Public schools in Alamo, TX
Alamo has 12 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 9,579 students. They are run by 4 districts and agencies; Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD runs 8 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 4 districts and agencies that run Alamo's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Alamo | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 8 | 30,003 | $14,411 |
| Idea Public Schools | 2 | 74,217 | $11,857 |
| Vanguard Academy | 1 | 5,950 | $14,937 |
| Donna ISD | 1 | 13,165 | $15,197 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Alamo, 2,734 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psja Memorial Early College High School | 1,997 | 15.1 | 96.8% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Idea College Preparatory Alamo | 737 | 16.6 | 95.8% | Idea Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Alamo, 1,444 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audie Murphy Middle | 790 | 12.7 | 97.2% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Alamo Middle | 654 | 11.5 | 96.0% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
7 elementary schools in Alamo, 4,165 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusto Guerra Elementary | 731 | 17.6 | 96.7% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| John Mckeever Elementary | 699 | 16.6 | 92.4% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Idea Academy Alamo | 698 | 21.9 | 98.0% | Idea Public Schools |
| Marcia R Garza | 545 | 15.8 | 99.3% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Zeferino Farias Elementary | 520 | 16.2 | 97.1% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Santos Livas Elementary | 515 | 17.4 | 89.1% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Capt D Salinas II Elementary | 457 | 13.7 | 84.0% | Donna ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One other school in Alamo, 1,236 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Mozart | 1,236 | 16.0 | 89.4% | Vanguard Academy |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Alamo's public schools compare with Texas's
The median Alamo school has 16.1 students per full-time teacher, more than the Texas median of 14.5. 100% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 699 students (state 507).
| Alamo | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 16.1 | 14.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 699 | 507 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 100% | 70% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 52% |
| Charter schools | 25% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 12 Alamo schools and the 8,846 Texas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Alamo
- Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISDRuns 8 of Alamo's 12 public schools and spent $14,411 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,411
- Psja Memorial Early College High School, the largest high school in Alamo1,997 students in 2024-25, 15.1 per teacher.1,997
- Compare Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD with Idea Public SchoolsAlamo's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for an Alamo addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Alamo
How many public schools are in Alamo, TX?
12 public schools with an address in Alamo were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 9,579 students. 3 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Alamo?
Psja Memorial Early College High School, with 1,997 students in 2024-25 (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD).Which districts run Alamo's schools?
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (8 schools), Idea Public Schools (2 schools), Vanguard Academy (1 school), Donna ISD (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25