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Juarez-Lincoln High School

Public Grades 9-12

1660^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 17% of Texas high schools

Summary

Juarez-Lincoln High School in Mission, TX, is a large comprehensive high school serving 1,952 students in grades 9-12 within the La Joya Independent School District (Isd), where 98% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating very high economic need.

Academically, Juarez-Lincoln has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas high schools, currently sitting in the 17th percentile with a 1-star rating. Its proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly below state averages across all core subjects—for example, only 31% of students are proficient in English I Reading compared to the state average of 55%, and just 42% are proficient in Algebra I versus 54% statewide. While the graduation rate has improved from 80.1% in 2021 to 92.3% in 2024, this metric still lags behind more successful area schools. A notable bright spot is the school's performance with English Language Learner (ELL) students, who ranked in the 42nd percentile statewide, earning the school 2 stars for this subgroup. However, a critical concern is that Gifted and Talented students rank in the bottom 5% statewide, suggesting the school is not adequately challenging its highest-ability learners.

The most striking comparison is with nearby early college high schools in the same district. Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School (96th percentile) and Jimmy Carter Early College High School (93rd percentile) achieve 90%+ proficiency rates and 100% graduation rates while serving a similar demographic of students with high economic need. This dramatic gap—where Jimmy Carter achieves 87% proficiency in English I compared to Juarez-Lincoln's 31%—highlights that the school's traditional comprehensive model is not yielding the same results as the focused early college approach. Additionally, Juarez-Lincoln spends about $13,085 per student, which is higher than these high-performing early college schools, suggesting the issue is not a lack of funding but rather how resources are allocated and the effectiveness of the instructional model.

1,952

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,396

Per pupil spending ?

98%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7801 W Mile 7 Rd
Mission, TX 78574

(956) 323-2890

District: La Joya Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Juarez-Lincoln High School:

Elementary:	Diaz-Villarreal Elementary
	Elodia R Chapa Elementary
	Emiliano Zapata Elementary
	Evangelina Garza Elementary
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	Juan Seguin Elementary
	Patricio Perez Elementary
Middle:	Domingo Trevino Middle
	Juan De Dios Salinas Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.9%

White:

0.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Strengths

✓92% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!English II Reading scores 26 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg50%

Texas avg62%

1,660^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	19.0	1660 of 2009	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	1606 of 1974	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1586 of 1990	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	1660 of 1961	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1628 of 1876	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	1677 of 1861	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	1608 of 1857	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1564 of 1797	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.4	1553 of 1777	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.0	1595 of 1762	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.9	1594 of 1743	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.9	1533 of 1734	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.6	1398 of 1652	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.7	1233 of 1603	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.7	1443 of 1672	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.6	1395 of 1568	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.8	1332 of 1539	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.8	1256 of 1510	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.3	1117 of 1497	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.0	1015 of 1430	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.0	1169 of 1429	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.3	1174 of 1427	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	29.5	1309 of 1837	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	1550 of 1829	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	1589 of 1810	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	1543 of 1784	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	905 of 1195	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.8	739 of 1153	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	829 of 1437	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	794 of 1371	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	749 of 1278	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	869 of 1195	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	721 of 1136	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	756 of 1113	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	1630 of 1936	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	1288 of 1504	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1520 of 1880	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1609 of 1891	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1611 of 1841	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	1674 of 1815	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	1632 of 1798	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	1625 of 1781	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	1149 of 1206	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	842 of 964	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	936 of 1182	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	963 of 1172	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1046 of 1177	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	999 of 1145	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1064 of 1137	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	1530 of 1860	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.5	1189 of 1453	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1432 of 1805	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1510 of 1820	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	1524 of 1762	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	1560 of 1743	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	1515 of 1714	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1496 of 1691	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	1560 of 1937	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	1213 of 1513	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1460 of 1884	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	1570 of 1897	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	1567 of 1847	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	1647 of 1848	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	1599 of 1818	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	1596 of 1794	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	1640 of 1954	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	1271 of 1515	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1585 of 1891	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1647 of 1913	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1628 of 1853	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	1668 of 1840	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1609 of 1824	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1621 of 1803	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	59 of 74	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.0	54 of 81	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	49 of 95	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.8	61 of 93	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	87 of 114	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	86 of 97	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	93 of 113	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	104 of 131	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	1124 of 1581	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.3	1000 of 1299	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1172 of 1548	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1230 of 1478	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1215 of 1418	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	1190 of 1382	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1227 of 1357	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1075 of 1347	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)29th percentile+12 vs school

At Risk (2022)29th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)24th percentile+7 vs school

Migrant (2026)20th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile~ school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)5th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology48%-22 vs state

U.S. History48%-22 vs state

Algebra I42%-12 vs state

English II Reading34%-26 vs state

English I Reading31%-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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Veterans Memorial High School	Public	9-12	700 E Two Mile Rd	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-3000	1,737	141	12.2	81.8%	35 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1,696 (97.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	38	1287^th of 2009 public high schools	35.9%		40.9	1137^th of 1974 public high schools	42.4%	150	26.5	59.7	52.3	59.4	57.5								$13,590

Frequently Asked Questions about Juarez-Lincoln High School

Is Juarez-Lincoln High School a good school?

Juarez-Lincoln High School ranks in the bottom 17.4% of Texas high schools.

What schools feed into Juarez-Lincoln High School?

Juarez-Lincoln High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Diaz-Villarreal Elementary
Elementary : Elodia R Chapa Elementary
Elementary : Emiliano Zapata Elementary
Elementary : Evangelina Garza Elementary
Elementary : Juan Seguin Elementary
Elementary : Patricio Perez Elementary
Middle : Domingo Trevino Middle
Middle : Juan De Dios Salinas Middle

What is the racial makeup of Juarez-Lincoln High School?

Students at Juarez-Lincoln High School are 100% Hispanic.

What district is Juarez-Lincoln High School in?

La Joya Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Juarez-Lincoln High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,952 students attended Juarez-Lincoln High School.

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