Psja Early Start
Public school, pre-kindergarten · Pharr, Texas
Psja Early Start in Pharr, Texas enrolled 527 students in 2024-25 with 26.8 full-time teachers, 19.6 students per teacher against the Texas median of 12.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
514 students in 2022-23, 508 students in 2023-24, 527 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.8 to 26.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 514 | 27.8 | 18.5 |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 26.4 | 19.3 |
| 2024-25 | 527 | 26.8 | 19.6 |
19.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 of every 100 Texas schools of this kind
Among the 440 Texas schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Psja Early Start reported and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
97.9% of students were Hispanic, 1.9% White, 0.2% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic97.9%
- White1.9%
- Black0.2%
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.
Schools of this kind in Pharr
3 public schools of this kind in Pharr report 2024-25 enrollment; Psja Early Start is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Rembrandt | 1,978 | 16.7 | 82.4% |
| Vanguard Van Gogh | 1,048 | 18.0 | 90.5% |
| Psja Early Start | 527 | 19.6 | 95.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Psja Early Start
- Vanguard RembrandtThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.0 miles away: 1,978 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Vanguard Van GoghThe next nearest public school of this kind, 2.7 miles away: 1,048 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Compare Psja Early Start with Vanguard RembrandtStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD spends per student$14,411 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,411
- The largest public schools in TexasPsja Early Start is the number 92 by size of 501 Texas schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#92 of 501
- Texas schools by students per teacher19.6 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 12.2 for schools of this kind.19.6:1
- 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 Psja Early Start
How many students attend Psja Early Start?
527 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 514 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Pharr, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Psja Early Start?
19.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for schools of this kind is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Psja Early Start a Title I school?
Psja Early Start ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Psja Early Start in?
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD, NCES district ID 4834860. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 483486012393 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
- 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.