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La Joya High School

Public Grades 9-12

1673^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 17% of Texas high schools

Summary

La Joya High School in La Joya, TX, is a large comprehensive high school serving 2,405 students in grades 9-12 within the La Joya Independent School District (Isd), where over 93% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has faced persistent academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 20-30% of Texas high schools for the last six years, with a 1-star rating. While its graduation rate has improved to 90.4%, its dropout rate of 2.2% is nearly double the district average, and performance on STAAR exams in Algebra I, English I, Biology, and U.S. History consistently falls below both district and state averages.

The most striking finding is the stark contrast between La Joya High School and two specialized schools located just blocks away: Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School and Jimmy Carter Early College High School. Despite serving a similar high-need population, these early college high schools achieve 5-star ratings and near-perfect graduation rates, with test scores often double or triple those of La Joya High School. This "tale of two schools" within the same district highlights a systemic challenge, especially since La Joya High School spends more per student ($13,104) than these successful schools ($10,708 and $11,485).

La Joya High School is not alone in its struggles; it performs similarly to other large comprehensive high schools in the area, like Juarez-Lincoln High School (17th percentile) and Mission High School (22nd percentile). However, La Joya Palmview High School (28th percentile) consistently outperforms its comprehensive peers, offering a potential roadmap for improvement. The school also showed past strength in supporting English Language Learner and Special Education students, but this has declined sharply in recent data. For parents, the key takeaway is that while La Joya High School faces significant hurdles, the success of nearby specialized schools suggests that targeted strategies could make a difference.

2,405

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,441

Per pupil spending ?

93.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

604 N Coyote Blvd
La Joya, TX 78560

(956) 323-2330

District: La Joya Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for La Joya High School:

Elementary:	Corina Pena Elementary
	Guillermo Flores Elementary
	Henry B Gonzalez Elementary
	John F Kennedy Elementary
	More...
	Rosendo Benavides Elementary
	Sam Fordyce Elementary
	Tabasco Elementary
	William J Clinton Elementary
Middle:	Cesar Chavez Middle
	Dr Javier Saenz Middle
	Lorenzo De Zavala Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.7%

White:

0.2%

Two or more races:

0.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Strengths

✓90% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!English II Reading scores 28 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg50%

Texas avg62%

1,673^rd of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the La Joya Independent School District (Isd)

583^rd of 951La Joya 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	18.3	1673 of 2009	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	1678 of 1974	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1526 of 1990	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1577 of 1961	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	1517 of 1876	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	1474 of 1861	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	1281 of 1857	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	1230 of 1797	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.7	1338 of 1777	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.7	1464 of 1762	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.3	1475 of 1743	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.4	1438 of 1734	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.6	1430 of 1652	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.5	1332 of 1603	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.8	1422 of 1672	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.1	1355 of 1568	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.2	1339 of 1539	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.7	1151 of 1510	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.4	1370 of 1497	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	32.4	1128 of 1430	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.3	1057 of 1429	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.3	1259 of 1427	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	39.6	993 of 1837	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	1147 of 1829	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	812 of 1810	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	851 of 1784	52.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	966 of 1195	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	896 of 1153	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	909 of 1437	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	731 of 1371	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	600 of 1278	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.1	601 of 1195	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	397 of 1136	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	486 of 1113	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	1651 of 1936	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	1347 of 1504	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1545 of 1880	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	1552 of 1891	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1511 of 1841	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	1470 of 1815	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	1248 of 1798	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	1279 of 1781	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	1132 of 1206	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	896 of 964	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1011 of 1182	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1014 of 1172	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.5	902 of 1177	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.2	638 of 1145	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	741 of 1137	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	1536 of 1860	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	1270 of 1453	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1371 of 1805	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	1408 of 1820	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1367 of 1762	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	1305 of 1743	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	1097 of 1714	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	1067 of 1691	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	1601 of 1937	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	1318 of 1513	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1386 of 1884	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1494 of 1897	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1431 of 1847	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	1413 of 1848	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	1155 of 1818	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	1128 of 1794	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	1635 of 1954	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	1351 of 1515	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1495 of 1891	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1535 of 1913	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	1505 of 1853	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	1481 of 1840	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1347 of 1824	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	1320 of 1803	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	54 of 74	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	76 of 81	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	63 of 95	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	52 of 93	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	84 of 114	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	60 of 97	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	54 of 113	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	59 of 131	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	1332 of 1581	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	1073 of 1299	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.3	860 of 1548	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1002 of 1478	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1213 of 1418	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	1126 of 1382	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	847 of 1357	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	888 of 1347	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)46th percentile+27 vs school

Migrant (2026)27th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)6th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology51%-19 vs state

U.S. History48%-22 vs state

Algebra I34%-20 vs state

English II Reading32%-28 vs state

English I Reading32%-24 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 Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
La Joya High School	Public	9-12	604 N Coyote Blvd	La Joya	78560	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2330	2,405	164	14.6	93.1%	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	2,397 (99.7%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	18.3	1673^rd of 2009 public high schools	16.7%		16	1678^th of 1974 public high schools	15.0%	5	33.8	51.1	31.7	32.3	48.5								$10,441
Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School	Public	9-12	801 N College Dr	La Joya	78560	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2240	471	32	14.8	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	471 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88.3	79^th of 2009 public high schools	96.1%		85.5	132^nd of 1974 public high schools	93.3%	53					89.1								$8,834
Jimmy Carter Early College High School	Public	9-12	603 N College Dr	La Joya	78560	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2200	327	28	11.7	85.9%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	324 (99.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84.4	132^nd of 2009 public high schools	93.4%		81	210^th of 1974 public high schools	89.4%	78	55.9	88.2	86.6	90.5	90.8								$9,863
Hope Academy	Public	6-12	101 E Expy 83	La Joya	78560	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2900	78	10	7.7	91.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$27,090
Premier H S Of Palmview	Public, Charter	9-12	406 W Veterans Blvd	Palmview	78572	Hidalgo County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 584-8458	108	7	16.1	99.1%	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.8	1867^th of 2009 public high schools	7.1%		33.3	1317^th of 1974 public high schools	33.3%	550	14.3		0.0	25.0	34.5								$11,627
Juarez-Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	7801 W Mile 7 Rd	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2890	1,952	142	13.7	98.0%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1,951 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19	1660^th of 2009 public high schools	17.4%		20.4	1606^th of 1974 public high schools	18.6%	54	41.9	48.2	31.0	33.9	47.9								$10,396
La Joya Palmview High School	Public	9-12	3901 N La Homa Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2880	2,073	137	15.1	90.4%	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	2,066 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.2	1452^nd of 2009 public high schools	27.7%		25.8	1501^st of 1974 public high schools	24.0%	49	37.9	62.9	42.7	45.2	55.3								$10,832
Idea College Preparatory Mission	Public, Charter	6-12	1600 S Schuerbach Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 583-8315	798	50	15.9	91.0%	23 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	771 (96.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.5	806^th of 2009 public high schools	59.9%		49.5	923^rd of 1974 public high schools	53.2%	117	54.7	68.9	63.2	63.9	72.5	49.3	50.4	60.3	24.8	39.1		17.7	$12,909
Mission Collegiate High School	Public	9-12	605 S Los Ebanos Rd	Alton	78573	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-6120	399	32	12.2	91.7%	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	391 (98.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79.6	221^st of 2009 public high schools	89.0%		83.3	158^th of 1974 public high schools	92.0%	63	55.7	86.6	88.8	88.8	86.5								$12,003
Idea North Mission College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2706 N Holland Ave	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 424-4300	756	51	14.7	92.2%	16 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	735 (97.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46.1	1062^nd of 2009 public high schools	47.1%		47.7	971^st of 1974 public high schools	50.8%	91	64.6	62.2	43.3	46.2	82.1	55.8	61.6	59.7	45.4	28.0	76.9	34.1	$12,788

Frequently Asked Questions about La Joya High School

How many students attend La Joya High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,405 students attended La Joya High School.

What district is La Joya High School in?

La Joya Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into La Joya High School?

La Joya High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Corina Pena Elementary
Elementary : Guillermo Flores Elementary
Elementary : Henry B Gonzalez Elementary
Elementary : John F Kennedy Elementary
Elementary : Rosendo Benavides Elementary
Elementary : Sam Fordyce Elementary
Elementary : Tabasco Elementary
Elementary : William J Clinton Elementary
Middle : Cesar Chavez Middle
Middle : Dr Javier Saenz Middle
Middle : Lorenzo De Zavala Middle

What is the racial makeup of La Joya High School?

Students at La Joya High School are 100% Hispanic.

Is La Joya High School a good school?

La Joya High School ranks in the bottom 16.7% of Texas high schools.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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