44.1%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Migrant Students!

Rank History for Female students at La Joya High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.32 1279th 1781 28.2%
2019 35.58 1248th 1798 30.6%
2021 21.44 1470th 1815 19.0%
2022 20.07 1511th 1841 17.9%
2023 19.62 1552nd 1891 17.9%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at La Joya High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.43 741st 1137 34.8%
2019 57.19 638th 1145 44.3%
2021 40.48 902nd 1177 23.4%
2022 26.01 1014th 1172 13.5%
2023 27.06 1011th 1182 14.5%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for At Risk students at La Joya High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.61 851st 1784 52.3%
2019 47.48 812th 1810 55.1%
2021 35.50 1147th 1829 37.3%
2022 39.60 993rd 1837 45.9%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for At Risk Students!

Rank History for Male students at La Joya High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.51 1320th 1803 26.8%
2019 28.32 1347th 1824 26.2%
2021 20.71 1481st 1840 19.5%
2022 20.38 1505th 1853 18.8%
2023 20.45 1535th 1913 19.8%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at La Joya High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.77 1067th 1691 36.9%
2019 37.63 1097th 1714 36.0%
2021 26.98 1305th 1743 25.1%
2022 24.81 1367th 1762 22.4%
2023 24.86 1408th 1820 22.6%
2024 25.62 1370th 1804 24.1%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for La Joya High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 15 0 0 1959 0 n/a n/a 0 1974
1990 13 1 0 2144 0 n/a n/a 0 2158
1991 13 2 1 2452 0 n/a n/a -1080 1388
1992 15 1 2 2666 0 n/a n/a 0 2684
1993 19 2 1 2971 0 n/a n/a 0 2993
1994 24 2 1 3087 0 n/a n/a 0 3114
1995 16 0 0 2305 0 n/a n/a 0 2321
1996 16 0 0 2305 0 n/a n/a 0 2321
1997 22 0 1 2368 0 n/a n/a 0 2391
1998 22 0 1 2508 0 n/a n/a 0 2531
1999 20 0 2 2502 0 n/a n/a 0 2524
2000 12 1 1 2635 0 n/a n/a 0 2649
2001 6 0 1 2525 1 n/a n/a 0 2533
2002 9 1 1 1709 0 n/a n/a 0 1720
2003 9 1 1 1709 0 n/a n/a 0 1720
2004 9 1 1 1789 0 n/a n/a 0 1800
2005 8 0 0 1878 0 n/a n/a 0 1886
2006 11 0 0 2124 0 n/a n/a 0 2135
2007 7 2 0 2211 0 n/a n/a 0 2220
2008 15 2 1 2530 0 n/a n/a 0 2548
2009 11 0 1 2210 0 n/a n/a 0 2222
2010 6 2 0 2177 1 n/a n/a 0 2186
2011 4 3 0 2472 0 0 1 0 2480
2012 4 2 0 2489 0 0 1 0 2496
2013 11 0 0 2455 4 1 0 0 2471
2014 1 0 0 2381 0 0 0 0 2382
2015 4 0 0 2479 0 0 1 0 2484
2016 8 0 0 2553 0 0 1 0 2562
2017 7 2 0 2658 1 0 1 0 2669
2018 7 0 0 2844 3 0 1 0 2855
2019 10 0 0 2887 1 0 0 0 2898
2020 4 0 0 2908 0 0 0 0 2912
2021 5 0 0 3009 0 0 1 0 3015
2022 3 0 0 2845 0 0 1 0 2849
2023 1 0 0 2774 0 0 0 0 2775
2024 3 0 1 2619 0 0 1 0 2624

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at La Joya High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1974 n/a n/a n/a
1990 2158 133.0 16.2 n/a
1991 1388 133.4 10.4 n/a
1992 2684 154.0 17.4 65.5
1993 2993 173.0 17.3 74.3
1994 3114 212.7 14.6 73.6
1995 2321 146.4 15.9 83.9
1996 2321 146.4 15.9 83.9
1997 2391 149.8 16.0 84
1998 2531 156.7 16.2 74.2
1999 2524 153.9 16.4 81.7
2000 2649 162.9 16.3 86.2
2001 2533 160.1 15.8 88.6
2002 1720 108.1 15.9 84.1
2003 1720 108.1 15.9 84.1
2004 1800 110.0 16.4 80.6
2005 1886 114.1 16.5 77.7
2006 2135 133.6 16.0 73.5
2007 2220 139.1 16.0 68.9
2008 2548 145.6 17.5 70
2009 2222 148.0 15.0 64.6
2010 2186 149.4 14.6 59.4
2011 2480 159.4 15.5 55
2012 2496 166.4 14.9 42.7
2013 2471 161.0 15.3 96.6
2014 2382 161.3 14.7 96.8
2015 2484 176.0 14.1 97.1
2016 2562 185.0 13.8 97.5
2017 2669 188.6 14.1 97.4
2018 2855 188.1 15.1 95.8
2019 2898 189.1 15.3 94.7
2020 2912 217.6 13.3 90.5
2021 3015 210.8 14.2 91.3
2022 2849 215.2 13.2 91.8
2023 2775 213.4 12.9 92.3
2024 2624 223.8 11.7 98.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio La Joya High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1974 n/a n/a n/a
1990 2158 133.0 16.2 n/a
1991 1388 133.4 10.4 n/a
1992 2684 154.0 17.4 65.5
1993 2993 173.0 17.3 74.3
1994 3114 212.7 14.6 73.6
1995 2321 146.4 15.9 83.9
1996 2321 146.4 15.9 83.9
1997 2391 149.8 16.0 84
1998 2531 156.7 16.2 74.2
1999 2524 153.9 16.4 81.7
2000 2649 162.9 16.3 86.2
2001 2533 160.1 15.8 88.6
2002 1720 108.1 15.9 84.1
2003 1720 108.1 15.9 84.1
2004 1800 110.0 16.4 80.6
2005 1886 114.1 16.5 77.7
2006 2135 133.6 16.0 73.5
2007 2220 139.1 16.0 68.9
2008 2548 145.6 17.5 70
2009 2222 148.0 15.0 64.6
2010 2186 149.4 14.6 59.4
2011 2480 159.4 15.5 55
2012 2496 166.4 14.9 42.7
2013 2471 161.0 15.3 96.6
2014 2382 161.3 14.7 96.8
2015 2484 176.0 14.1 97.1
2016 2562 185.0 13.8 97.5
2017 2669 188.6 14.1 97.4
2018 2855 188.1 15.1 95.8
2019 2898 189.1 15.3 94.7
2020 2912 217.6 13.3 90.5
2021 3015 210.8 14.2 91.3
2022 2849 215.2 13.2 91.8
2023 2775 213.4 12.9 92.3
2024 2624 223.8 11.7 98.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for La Joya High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,033 (8.4%) $11,225 (91.6%) $12,258
2020 $1,432 (11.7%) $10,795 (88.3%) $12,227
2021 $1,139 (8.7%) $11,964 (91.3%) $13,104

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on La Joya High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1281st of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1577th of 1961 High schools
 11.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (La Joya High School)6130
 31%
   End of Course Algebra I (La Joya Independent School District (Isd))7243
 29%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (La Joya High School)5436
 18%
   End of Course Biology (La Joya Independent School District (Isd))5242
 10%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (La Joya High School)2938
 9%
   End of Course English I Reading (La Joya Independent School District (Isd))2840
 12%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (La Joya High School)3638
 2%
   End of Course English II Reading (La Joya Independent School District (Isd))3240
 8%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (La Joya High School)6547
 18%
   End of Course U.S. History (La Joya Independent School District (Isd))6252
 10%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students28982775
 4.2%
African American00
American Indian10
 100%
Asian00
Hispanic28872774
 3.9%
Pacific Islander00
White101
 90%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients94.7%92.3%
 2.4%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 2,624 students attended La Joya High School.

Students at La Joya High School are 100% Hispanic.

La Joya High School ranks in the bottom 23.3% of Texas high schools.


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