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Enrollment
2,405
High
DISTRICT 1,218 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA JOYA ISD·NCES 482613002936
LA JOYA H S
604 N COYOTE BLVD, LA JOYA, TX 78560 · (956) 323-2330 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,405 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
164 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
2,240 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
38.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,405
-450 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.2:1
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
100%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LA JOYA H S
LA JOYA H S is a four-year high school of expansive scale in LA JOYA, Texas, operated by LA JOYA ISD, teacheing 2,405 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 202% bigger than the state mean of about 796.
LA JOYA ISD runs 36 schools in total, collectively educating 22,942 students. LA JOYA H S is one of those campuses.
Demographically, LA JOYA H S reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%).
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, LA JOYA H S has 164 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 93% of students at LA JOYA H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hidalgo County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, LA JOYA H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.2%, the actual is 39.6%, a residual of +6.4 points.
Across the wider county, census data for Hidalgo County shows the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. LA JOYA H S is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).
The closest other public school is THELMA ROSA SALINAS STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LA JOYA H S at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 54.8%.
The campus sits in a residential setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LA JOYA H S has shrank 16%, going from 2,855 students in 2018 to 2,405 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for LA JOYA H S typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LA JOYA ISD
- LA JOYA PALMVIEW H SHigh · 2,073 students
- JUAREZ-LINCOLN H SHigh · 1,952 students
- ENRIQUE KIKI CAMARENA ELElementary · 715 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELElementary · 676 students
- ANN RICHARDS MIDDLEMiddle · 665 students
- MEMORIAL MIDDLEMiddle · 663 students
Other schools in LA JOYA
- IDEA LA JOYA ACADEMYElementary · 656 students
- LORENZO DE ZAVALA MIDDLEMiddle · 545 students
- TABASCO ELElementary · 544 students
- THELMA ROSA SALINAS STEM EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 471 students
- IDEA LA JOYA COLLEGE PREPARATORYMiddle · 344 students
- JIMMY CARTER EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 327 students
Nearby schools
- THELMA ROSA SALINAS STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S0.2 mi · 471
- JIMMY CARTER EARLY COLLEGE H S0.3 mi · 327
- IDEA LA JOYA COLLEGE PREPARATORY0.5 mi · 344
- IDEA LA JOYA ACADEMY0.5 mi · 656
- LORENZO DE ZAVALA MIDDLE0.5 mi · 545
- HOPE ACADEMY0.5 mi · 78
Frequently asked questions
About LA JOYA H SHow large is LA JOYA H S?
LA JOYA H S enrolls approximately 2,405 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does LA JOYA H S serve?
LA JOYA H S serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LA JOYA H S?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LA JOYA H S is approximately 14.6:1 (164 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LA JOYA H S?
At LA JOYA H S, the student body is approximately 0% White, 100% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is LA JOYA H S public or private?
LA JOYA H S is a public K-12 school, overseen by LA JOYA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.