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Psja North Early College High School

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Psja North Early College High School ranks 1189 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1189^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 41% of Texas high schools

Summary

Psja North Early College High School in Pharr, TX, is a large comprehensive high school serving over 2,100 students in grades 9-12 within the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd), where more than 92% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has recently shown impressive momentum, jumping to a 3-star rating and the 51st percentile statewide in 2024-2025—its highest ranking in a decade—after years of being a consistent 2-star performer. This upward trajectory sets it apart from nearby schools like Memorial High School and Edinburg High School, which have seen their rankings stagnate or decline.

One of the school's standout features is its exceptional performance in Algebra I, where 69.17% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, far exceeding the state average of 54.03%. However, this strength doesn't carry over to other core subjects like Biology, English I, English II, and U.S. History, where proficiency rates fall below state averages. This "one-subject strength" profile is intriguing, especially given the school's "Early College" designation, which typically emphasizes college readiness. Meanwhile, the school achieves a remarkable 97.7% graduation rate and a 0.3% dropout rate, rivaling top-performing magnet schools in the district like Psja Collegiate School Of Health Professions (97th percentile) and Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School (83rd percentile), which are smaller and draw many of the district's top students.

This creates a "high graduation, low test score" paradox: the school excels at keeping students on track to earn diplomas but struggles to ensure deep academic mastery on standardized tests. The school also shows a notable strength in serving its migrant student population, ranking in the 95th percentile for this group, while facing challenges with other subgroups. Overall, Psja North is a rising star that effectively supports student retention and completion, even as it works to boost academic performance across all subjects.

2,166

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,080

Per pupil spending ?

92.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 E Nolana Loop
Pharr, TX 78577-1225

(956) 354-2360

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

Feeder schools for Psja North Early College High School:

Elementary:	Allen & William Arnold Elementary
	Daniel Ramirez Elementary
	Dr William Long Elementary
	Henry Ford Elementary
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	Raul Longoria Elementary
Middle:	Liberty Middle
	Lyndon B Johnson Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.7%

White:

1.0%

African American:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓98% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Biology scores 13 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg61%

Texas avg62%

1,189^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6High Schools in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)

306^th of 951Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	1189 of 2009	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.5	974 of 1974	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	1084 of 1990	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	1191 of 1961	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	1242 of 1876	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	1297 of 1861	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	1228 of 1857	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	1219 of 1797	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.9	1181 of 1777	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.4	1319 of 1762	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.7	1388 of 1743	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.7	1543 of 1734	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.6	1339 of 1652	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.4	1088 of 1603	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.8	1322 of 1672	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.5	1253 of 1568	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.3	1239 of 1539	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.1	1279 of 1510	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.9	1224 of 1497	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.5	1208 of 1430	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.1	1119 of 1429	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.4	1155 of 1427	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	34.8	1173 of 1837	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	1534 of 1829	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	1356 of 1810	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	1266 of 1784	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	485 of 1195	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.0	277 of 1153	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	47.3	547 of 1437	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	431 of 1371	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	640 of 1278	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.8	948 of 1195	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	774 of 1136	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	570 of 1113	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	1134 of 1936	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.0	700 of 1504	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	1082 of 1880	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	1144 of 1891	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	1170 of 1841	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	1318 of 1815	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	1242 of 1798	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	1229 of 1781	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	609 of 1206	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.6	580 of 964	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	956 of 1182	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	988 of 1172	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	1029 of 1177	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	982 of 1145	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	960 of 1137	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	902 of 1860	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.6	544 of 1453	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	819 of 1805	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	933 of 1820	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	1049 of 1762	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	1150 of 1743	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	1037 of 1714	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	1050 of 1691	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	886 of 1937	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.0	469 of 1513	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	819 of 1884	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	1010 of 1897	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	1104 of 1847	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	1275 of 1848	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	1100 of 1818	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	1201 of 1794	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	1180 of 1954	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.0	758 of 1515	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	1047 of 1891	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	1185 of 1913	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	1287 of 1853	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	1332 of 1840	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	1218 of 1824	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1348 of 1803	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	14 of 74	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	95.0	4 of 81	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	55.3	35 of 95	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	36 of 93	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	59 of 114	48.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	42 of 97	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.3	75 of 113	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	91 of 131	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	635 of 1581	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.1	289 of 1299	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	45.2	758 of 1548	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	803 of 1478	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	872 of 1418	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.2	1156 of 1382	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	695 of 1357	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	633 of 1347	53.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	1215 of 1584	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.3	550 of 1556	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.4	1248 of 1576	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	974 of 1525	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	1034 of 1539	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Migrant (2026)81st percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2026)60th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)59th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile+11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)50th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile~ school

Male (2026)40th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)36th percentile~ school

White (2026)23rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I69%+15 vs state

Biology57%-13 vs state

U.S. History57%-13 vs state

English II Reading56%-4 vs state

English I Reading47%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Psja North Early College High School	Public	9-12	500 E Nolana Loop	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2360	2,166	149	14.5	92.6%	21 (1.0%)	4 (0.2%)	2,138 (98.7%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.9	1189^th of 2009 public high schools	40.8%		47.5	974^th of 1974 public high schools	50.7%	215	69.2	57.4	46.7	56.4	57.1							$12,080
Idea Owassa College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	1000 E Owassa Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 588-4300	689	45	15.4	84.3%	19 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	656 (95.2%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36.6	1321^st of 2009 public high schools	34.2%					(n/a)	49.6	56.1	42.1	47.9	74.3	49.6	49.2	53.2	26.2	33.3	17.4	$12,388
Idea College Preparatory San Juan	Public, Charter	6-12	600 E Sioux Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 588-4021	741	49	15.2	89.2%	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	724 (97.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.1	1099^th of 2009 public high schools	45.3%		40.6	1151^st of 1974 public high schools	41.7%	52	47.0	67.9	50.0	61.9	63.0	38.3	43.1	58.8	28.7	31.8	36.1	$13,343
Premier High Schools - Edinburg Career & Technical	Public, Charter	9-12	4701 Sugar Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	153	9	17.6	94.8%	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	150 (98.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.7	1566^th of 2009 public high schools	22.1%		14.3	1707^th of 1974 public high schools	13.5%	141	46.2	40.0	36.4	45.5	54.3							$13,212
Texasworks - Edinburg-Cte	Public, Charter	9-12	4701 S Sugar Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	47	2	27.9		2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.8	1890^th of 2009 public high schools	5.9%					(n/a)			16.7	20.0	28.6
Buell Central Daep	Public	6-12	218 E Juarez	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2500	117	16	7.3	99.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)												$36,188
Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School	Public	9-12	714 E Business Hwy 83	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 784-8525	553	40	13.8	95.5%	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	542 (98.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74.8	335^th of 2009 public high schools	83.3%		78.6	237^th of 1974 public high schools	88.0%	98	92.6	81.0	75.0	82.3	69.4							$16,193
Memorial High School	Public	9-12	101 E Hackberry Ave	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 632-5201	2,021	154	13.1	64.8%	66 (3.3%)	10 (0.5%)	1,906 (94.3%)	30 (1.5%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	7 (0.3%)	56.8	769^th of 2009 public high schools	61.7%		49.7	918^th of 1974 public high schools	53.5%	149	57.7	71.3	57.5	65.8	70.1							$10,953
Edinburg High School	Public	9-12	2600 E Wisconsin	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2400	2,267	168	13.5	84.3%	25 (1.1%)	6 (0.3%)	2,228 (98.3%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	37.8	1294^th of 2009 public high schools	35.6%		37.9	1216^th of 1974 public high schools	38.4%	78	46.7	60.8	32.4	56.0	64.9							$11,698
Robert R Vela High School	Public	9-12	801 E Canton Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2650	2,101	147	14.3	61.7%	32 (1.5%)	7 (0.3%)	2,035 (96.9%)	25 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	56.4	783^rd of 2009 public high schools	61.0%		49.1	930^th of 1974 public high schools	52.9%	147	60.8	70.7	54.5	69.7	67.0							$11,450

Frequently Asked Questions about Psja North Early College High School

What district is Psja North Early College High School in?

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

How many students attend Psja North Early College High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,166 students attended Psja North Early College High School.

What schools feed into Psja North Early College High School?

Psja North Early College High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Allen & William Arnold Elementary
Elementary : Daniel Ramirez Elementary
Elementary : Dr William Long Elementary
Elementary : Henry Ford Elementary
Elementary : Raul Longoria Elementary
Middle : Liberty Middle
Middle : Lyndon B Johnson Middle

What is the racial makeup of Psja North Early College High School?

Students at Psja North Early College High School are 99% Hispanic.

Is Psja North Early College High School a good school?

Psja North Early College High School ranks 1189^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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