How many students attend Psja Early Start?

In the 2023-24 school year, 508 students attended Psja Early Start.

What is the racial makeup of Psja Early Start?

Students at Psja Early Start are 99% Hispanic.

Psja Early Start

Public PK

601 E Kelly
Pharr, TX 78577

(956) 354-2801

District: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,675

Student/teacher ratio: 19.2

Number of students: 508

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.2%

White:

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.1%

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Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (99.2%), White (0.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Psja Early Start is 19.2, which is the highest among 26 elementary schools in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)

Compare Psja Early Start employs 26.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Psja Early Start is $8,675, which is the lowest among 26 elementary schools in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)!

Schooldigger Rankings:

Psja Early Start was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd) 460^th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Enrollment information for Psja Early Start

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2010	0	0	0	616	0	n/a	n/a	616
2011	5	1	0	646	0	0	0	652
2012	13	1	0	626	0	0	0	640
2013	12	1	0	670	0	0	1	684
2014	4	2	0	654	0	0	0	660
2015	3	1	0	805	0	0	0	809
2016	5	2	0	776	0	0	0	783
2017	5	1	0	799	0	0	0	805
2018	6	0	0	768	1	0	1	776
2019	4	1	0	780	0	0	0	785
2020	7	0	0	809	1	0	0	817
2021	5	0	0	680	0	0	0	685
2022	9	0	1	642	0	0	0	652
2023	8	0	0	506	0	0	0	514
2024	4	0	0	504	0	0	0	508

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 Psja Early Start

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2010	616	17.2	35.7	0
2011	652	19.4	33.5	0
2012	640	20.4	31.3	0
2013	684	20.5	33.3	99.6
2014	660	20.4	32.2	99.5
2015	809	27.0	29.9	92.2
2016	783	25.0	31.3	89.9
2017	805	28.0	28.7	90.4
2018	776	31.1	24.8	96.3
2019	785	32.7	23.9	93.8
2020	817	35.2	23.1	92.7
2021	685	37.3	18.3	95.6
2022	652	34.3	18.9	94.8
2023	514	27.7	18.5	99.8
2024	508	26.3	19.2	94.1

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 Psja Early Start

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2010	616	17.2	35.7	0
2011	652	19.4	33.5	0
2012	640	20.4	31.3	0
2013	684	20.5	33.3	99.6
2014	660	20.4	32.2	99.5
2015	809	27.0	29.9	92.2
2016	783	25.0	31.3	89.9
2017	805	28.0	28.7	90.4
2018	776	31.1	24.8	96.3
2019	785	32.7	23.9	93.8
2020	817	35.2	23.1	92.7
2021	685	37.3	18.3	95.6
2022	652	34.3	18.9	94.8
2023	514	27.7	18.5	99.8
2024	508	26.3	19.2	94.1

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.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Psja Early Start

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$809 (11.5%)	$6,210 (88.5%)	$7,019
2020	$832 (12.4%)	$5,883 (87.6%)	$6,715
2021	$1,827 (21.1%)	$6,848 (78.9%)	$8,675

Data source: Texas Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Psja Early Start

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Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	785	514	34.5%
African American	1	0	100%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	0	0
Hispanic	780	506	35.1%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	4	8	100%
Two or More Races	0	0
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	93.8%	99.8%	6%

Schools Near Psja Early Start

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2024)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2024)		STAAR Spanish Science (2024)	STAAR Reading (2024)			STAAR Mathematics (2024)			STAAR Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Psja Early Start	Public	PK	601 E Kelly	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2801	508	26	19.2	94.1%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	504 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$8,675	$1,827	$6,848
Henry Ford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1110 E Polk St	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2770	693	40	17.4	97.0%	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	686 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.9	2558^th of 4675 public elementary schools	45.3%		42.2	2654^th of 4647 public elementary schools	42.9%	96	28.1	44.4	18.2				48.6	45.1	39.0	26.5	48.0	53.4	18.2	$11,827	$2,584	$9,242
Psja Sotomayor Building Blocks Academy	Public	PK-K	1200 E Polk Ave	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 354-2000	104	6	17.7	90.4%	4 (3.8%)	2 (1.9%)	98 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Raul Longoria Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 N Cypress	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2820	581	36	16.1	94.1%	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	573 (98.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.8	3079^th of 4675 public elementary schools	34.1%		36.9	2982^nd of 4647 public elementary schools	35.8%	97	13.3	42.9					56.3	33.3	50.7	23.1	31.8	28.8	26.0	$11,067	$2,512	$8,555
Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 E Fm 495	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2800	578	34	16.8	93.1%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	576 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.6	2057^th of 4675 public elementary schools	56.0%		47.6	2321^st of 4647 public elementary schools	50.1%	264			40.0			0.0	36.9	44.1	56.9	35.9	44.3	50.9	37.9	$11,340	$2,409	$8,931
Kelly-Pharr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 E Sam Houston St	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2870	629	38	16.5	92.7%	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	618 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.7	2371^st of 4675 public elementary schools	49.3%		58.8	1669^th of 4647 public elementary schools	64.1%	702	6.5	16.7	37.5		33.3	16.7	41.1	53.7	44.4	25.5	48.4	50.6	24.2	$11,110	$2,253	$8,857
Vanguard Picasso	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	901 S Athol	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 702-0134	593	34	17.4	94.8%	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	580 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.9	1128^th of 4675 public elementary schools	75.9%		62.9	1460^th of 4647 public elementary schools	68.6%	332	20.0						58.0	64.9	66.2	47.9	67.6	45.0	24.7	$10,162	$2,335	$7,827
Daniel Ramirez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1920 N Hibiscus	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2880	484	32	14.9	95.9%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	482 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.2	3103^rd of 4675 public elementary schools	33.6%		31.8	3283^rd of 4647 public elementary schools	29.4%	180	26.1	33.3	41.2		40.0	11.8	42.9	41.2	37.8	30.4	42.4	38.6	13.3	$13,304	$2,745	$10,559
Idea Academy San Juan	Public, Charter	K-5	200 N Nebraska Ave	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 702-5150	717	31	23.1	90.4%	31 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	682 (95.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	45.2	2471^st of 4675 public elementary schools	47.1%		34.8	3103^rd of 4647 public elementary schools	33.2%	632		20.0		0.0			52.3	42.0	45.4	49.2	24.6	22.3	36.2	$9,073	$1,897	$7,176
John Doedyns Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 N Raul Longoria Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2740	438	31	14.1	93.4%	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	433 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.9	3003^rd of 4675 public elementary schools	35.8%		40.3	2774^th of 4647 public elementary schools	40.3%	229							36.5	40.8	46.7	33.9	50.0	36.5	12.7	$12,194	$2,527	$9,667

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