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Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School

Public Grades 11-12

Summary

Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School is a small, specialized high school in La Joya, TX, serving 471 students in grades 9-12 within the La Joya Independent School District (Isd). This school consistently ranks in the top 5% of all high schools in Texas, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past decade, and it achieves these outstanding results while serving a student population where over 93% are eligible for free or reduced lunch.

The school's academic performance is dramatically higher than nearby comprehensive high schools. For example, in Biology, Salinas STEM scored 91.67% proficient, while nearby La Joya High School (just 0.19 miles away) scored only 30-45%. Similarly, in English I Reading, Salinas STEM achieved 87.42% proficiency compared to 27-37% at the district's other high schools. The school has maintained a perfect 100% graduation rate for five consecutive years and a 0% dropout rate for four of the last five years. This success is particularly notable when compared to other schools in the same district, such as Juarez-Lincoln High School and La Joya Palmview High School, which both rank in the bottom 20-30% of the state and earn only 1 star.

The Early College model is clearly the key to this school's success, allowing students to earn college credit while in high school. The school also achieves remarkable results for its migrant student population, ranking #1 in the entire state of Texas in 2022-2023. Interestingly, Salinas STEM accomplishes all this while spending less per student ($10,708) than its lower-performing district peers, who spend between $12,970 and $13,104 per student. The only area for improvement is with Gifted and Talented students, who rank in only the 40th percentile statewide, suggesting the school may need to provide additional enrichment for its highest-achieving students.

471

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,834

Per pupil spending ?

93.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 N College Dr
La Joya, TX 78560

(956) 323-2240

District: La Joya Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

100.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (89% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓100% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school89%

District avg48%

Texas avg61%

Not ranked this year

Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

595^th of 947La 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
2025	85.5	132 of 1974	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	112 of 1990	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	103 of 1961	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	81.1	177 of 1876	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	67.2	479 of 1861	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	90 of 1857	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	98 of 1797	94.5%	★★★★★
2017	86.6	109 of 1777	93.9%	★★★★★
2016	78.2	143 of 1762	91.9%	★★★★★
2015	77.9	167 of 1743	90.4%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	92.0	56 of 1837	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	80.9	125 of 1829	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	37 of 1810	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	53 of 1784	97.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	76 of 1153	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	53 of 1437	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	42 of 1371	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	41 of 1278	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	58 of 1195	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.5	27 of 1136	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	62 of 1113	94.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	141 of 1504	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	81.6	133 of 1880	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	81.2	165 of 1891	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	76.3	241 of 1841	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.7	533 of 1815	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	77 of 1798	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	89 of 1781	95.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	415 of 964	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	496 of 1182	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	545 of 1172	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	570 of 1177	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	588 of 1145	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.0	362 of 1137	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	85 of 1453	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	71 of 1805	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	71 of 1820	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.5	122 of 1762	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	72.5	296 of 1743	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	67 of 1714	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	75 of 1691	95.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	66 of 1513	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	59 of 1884	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	58 of 1897	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	89 of 1847	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	76.8	201 of 1848	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	92.6	44 of 1818	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	59 of 1794	96.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	96 of 1515	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.0	126 of 1891	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	86 of 1913	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	82.2	166 of 1853	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	67.2	462 of 1840	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	111 of 1824	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	122 of 1803	93.2%	★★★★★

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	99.7	1 of 93	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	8 of 114	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.1	11 of 97	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	95.8	7 of 113	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	4 of 131	96.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	470 of 1299	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	100.0	11 of 1478	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	80.9	119 of 1418	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	79.0	138 of 1382	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	84 of 1357	93.8%	★★★★★

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 (2023)99th percentile+4 vs school

At Risk (2022)97th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-29 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)57th percentile-36 vs school

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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 (2025)	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
Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School	Public	11-12	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%)								(n/a)					89.1								$8,834
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%)	18.5	1704^th of 2057 public high schools	17.2%		16	1678^th of 1974 public high schools	15.0%	26	33.8	51.1	31.7	32.3	48.5								$10,441
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	133^rd of 2057 public high schools	93.5%		81	210^th of 1974 public high schools	89.4%	77	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	75029	Denton 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%)	6	1899^th of 2057 public high schools	7.7%		33.3	1317^th of 1974 public high schools	33.3%	582	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%)	19.3	1690^th of 2057 public high schools	17.8%		20.4	1606^th of 1974 public high schools	18.6%	84	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%)	31.5	1477^th of 2057 public high schools	28.2%		25.8	1501^st of 1974 public high schools	24.0%	24	37.9	62.9	42.7	45.2	55.3								$10,832
Idea Mission College Preparatory	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%)	55.7	817^th of 2057 public high schools	60.3%		49.5	923^rd of 1974 public high schools	53.2%	106	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	223^rd of 2057 public high schools	89.2%		83.3	158^th of 1974 public high schools	92.0%	65	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%)	46.3	1079^th of 2057 public high schools	47.5%		47.7	971^st of 1974 public high schools	50.8%	108	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 Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School

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In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School.

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What is the racial makeup of Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School?

Students at Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School are 100% Hispanic.

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La Joya Independent School District (Isd)

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