Public schools in San Juan, TX
San Juan has 15 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 4 high, 2 middle, 9 elementary, enrolling 9,778 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD runs 12 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run San Juan's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in San Juan | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 12 | 30,003 | $14,411 |
| Idea Public Schools | 2 | 74,217 | $11,857 |
| Premier High Schools | 1 | 7,117 | $10,443 |
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.
4 high schools in San Juan, 3,489 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psja Early College High School | 2,300 | 13.3 | 93.7% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Idea College Preparatory San Juan | 741 | 15.2 | 88.5% | Idea Public Schools |
| Psja Collegiate School of Health Professions | 340 | 8.5 | 98.8% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Premier H S of San Juan | 108 | 17.2 | 91.7% | Premier High 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 San Juan, 1,569 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Middle | 833 | 12.1 | 90.3% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| R Yzaguirre Middle | 736 | 12.1 | 95.1% | 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.
9 elementary schools in San Juan, 4,720 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary | 686 | 17.2 | 84.5% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Idea Academy San Juan | 617 | 18.6 | 87.7% | Idea Public Schools |
| Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary | 598 | 17.0 | 91.5% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Alfred Sorensen Elementary | 583 | 16.7 | 84.6% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary | 557 | 16.4 | 93.0% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Drs Reed - Mock Elementary | 509 | 15.1 | 98.2% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Sgt Leonel Trevino Elementary | 401 | 15.4 | 98.0% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| John Doedyns Elementary | 391 | 13.7 | 93.9% | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| Vida N Clover Elementary | 378 | 14.8 | 94.7% | 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 San Juan's public schools compare with Texas's
The median San Juan school has 15.2 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 583 students (state 507).
| San Juan | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 15.2 | 14.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 583 | 507 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 100% | 70% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 52% |
| Charter schools | 20% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 15 San Juan 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 San Juan
- Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISDRuns 12 of San Juan's 15 public schools and spent $14,411 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,411
- Psja Early College High School, the largest high school in San Juan2,300 students in 2024-25, 13.3 per teacher.2,300
- Compare Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD with Idea Public SchoolsSan Juan'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 San Juan 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 San Juan
How many public schools are in San Juan, TX?
15 public schools with an address in San Juan were open in 2024-25: 4 high, 2 middle, 9 elementary, enrolling 9,778 students. 3 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in San Juan?
Psja Early College High School, with 2,300 students in 2024-25 (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD).Which districts run San Juan's schools?
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (12 schools), Idea Public Schools (2 schools), Premier High Schools (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