Public schools in Pharr, TX
Pharr has 33 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 6 high, 5 middle, 19 elementary, 3 other, enrolling 23,057 students. They are run by 5 districts and agencies; Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD runs 21 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 5 districts and agencies that run Pharr's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Pharr | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 21 | 30,003 | $14,411 |
| Idea Public Schools | 4 | 74,217 | $11,857 |
| Vanguard Academy | 3 | 5,950 | $14,937 |
| Valley View ISD | 3 | 3,739 | $13,773 |
| Hidalgo ISD | 2 | 3,010 | $14,212 |
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.
6 high schools in Pharr, 5,961 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psja North Early College High School | 2,166 | 14.6 | 92.6% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Psja Southwest Early College High School | 1,588 | 12.5 | 95.1% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Idea College Preparatory Pharr | 848 | 19.0 | 93.5% | Idea Public Schools |
| Idea Owassa College Preparatory | 689 | 15.5 | 83.7% | Idea Public Schools |
| Psja Thomas Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School | 553 | 13.8 | 95.5% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Buell Central DAEP | 117 | 7.3 | 99.1% | 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.
5 middle schools in Pharr, 3,337 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndon B Johnson Middle | 1,006 | 14.2 | 87.9% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Liberty Middle | 742 | 11.8 | 93.9% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Jaime Escalante Middle | 554 | 11.0 | 98.2% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Kennedy Middle | 519 | 10.5 | 96.7% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Valley View Junior High | 516 | 14.2 | 88.0% | Valley View 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.
19 elementary schools in Pharr, 10,206 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr William Long Elementary | 767 | 18.1 | 96.3% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Aida C Escobar Elementary | 735 | 17.3 | 90.5% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Idea Academy Pharr | 717 | 22.8 | 93.3% | Idea Public Schools |
| Idea Owassa Academy | 699 | 21.1 | 80.4% | Idea Public Schools |
| Geraldine Palmer Elementary | 657 | 17.3 | 88.6% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Allen & William Arnold Elementary | 657 | 16.8 | 91.3% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Henry Ford Elementary | 643 | 15.9 | 98.1% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Kelly-Pharr Elementary | 587 | 15.9 | 93.7% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Vanguard Picasso | 572 | 15.7 | 90.4% | Vanguard Academy |
| Raul Longoria Elementary | 568 | 15.8 | 94.5% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
The other 9 elementary schools
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbur E Lucas Elementary | 530 | 18.8 | 78.1% | Valley View ISD |
| Daniel Ramirez Elementary | 516 | 15.6 | 95.0% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Berta S Palacios Elementary | 470 | 15.2 | 99.6% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Carmen Anaya Elementary | 429 | 16.5 | 97.2% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary | 403 | 13.4 | 98.3% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Graciela Garcia Elementary | 385 | 14.3 | 97.9% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Valley View North Elementary | 372 | 15.0 | 96.2% | Valley View ISD |
| Jc Kelly Elementary | 260 | 12.9 | 85.8% | Hidalgo ISD |
| Hidalgo Park Elementary | 239 | 12.8 | 87.9% | Hidalgo 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.
3 other schools in Pharr, 3,553 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Rembrandt | 1,978 | 16.7 | 82.4% | Vanguard Academy |
| Vanguard Van Gogh | 1,048 | 18.0 | 90.5% | Vanguard Academy |
| Psja Early Start | 527 | 19.6 | 95.3% | 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.
How Pharr's public schools compare with Texas's
The median Pharr school has 15.6 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 572 students (state 507).
| Pharr | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 15.6 | 14.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 572 | 507 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 100% | 70% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 52% |
| Charter schools | 21% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 33 Pharr 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 Pharr
- Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISDRuns 21 of Pharr's 33 public schools and spent $14,411 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,411
- Psja North Early College High School, the largest high school in Pharr2,166 students in 2024-25, 14.6 per teacher.2,166
- Compare Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD with Idea Public SchoolsPharr'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 a Pharr 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 Pharr
How many public schools are in Pharr, TX?
33 public schools with an address in Pharr were open in 2024-25: 6 high, 5 middle, 19 elementary, 3 other, enrolling 23,057 students. 7 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Pharr?
Psja North Early College High School, with 2,166 students in 2024-25 (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD).Which districts run Pharr's schools?
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (21 schools), Idea Public Schools (4 schools), Vanguard Academy (3 schools), Valley View ISD (3 schools), and 1 more. 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