La Joya High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · La Joya, Texas
La Joya High School in La Joya, Texas enrolled 2,405 students in 2024-25 with 164.4 full-time teachers, 14.6 students per teacher against the Texas high-school median of 14.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 29% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 43.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 91% (Texas: 90.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 23%
2,775 students in 2022-23, 2,624 students in 2023-24, 2,405 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 213.5 to 164.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,775 | 213.5 | 13.0 |
| 2023-24 | 2,624 | 223.9 | 11.7 |
| 2024-25 | 2,405 | 164.4 | 14.6 |
14.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 55 of every 100 Texas high schools
Among the 1,824 Texas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
20 AP courses and one counselor per 278 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection La Joya High School enrolled 2,849 students and had 10.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 298 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses20
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)10.2, one per 278 of the 2,849 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions298
- Chronically absent52.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
99.7% of students were Hispanic, 0.2% White, 0.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic99.7%
- White0.2%
- Two or more races0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at La Joya High School scored proficient or above: 29% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 29% | 41% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
91% of the 730 students in La Joya High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Texas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 91% | 92% | 90.3% |
| Students in the class | 730 | 2,031 | 403,301 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in La Joya
4 public high schools in La Joya report 2024-25 enrollment; La Joya High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Joya High School | 2,405 | 14.6 | 92.5% |
| Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College High School | 471 | 14.9 | 93.8% |
| Jimmy Carter Early College High School | 327 | 11.8 | 85.3% |
| Hope Academy | 78 | 7.8 | 89.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about La Joya High School
- Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.2 miles away: 471 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Jimmy Carter Early College High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.3 miles away: 327 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Compare La Joya High School with Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much La Joya ISD spends per student$14,592 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,592
- The largest public schools in TexasLa Joya High School is the number 197 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#197 of 2,039
- Texas schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.14.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about La Joya High School
How many students attend La Joya High School?
2,405 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,775 in 2022-23. It is a high school in La Joya, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at La Joya High School?
14.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for high schools is 14.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is La Joya High School a Title I school?
La Joya High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at La Joya High School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at La Joya High School scored proficient or above: 29% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at La Joya High School?
91% of the 730 students in La Joya High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is La Joya High School in?
La Joya ISD, NCES district ID 4826130. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 482613002936 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.